Posted by samenewme on November 14, 2002, at 10:31:08
In reply to Re: How ...; Different than everyone as usual., posted by Katarina on November 11, 2002, at 18:40:21
I felt this way on starting Celexa and on my single dosage increase. It only lasted a few days, so I called it "dosage adjustment blues". Hang in there and see if it diminishes. It was HORRIBLE, but it passed for me.
> > I wish to god that in just one area of my life, for once, I could have experience that is not a reinvention of the wheel; sigh; anyway, that says it all for my 30 years of non-controllable obsessive introspection (cognitive compulsion vs. behavioral)/borderline schizoiditis (my words, as if I needed to say that);
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> > anyway, my doc moved me from 20 mg up to 30 mg starting Friday, and there is good and bad; my mood improved almost immediately, for which I'm thankful, but my head feels just plain weird; I just feel "unreal;" does ANYONE have that experience or anything close to it; someone please tell me you do, but only if you really do, and please tell me if you don't as well. I just wish I could comiserate with someone on my symptoms that have isolated me in my experience for so f****** long; excuse my french
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> > i hope to hear from some of you; thanks
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> > > I have been on Lexapro for 6 weeks but I had Wellbutrin added 5 days ago and either the Lexapro really kicked in OR the Wellbutrin did the trick. I definately feel better---I'm guessing it's the addition of Wellbutrin, but the real question is is when you are on two drugs----how does one know which one???? I added 150mg of Wellbutrin SR----I have even thought about asking for more Wellbutin and cut out the Lexapro, but it's too earlt to do that and, maybe it's the combo that works. I do worry (not much) about the seizure risk w/Wellbutrin (though a small risk w/the SR) because I like a glass of wine at night. Any thoughts on any of this???
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> Hey there, not to worry...you are not alone in this. If I had to describe the way my head feels on Lexapro, I'd have to call it "Cartoon Head". Like when one of the cartoon characters gets squeezed and their heads balloon out, or if they get hit on the head and it just kind of throbs. Yep, that's me after 4 weeks on the stuff. The first week was the worst, I could actually hear my blood surging in my head, **ewww, yuk! Anyway, I don't think I can take it any longer and will see about switching AGAIN! Many of you have added Wellbutrin to your Lex, and it sounds like a good combo. Perhaps I'll suggest it. Good luck and keep talking about it, it seems to have helped me tremendously just to discuss it with those who are experiencing the same.
> *Cheers,
> --Kat
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