Posted by BobYuma on February 22, 2004, at 10:11:09
In reply to New to the board and to Lexapro, posted by Bubbasmom on February 21, 2004, at 0:21:13
Hello everyone. I went looking for info on Lexapro and I found all of you. I just wanted to say hello and thank you (already). I have learned a lot just reading your previous posts. You all seem to be very supportive of one another. It was a great surprise to find you. My pdoc put me on lexapro today. I am still feeling like a big failure that can't cope with her own life and had to resort to drug therapy. I had to do something, though, and I am trying to see this as a positive thing - I am still taking steps to try to make things better even though my previous attempts have all failed. This is my first experience with ad's and I am hoping that all of you will accept me as a contributor because I could really use all the additional support that I can get! I just thought I'd post a hello today. It is day one and I have been on Lexapro for about 6 hours now. I wish the results were immediate!
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Hi there, Bubbasmom, and welcome aboard.
First thing, if you don't mind, I'd like to tell you something, and that is; as far as the spirit is concerned, you're doing just fine, have done fine, and from what I've read from you so far, will continue to do fine.
I'll tell you why ... Let's take a look at your intentions. When you were growing up, was it your intention to use an antidepressant to get through even part of your adult life? Of course it wasn't. I'd say that most of us didn't start out with that intention, I know I didn't, and I actually believed it was possible to do so. So, you see, our "Intention" makes us a winner, all of us.Look at it this way, the mere fact that you're taking this medication means that you "want" to do better, you want to feel better so that you can "be" better. That's your intention, and God looks at our intentions - always - He looks at what we wish we could do -- what we want to do -- at what we would do if we were physically and mentally able, and certainly not at what we're unable to do because of some "earthbound" reason that we didn't see coming.
So, guess what ... that means you're a winner, to me, to everyone on this board, and most of all to God. And we don't want to hear the word "failure" from your keyboard again, ok?By the way, as far as the "immediate" results from Lex, it only took until about the third day for me to see an improvement in my depression. I also had some anxiety problems, so the doc gave me Lorazepam to help out in that area.
Take care, and please keep us informed in the days ahead.
BobYuma
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