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Posted 1/10/2014 10:11 PM (GMT 0)
So I've been on lexapro for a total of 10 weeks now. I slowly titrated up to 10mg , which I've only been in for 2 weeks. I'd say I'm no longer severely depressed, just moderately now and still much anxiety. Is this as good as I should expect to get on an anti'd? I still wake with that feeling of dread and still don't have an interest in things I used to do. I'm not sure if I need to give the 10mg more time (how long?), up my dose or switch meds. I'm very foggy and dizzy on 10 so I'm concerned about going any higher since i imagine it'll get worse. Any input?

Lynn, I gave your thread a title... That way it wont get lost in the shuffle...

I hope that you feel better soon. Hugs, Karen...

Post Edited By Moderator (getting by) : 1/10/2014 4:37:30 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/10/2014 10:38 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, it's not that I'm opposed to the heavy lifting. I go to therapy twice a week, read books on depression and anxiety, walk everyday...but it just doesn't feel like I've "arrived" or am even close to it. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel to be honest with you but I'd hoped to at least not feel the morning dread anymore. I feel like I teeter on the edge of semi (lightly stated) normalcy and depression and could slip back very easily. Just don't know if this is it or am I expecting too much out of an anti'd. I don't expect to be skipping through the flowers...I just want to feel normal again.
Posted 1/11/2014 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
Aaahhhh yes, but what if this new normal isn't the normal I has hoped or expected? Do I accept it or decide it's not a normal I'm willing to accept and switch meds? I like to be in control of everything, I think that is my issue. This depression doesn't fit nicely into a little box for me...and it's hard for me to accept it since it threw life a curveball and totally put it out of whack. So, yes, being a perfectionist I probably have perfected being the best depressed person :) and yes, I'd love to skip through the flowers...but I don't see a flower patch in sight :(
Posted 1/11/2014 6:53 AM (GMT 0)
Lynn, When life throws us curve balls I like to catch them and throw them back!

Now by the above statement I have learned that we are who we are. Am I sad a lot? Yes! Do I have happy days? Yup. Do I have anxiety? Sure. Will they get the best of me? Heck NO.

The Anxiety and Panic forums here are so awesome. That is where I started out as a matter of fact. I did a lot of crying and going crazy and hurting before I realized that anxiety is my own fear being a booty head.

I learned a very neat and honest trick on that forum and that was, you have to let anxiety in and then tell it to leave.

When Roosevelt said, The only thing we have to fear is fear it's self. He was so right.

I was at my lowest point and Larry from A and P told me all you have to do is invite anxiety in the front door and lead it out the back.

Except that fear is an emotion and that Anxiety and Panic has never ever killed anyone and I am 100% sure you will not be the first.

Deep breathing and moving forward so you are in control is the only way to beat this silliness.

Also with your counselor do CBT work and this helps. My biggest weapon when not on the forums was writing my thoughts and feelings be it in a journal, or on my computer or even my phone.

I hope you feel better soon and that I may have helped in any way.
Posted 1/11/2014 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
When will I stop waking up with this feeling of dread at 4:30am...it's like someone I know died and I face it every morning. Is this normal? It's just so horrible. This feeling sticks with me and tends to fade by the late afternoon. Does anyone else have or had this? MissJD thanks for your post, I appreciate it.
Posted 1/11/2014 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like you have some anxiety going on too. That sad feeling of loss is no fun. I hope that you feel better soon. I hope that the medications start working for you. I would tell the doc about how you are feeling in the mornings. There might be something different that will help you...

Hugs, Karen...
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