Posted by Steve3211 on September 14, 2004, at 15:06:20
In reply to Re: Where are all the lexapro users. » Steve3211, posted by flipsactown on September 14, 2004, at 10:56:13
Thanks FST,
I am unsure how to react to this current episode. Whether it is good news or bad? It certainly doesn't seem to be anywhere near as bad as the last one, so maybe that means the Lex is working and my mind is getting stronger but on the other hand this bump has been going on a week now and sucks. Tough to understand depression, everything is going well in my life yet here I am depressed somewhat again after my relatives visit. I have upped my dose to 7.5 mgs after 5 seemed to be working so well after 5-6 months.
Thanks for your responses.
Steve> Hello Steve,
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> I must be one of the lucky ones. After Prozac pooped out after 7 years of excellent relief from unipolar depression and a brief trial with Nardil, I switched to Lexapro. I started at 10mg the first week. Then upped to 20 the next 2 weeks and upped to 30mg where I am currently. It took 45 days for Lexapro to kick in, but when it kicked in I was as depression free as I was when I first took Prozac. The first few weeks on Lexapro was the worse part for me. At first, all I wanted to do was sleep because I felt very fatigued. However on weeks 2-3, I was unable to sleep. My pdoc rxed Ambien and then Seroquel, which I am still taking. As far as the bumps are concerned, one will always run into bumps, even when one's AD is effective. It is how you react to the bumps that determine if the AD is effective enough or not. If one can't get past the bump in a day or two, then perhaps an increase in AD dose is necessary. I am only speaking from my experience. Good luck to you. I am male.
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> > Hi,
> > Was on the site for a while about six months ago. On 5 mgs of Lexapro was doing great but now depressed again. I don't understand it. Seems that my family triggers this. Both last episodes were either when we were together. I think abandonment issues here. Anyway where are the lex users? Have you had bumps? Not sure how severe this is right now. Lost appetite, shaky, crying a bit.
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