As per my doc, I've given myself a full week to try and pull myself out of this funk. I just can't seem to do it and the more days I wait the worse I slowly am becoming. I thought I might be able to...
Thanks Karen...I appreciate your reply, they always make me feel a little better. I know everyone is different in terms of treatment - depression is a complicated thing and next to impossible to try...
I did...I'm supposed to wait a few more days and try to ride this out...it's not fun since it's already been 4 days. Does an increase in dosage normally help in a situation like this? I fear this...
So I've been taking 50mg of zoloft for 4 months now and unfortunately I'm getting depressed again and have been feeling really low, unable to eat, and back to feeling like I'm in the hole and won't...
I really hope you're right, I imagine if I taper up on one while tapering down on another it should (in a perfect world) be a smooth process...but we don't live in a perfect world and my head sure...
I hope so. Day 2...I'm already having trouble eating and sleeping. A month taper up and down isn't going to be easy on my system. I wish I wasn't so sensitive to meds. I'm so scared of this...
So after 4.5 months on lexapro I'm making the switch to zoloft due to nonstop headaches (they started with the lex and never left ~15 days a month, which spiraled me down to a hole at least once a...
I'm definitely not trying to lose weight...I'm still working on putting on the 20lbs I lost when my depression started back in August. Lexapro doesn't make me eat the house down or anything...but...
Yikes...I don't want anything that strong...I still need to function, work and care for my kids! I need something that just makes the migraines go away. I wonder if switching ssri's would help...I...
Hey Carl good to hear from you again. I do use a dentist made dental mouth guard since I clench...have been using it for months now. It's really hard dealing with headaches 24/7 at least 15 days a...
Hey All...I've been on lexapro 10mg for four months now. Although I'm doing better with the depression and anxiety (not perfect though), I get some serious headaches about 15/30 days of each month....
Well I think it's me not trusting the doctors, this goes for any of my docs...they could be the most competent out there too but I feel like I'm the only one who knows what is going on inside and...
You're right...slowing down will probably help. Prior to all this happening 7 months ago I was always on the ball, no problem multi-tasking, clear headed, etc. I'm not used to having to do everything...
I sure hope you're right. It's such a strange feeling being forgetful and spacey...I feel like it's medicine related but it's probably depression/anxiety related as well. I feel like I have a...
Rob I do see a therapist as well as a psychiatrist. My problem is trusting the doctors...I like to think I know what's best for me :) and putting all my faith in docs is hard for me to do. My doc...
Thanks Karen. Did you ever feel out of it or just apathy on meds? If so did an increase help or just make it worse? I wish I could just feel like myself again. Sometimes I just feel like I'm asking...
I've been now on lexapro for 4 months (2 on 10mg). My last month I've had a mild breakthrough for 5 days and then slumped down again with depression/anxiety. Climbed back up for two weeks and again,...
Karen i spoke to my pdoc about this and she said some of her patients are on Trileptal (it's for seizure disorders) but I'd rather not mix anything with the lexapro right now since I'm unstable on it...
Thanks Karen. Today was more of the same...waking early with anxiety and carrying that through my day. It's like I took a few steps backwards. I'm going to give this dose a few more weeks and then...
I have tried Enlyte for a month when I started using lexapro. From my understanding it's a high folic acid (and a few other vitamins) supplement. I didn't notice a difference when taking it and it...
Is this a normal progression of treatment? I know everyday won't be fantastic - and i never was at that point yet (oh how I'd love for that day to come!). I just don't know if it's normal after some...
Thanks Karen. It's just a bit discouraging feeling like I was pulling through and then back to being anxious again and feeling like I could slip again. My dizziness and fogginess has increased the...
So I'm 3 months into Lexapro, with 4 of those weeks on 10mg. I started to feel better last week, depression lifted considerably and my appetite started to return. It was a nice 5 days. Now day 6 and...
Invictus it'll take a while to stabilize on the meds but don't give up. I'm on week 11 right now and feel I'm finally coming around...it's been a slow progression. I had a lot of anxiety the first...
My hair also is falling out and my face is breaking out on the lexapro...ugh!...
Octbaby well your switch does give me hope. I'm on my 3rd week of 10mg of lex (11 weeks total)...man this feels like forever. What side effects did you have with lexapro? I feel like my depression...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I do have a noise app on at night for the tinnitus. I'm not sure if the dizziness is related to it or not. I've been to several ENTs and ears look fine. I might schedule a vng test to help determine...
My dizziness started in August after a stressful event and an antibiotic use at the same time....dizziness started, followed by tinnitus...and now I get right ear pain and clogged ears often. ENT...
This is normally my most stressful time of day trying to get 3 kids to bed...now it's when I feel my best. I'm so hoping this wil start to seep into my afternoons as well and get better. Ive been...
So I've been on lexapro now for 8.5 weeks, slowly tapering up to 10mg. I've been on 10mg now for 5 days and have been very anxious with more anxiety and not much relief in depression except from...
Oh this is just torture...I don't know how much more I can take. I'm upping my lex dose to 10mg tomorrow - will this little bit of a bump make a difference? I'm so desperate right now, not eating and...
Yeah that's what I think too...dizziness and brain fog will get worse with an increase but I might not have a choice soon. It's frustrating to exist like this...I so want to be better. My family...
Karen I do journal but mostly about symptoms. It's too depressing for me to go back and read it right now. There were a few days I started to feel a little better that gives me hope but since...
Octbaby we definitely share a similar story. I want to be happy as well and appreciate my family. It's hard to go through Xmas and not be excited for my children. I'd seriously cut off a limb if it...
Dogstsar what dose of lex were you on and how long did you give it? How was the weaning off of it? I am in therapy 2x a week. I know the lex isn't a magic pill but I just would like some relief and...
Octbaby this is exactly how I'm feeling right now. I'm in my 8th week on lexapro now at 7.5mg and as of the past few days I'm hitting the lows pretty hard again. I'm not sure what to do. My doc says...
I emailed my doc this morning. I'm thinking he'll want to up my dose to 10mg. I just thought lexapro would work for me. My doc said he's seen the most success on that med. It takes so long...some...
Does this get better? I've been on lexapro for 7 weeks now, working up to 7.5mg and I just don't know how much longer i can take it. I continue to wake up at 4am with that dreaded feeling, no...
Carl...I've been to 4 ENT's...ears are fine though a small hearing loss in both. Had an MRI of the brain and ear canals..clear. I often wonder if there is something going on with my ears that they...
Karen my blood pressure has been running high on the lex...just took it and it was 149/97...not sure how to get this down....
Interesting...so you must of learning to just deal with the tinnitus then. This is something I'm currently struggling with. There are definitely better days than others and if I don't sleep much it's...
Carl it's hard to describe...I'm extremely forgetful right now and the dizziness/constant fog is making me feel like I have cognitive impairment! I feel like I'm walking around semi-drunk (without a...
Hey Carl good to hear from you again. You're dead on with your ssri boot camp analogy...7 weeks in and I'm ready for it to be over! How long did you experience the brain fog? Is this a permanent...
Thanks all. I hope the dizziness and brain fog eventually lifts. It's really hard to go through my days operating like this. Everyone I talk to can't relate since they never experienced it before...
I've been on lexapro for 7 weeks now and I'm experiencing much dizziness and brain fog lately. I'm not sure if the dizziness is more so the anxiety or the medication at this point. Does this...
Hey Carl, Trying trying trying...it took me so long to get to the point of going on meds so I can relate. However, this hole I seem to be in has been affecting my husband, 3 kids, and just life in...