Posted by Mariposa on January 20, 2004, at 13:56:32
In reply to Re: Just started Lexapro..., posted by Wildman on January 20, 2004, at 11:44:42
> Mariposa,
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> Thank you for your kind words of encouragement!
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> I feel much better today, and I'm wondering if the Seroquel (25mg) that I take occasionally had anything to do with it. I took 25mg last night at 8PM and then finally zonked out at 9:30.
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> My pdoc gave me the Seroquel when we were working on my sleep patterns (before I started the Lex) and I find that if I take it once or twice per week it does seem to level my moods out just a bit. If I take it three nights in a row, I get really "flat" feeling, but if I limit it to 1x or 2x per week it helps.
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> I have meds to help when I get anxious/panicky (1mg of Ativan works for me) but nothing when I get really down. I don't want to get in the habit of "having" to take something when I'm not feeling right (don't want to develop any bad habits and I know that meds are definately not the answer for every negative feeling that comes my way).
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> It's interesting reading the Lexapro posts here. It seems that about 10 of us started taking it at about the same time - early December. Dr. Bob could have an entire forum dedicated to this substance!
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> Mariposa, I promise I won't get discouraged, but I will discuss all this when I see the pdoc on 2/6/04. I'm so new at this pdoc thing (seen him 3x so far) and since I was doing so well with the Lex at visit #3 we only spent half of the hour talking about my issues. The rest we spent talking about our favorite music (which I guess helped him gauge my depression since I do love music and hadn't really been listening to much lately - which I hadn't realized until he asked me). He's a talented guitarist and we do have a lot in common - it's easy to turn half of the hour into a BS session (but then again I don't know what to expect in terms of conversation with a pdoc).
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> I don't know how I should "direct" the next session with him (even if that's a reasonable "approach"). How do you handle the sessions? I'm not nervous about talking to him (he's great) but I want to make sure that I am getting the most for my hard-earned money).
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> -WildmanI really don't have that much experience either....have only been on Lex coming up on 1 year, no other meds now, nor have I ever taken meds before. Was initially px by gyn doc, who gave me Lex for PMDD. Had to see pdoc to get dose raised from 10mg (which is the max gyn doc would let me have) to 20mg, and have only seen pdoc twice. Remember they are just people too and will *goof off* if you let them. You should deffinitely get your money's worth as they ARE expensive, aren't they! Try to address all your feelings, fears, questions, suggestions, problems, comments about things you have read or heard, if conversation begins to drift to more *pleasant* things, remember to streer it back to your treatment, prescriptions, symptoms, etc.
But if your course through initial Lex *trip* is like mine, it will get better from here out. Now don't be expecting to wake up one morning and everything is different....it doesn't work that way. I was going along, waiting and hoping...and waiting...and week 8 went by...into week 9, sitting on couch w/hubby watching TV, something funny happens and I LAUGH, I mean really laugh and I feel GOOD, and that's when it hits me - HEY! It's working!! And probably has been for a couple of days, and I just didn't realize it! Just let it happen.~~~8|8
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