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Posted by Simus on June 19, 2004, at 1:11:32
In reply to RE:: Hey everyone, posted by mystic on June 18, 2004, at 19:24:31
> going to go see a psychiatrist but with my experience they always want you to be on so many different meds or over medicate
There are some very good pdocs out there. I have one, and I pray you get one too. If your meds are changed, muster up the courage and just go for it. We will be here with you to hold your e-hand through it. Hey, your answer may be right around the corner.
God bless.
Posted by Simus on June 19, 2004, at 1:20:09
In reply to RE:::: Anakin, posted by Anakin on June 18, 2004, at 22:45:53
Oh, Sweetie! What a thing to have happen now! But I guess its better now than before/during the "big day". Let us know how you are doing.
God bless.
Posted by sexylexy on June 19, 2004, at 13:05:23
In reply to RE:: Hey everyone, posted by mystic on June 18, 2004, at 19:24:31
Hey Mystic,
I think that going to a psychiatrist would be a really good idea. There is obviously a lot of anxiety even under your medication. I also really think you should find a good cognitive behavioral therapist. I think that you will find it sooooo helpful, studies show that it is as helpful as taking medication. I know that you have a lot from your past to deal with, likely in situations such as your, medication will allow you to be stable enough to confront your past. It is then that you will begin to find peace. Mystic, you know I love you and want to see you be happy and healthy. If you need to get on another medication do so, but remember that medication will only take you so far. Good luck, I hope today is a good one for you!
Love,
lexy
Posted by Anakin on June 19, 2004, at 14:00:44
In reply to RE:: Hey everyone, posted by sexylexy on June 19, 2004, at 13:05:23
you couldnt have said it better.
Posted by susielalala on June 19, 2004, at 19:19:32
In reply to RE::: Hey yo-yo's, posted by Mrs. C on June 12, 2004, at 22:28:35
Hi everyone. I hope you all are doing well. I have been praying for all of you everyday. Well I am on my 3rd month of Lex I started on March 3rd. I think it is working pretty good. I am on 10 mil. I still have my bad days when I think I am gonna lose it I just pray and try to keep busy. I still get a little wierded out too. But on the whole I am doing better. I am praying that Mystic starts to feel better soon. She deserves to feel good. She is an awesome person.
I also hope everyone else feels good. Well I am gonna get off of here dont want to keep anyone too long reading my words. : ) Take care all and God Bless you. Ali
Posted by trucker on June 19, 2004, at 21:51:14
In reply to RE:: Jlynne, posted by mystic on June 16, 2004, at 21:27:42
hey folks don't know if you are having the same problem, but i am trying to get into open and it keeps saying cannot find server, and i get the same thing when i try to get yahoo mail
hope i didn't do something to this thing so it won't work....hope all are well and meds are doing ya good.. till this mess is straightened out...see ya
trucker
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> Jlynne..yayayayayayay great to hear from you..Hope that you are feeling good and will see you in open soon...take care of yourself..was so great to see you post...take care Mystic
Posted by Mrs. C on June 19, 2004, at 23:43:25
In reply to RE:::: Anakin, posted by Anakin on June 18, 2004, at 22:45:53
Hey Anakin,
I am so sorry to hear about your difficulty on your honeymoon. It was alot better to be safe then sorry and of course putting your mind at ease is important too. Sometimes the unknown is worse than the actual problem. I have a friend who had pluersy and she suffered terribly. She said that it was the worst pain she ever experienced. I feel for you and hope that you get better fast. Can't wait to see the pics. Prayers and happy thoughts coming your way, Mrs. C
Posted by mystic on June 20, 2004, at 11:22:23
In reply to RE:: Hey everyone, posted by mystic on June 18, 2004, at 19:24:31
Hey Lexy thanks for the post I appreciate it alot..you are the best and always there as is so many on the posts...I dont know if I mentioned but I am seeing a therapist whom I really like the best I have ever had but we are at a standstill and she has now referred me to her associate to do some EMDR treatment..I'm very nervous about it as 1) a man is doing it 2)I'm not really excited about bringing up my childhood memories to try to process them and 3)I just want something to work and feel like I am running out of options...I feel that the meds do all that they can do but the feelings I have are still so strong...I'm doing my best to push ahead and feel like I really work at it and really try my best..So this will be the next direction that I go...I'm a little discouraged as I have gained 3 lbs going from 10 to 15 to 17.5 and I havent been eating all that much more and still working out a lot for 5-6 days a week..As I mentioned my dr will be talking to me this week as to what to do if anything about the meds..Being med phobic it will be hard to go off one and try another as you all well know...But I will deal with that after I find out what she wants me to do and maybe it will be to see a psychiatrist as I mentioned before... I will just take it one day at a time...It is a beautfiful day out there and am going to try to enjoy it...Take care lexy and hope you went shopping and bought tons of stuff to celebrate your accomplishments...Thanks everyone...Luvya Yoyo's Your friend Mystic
