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Re: I really love Lexapro » Sarah T.

Posted by Glydin on September 29, 2005, at 9:00:53

In reply to Re: I really love Lexapro » Glydin, posted by Sarah T. on September 28, 2005, at 23:49:02

>Hi Glydin,

~~~ Hi there Sarah!!


>Thanks so much for your reply.

~~~ You are very welcome.


>Since you did not list Celexa as one of the previous ssri's you've tried, I guess you never took that, right?

~~~ Strangely enough, I never have taken Celexa and I don’t really know why. When I did my other SSRI trials I stopped at the ones I listed and after a time tried WB and Cymbalta. When the “demons” hit the first of this year, my doc and I did have a long discussion. He had seen good results in anxiety proned with Lex in his practice. We did discuss other drug classes. I decided to give a SSRI one more chance and Lex looked on paper to be a good choice. It’s turned out well so far.

>I took Wellbutrin for a long time, but in looking back, I don't know how I stayed on it for so long. At the time, I thought it was the least of the evils, but it wasn't. I went through YEARS of insomnia and anxiety on that medicine. I tried combining it with so many other meds to deal with the insomnia, but most of the time, the combinations made the insomnia even worse.

~~~ WB works well for some. I liked the energy but due to the anxiety it produced in me, I was unable to focus that energy very well.


>You mentioned that you take Klonopin. That's such a good drug! I like the fact that it is longer-acting than so many other benzodiazapines and, therefore, causes fewer rebound symptoms.

~~~ Klonopin is an old friend. At this point, I know it well and have avoided the pitfalls. It’s been good to me.


>I also have arthritis, but not osteo-arthritis. I thought that high EPA fish oil was having a slightly beneficial effect until the past week or so, when I experienced the most severe joint pains I've ever had. Perhaps it's hormonal. I don't know. Some of my joints were visibly swollen, and they felt as if they were burning. Do you take Advil rather than Aspirin because it helps more at relieving pain or for another reason? Do you know what dose Advil you take?

~~~ I have tried various pain and anti-inflammatory options to include Celebrex and Vioxx. The Cox-2’s didn’t seem to help that much. I experimented with various OTC’s – Aspirin, Tylenol (not an anti inflam), Aleve, Orudis…. I found Advil (even over Motrin) seems to work the best for me. I generally do 800mgs per day divided and when it’s REALLY bad I go up to 1,800 mgs per day divided in 3 doses. I do add Prilosec if I do the higher dose for any length of time.

I have some joint swelling and spurring, generally I have pain from muscles and connective tissue compensation. The area effected for me is cervical and thoracic spine and a pesky right elbow.

What type of arthritis do you struggle with?

Good to talk with you,
Glydin


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