Posted by bluesfan on December 22, 2003, at 9:33:20
This is my first post on this board, and my first experience with possible depression. It all started about a week ago (with more severe symptoms) and has continued since. My biggest symptoms were being tired all of the time, no appetite, not caring about anything, and thoughts of death and suicide. This really scared me and sent me into bouts of severe anxiety, so I called the doctor on Friday and got an appointment. I was immediately prescribed 10mg of Lexapro and I am now on my 4th day. I guess my biggest question was the thoughts of death and suicide. Is this normal with depression? It seems as though it is overtaking every other thought that I have. Just out of the blue last night I thought about my neck breaking and my wife's neck breaking. I couldn't get the thoughts out of my head....I'm not at all a violent person, so this was really scary to me. I couldn't tell if it was me trying to break our necks, or just the thought in general. I just have a fear that my thoughts will turn into actions and that makes me even more anxious. Is this normal as well? Since I've never experienced any of this before it is pretty scary and I really hope the Lexapro helps soon. Thanks for any thoughts and advice any of you can give me!
poster:bluesfan
thread:292332
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