Posted by Simus on August 13, 2004, at 16:46:46
In reply to Re: what I'm planning on trying » Simus, posted by KaraS on August 13, 2004, at 16:21:13
> > The hormonal upset seems to be fairly common on Lexapro. Kinda strange, huh?
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> Yes, very strange. I had never heard of that before. Did your doctor warn you about it? They should take that stuff off of the market if you ask me (but who's asking me).No, no warning from the Doc. Just comments from lots of women taking it on this site (who have never experienced this reaction from other SSRIs).
> > I was on Effexor but went straight to Lexapro so I didn't have the full withdrawal symptoms. I
> > understand that people get... what do they call them... like electrical shocks in the brain... Sorry I can't remember the term.
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> I believe the highly "technical" term you are looking for is "brain zaps". Whoever coined that did a good job.Something that everyone who is profitting financially from this drug should experience at least once...
> The main book that I wanted to mention to you that's look really good for reclaiming your mental abilities is "Brain Longevity" by Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD. Hope I've spelled it correctly. Don't be put off by his look. He converted to the Sikh religion and grew his hair and beard out and wears a turban etc. He is a well respected doctor in the holistic field though. I'm not sure it's in print anymore but you can get used copies or find it in some libraries. It's very comprehensive in terms of diet, meditation, exercises, supplements (lots of those). It does sound like you'd need to devote your entire life to it but I bet that if anything could bring our minds back, it's the advice in this book.
I am about to go see a holistic doctor. I haven't made the appointment yet though. I will tell you how it goes...
> > It is so hard to do the drug adjustment thing while working...
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> It sure is. You can't come to work and say "I'm sorry I'm not terribly productive today because I'm having brain zaps and other withdrawal symptoms from discontinuing my current antidepressant medication. If I could just hang on long enough to get through this, and not jump out the window before then, I'm certain I'll eventually become a model employee. Of course I'd have to find something else that works for me first and solves all of my mental and emotional problems but I'm sure that when that day comes, you'll be glad I'm on your staff."LOL Don't you just wish we could be that honest just once?
> Hopefully I didn't offend you with my last round of Larry on vacation jokes. You didn't carry the conversation any further so I wanted to make sure. (It's not like we haven't beaten that thing to death already though...) BTW, I LOVED your James Bond comparison. Too funny esp. the line about you thinking he was just being temperamental when he threw his drink at you. Anyway, I think he's back today so we'll have to find some other topic of amusement.No problem. Larry's coming back today??? You don't think he will read all those posts, do you? ***blush***
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