Posted by Esmarelda on March 16, 2004, at 14:52:21
In reply to Re: Lexapro positive responses?, posted by sip on March 16, 2004, at 14:37:39
I have been on Lexapro since June (going on 10 months now). I, too, used to past a lot, but have not lately and probably will not in the near future. However, this board helped me tremendously for many, many months. I would just like to share my experience in case it is helpful to someone else. I started in June 2003 on 10mg of Lexapro. I definitely felt alot worse before I got better. I was also nauseated, to the point of throwing up a few times. I had a loss of appetite all around (which was not that bad of a thing). After about the 5th or 6th week, I started noticing positive effects of Lex and feeling better. Not normal, but better. For months, I was extremely tired in mornings and just wanted to sleep all the time. No one could ever tell me whether it was the Lexapro or just lingering depression. After about 2 months or so, I felt like I was getting a little worse again so I upped my dose to 15 mg. That worked pretty well for a while until the holiday hit around November. By December, I decided to up my dost again to 20 mg. Things still did not feel right or normal, so in January, I added Wellbutrin to the Lexapro and I have felt fabulous ever since. I am not tired anymore, I don't feel the lingering depression and can honestly say I feel normal for the first time in a very long time. I never wanted to have to take antidepressants, but if this is what will keep me from going back into that black hole, then so be it. Also, I quit alcohol, totally, about 6 months ago and that helped tremendously too. Drinking keeps the antidepressants from working like they shouled. Exercise also helps. I hope my story is beneficial to someone. If anyone has any questions, I will be happy to share and will check back in the next few days. Good luck to all and Thank you!
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