Posted by justanotherofyou on October 25, 2002, at 8:46:55
In reply to Re: Lexapro... and No Land of Happy, posted by Prima on October 24, 2002, at 19:03:29
Hi again...
It was great of you to share your difficulty with finally coming to terms with your depression. To answer you question, I honestly don't know that much about Lexapro, (except my own experience) to tell you whether or not the fatigue s/e will fade as your body gets used to the medication, but assume it will. That is what I thought would happen when I began taking it but couldn't give it enough of a trial to know.
I have given up on it personally, I can't afford to have the awful ideations that I've recently experienced, the crying boughts and the fatigue and anxiety which somehow seemed worse by taking that medication. For you though it seems to be working... and if I was feeling better as you are I'd stick to it and wait out the fatigue or add a stim like Phil suggested (of course with your doctor's approval). You have done amazingly well without medication for having depression for that long. I've been there and chose the medication route and we rarely found anything that would help for long. So far Depakote relieved both the migraines and that horrible anxious, mind-blocking (stuck in your tracks) feeling. At first it helped within three days (I noticed I wasn't crying anymore). After about eight years, I am noticing I need more help and need to address what my options are.
You mentioned yoga which in and of itself takes great discipline...kudos, kudos!!! I love your reference to Charlotte! Keep posting!
Namaste
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