Posted by thatgirl on June 9, 2003, at 14:13:16
In reply to Re: remedies for Lex SE's? » thatgirl, posted by Peter S. on June 9, 2003, at 13:16:14
First off, i would like to thank you for responding to my posting. I came across this site by mistake this morning and it was almost like a god-send. I really thought I was alone in this whole "mental health battle". I am so glad to see that there are others out there like me. I have kept my therapy a secret from friends and family, even my own husband because I was afraid of what they might think of me. I was starting to think that it was all in my head. My doctor is now suggesting I go back to celexa which has worked for me in the past. I am so confused as to why I have adverse reactions to the lexapro and not the celexa. Does anyone have an explanation for this?
thatgirl
The deal with side effects is that many times they go away in time. If you take one full dose and get unpleasant side effects, you can always start really low (Lexapro maybe even 2.5 mg) and slowly move up in dosage. This is the approach my pdoc uses and it makes a lot of sense. Based on people's experiences on this board with Lexapro it can really pay off.
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> > I took the 10mg of lexapro ONCE and that was all it took to scare me into never taking it again. I woke up in the middle of the night with cold sweats, shaking uncontrollably, and I could not go back to sleep no matter how hard I tried. I felt like I was on speed or something until the next afternoon. I was very excited about this new drug so the side effects were a huge dissapointment. Did anyone else have this happen to them??
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