Posted by Scott in Vermont on April 22, 2004, at 8:01:15
In reply to feeling good with lex, posted by lovelyone on April 18, 2004, at 18:16:51
Hello lovelyone,
I'm just past the 3 week mark with Lexapro, and I can say that I "feel" it is working. I've had quite a few moments over the last week where stress and anxiety should have been unbearable, and it was actually very managable. I still felt the shocks, but they passed amazingly fast and were filed in my "I can deal with this head-on" folder. As far as depression goes, I know it's still lurking, but it's in the shadowy corners of my mind where it belongs instead of a constant dark cloud looming over my head.
I never did have the sleepy yawning side effect,and I'm not tired (I have kept the same workout schedule, and I really believe that excercise regulates things like that) although I still have headaches (that oddly set in around 2pm every day) and 2 beers will put me right over the edge (I'm 5'10 175lbs) so I'm buying expensive beer and enjoying the flavor instead of cheap beer and swilling it.
I'm happy to see another "Lexapro success story" here. I've read a lot about it online and I have an appointment with my pdoc in a few days, but really, hearing good things from real people makes a lot more of an impact on me. Thanks for the post.
poster:Scott in Vermont
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