Posted by trucker on June 20, 2004, at 13:03:05
In reply to RE:: Hey Lexy, posted by mystic on June 20, 2004, at 11:22:23
mystic... hang in there girl.. i understand about the childhood memories.. not anything i look forward too.. either, i got the same garden path to walk too.. take care
trucker
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> Hey Lexy thanks for the post I appreciate it alot..you are the best and always there as is so many on the posts...I dont know if I mentioned but I am seeing a therapist whom I really like the best I have ever had but we are at a standstill and she has now referred me to her associate to do some EMDR treatment..I'm very nervous about it as 1) a man is doing it 2)I'm not really excited about bringing up my childhood memories to try to process them and 3)I just want something to work and feel like I am running out of options...I feel that the meds do all that they can do but the feelings I have are still so strong...I'm doing my best to push ahead and feel like I really work at it and really try my best..So this will be the next direction that I go...I'm a little discouraged as I have gained 3 lbs going from 10 to 15 to 17.5 and I havent been eating all that much more and still working out a lot for 5-6 days a week..As I mentioned my dr will be talking to me this week as to what to do if anything about the meds..Being med phobic it will be hard to go off one and try another as you all well know...But I will deal with that after I find out what she wants me to do and maybe it will be to see a psychiatrist as I mentioned before... I will just take it one day at a time...It is a beautfiful day out there and am going to try to enjoy it...Take care lexy and hope you went shopping and bought tons of stuff to celebrate your accomplishments...Thanks everyone...Luvya Yoyo's Your friend Mystic
Posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 13:28:13
In reply to RE:: Hey Lexy, posted by mystic on June 20, 2004, at 11:22:23
Hey Mystic,
I hope today finds you feeling better. I won't even pretend I can understand your fear of facing your childhood memories. One thing you can do for yourself is write down the postives and what is going on when you are not feeling anxious. Dwell on those things and try to add on to them. Figure out your anxious thoughts, like many anxious or depressed thoughts begin with "What if" "Will I" and sometimes "Can I". I know when I was depressed it helped me a lot to isolate those thoughts and challange them, "If I go out with my friends will they know that I am a depressed mess?" "Will I start crying in a session with my new client?" I challaged those thoughts with real life experiences such as "Well, last time I went out with my friends, nothing bad happened" or "Last time I saw my client I helpped this person then felt better". Our brains work against us but the reality can help us. Just think, you had a painful childhood but you made it though, you helped your daughter have a safe happy childhood and now Ryan will have the same, all because you were strong enough to break the cycle. You are such a strong and wonderful person Mystic, try to dwell on your amazing strenght and will.
Love you!!!
Lexy
PS. When I told my parents that I passed the test, they went to Louis Vuitton in Vegas so I am awaiting a wonderful package!!!
Posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 15:51:38
In reply to WOOO HOOOOOO, posted by sexylexy on June 18, 2004, at 12:51:37
lexy i am so happy for you! i know you have worked so hard. you definatly deserve a heavy duty shopping spree. YOU GO GIRL! the yo-yo's are super proud of you! i knew you could do it!
Posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 15:55:08
In reply to Re: ANAKIN IS A WIFE » bride2be, posted by jlynne on June 15, 2004, at 21:38:57
i am so sad to hear that you are not doing well. did you say the doc is calling you on monday to tell you what to do? do you want to switch meds or what. dont worry about the weight thing. i saw those pictures of you and the baby and i think you are one hot mama! i totally mean that. you are a beautiful, caring wonderful person. you are going to get through this. i promise. i love you girl!
Posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 17:15:44
In reply to Re:mystic, posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 15:55:08
I want to see a picutre of you and the baby!!!
Posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 18:10:30
In reply to Re:mystic, posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 17:15:44
how are you doing?
Posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 20:41:13
In reply to RE:: mystic, posted by bride2be on April 9, 2004, at 20:22:46
well, what do ya know, the one day i am ready to chat up a storm, all the yo-yo's are gone. i miss yall. i hope everyone had a good weekend. 3 more weeks till the wedding. my mom and i are going shopping tommarrow for my outfit for the bridesmaids lunchion and the rehearsal dinner. i am really excited, i hope i find some cute bargains. i hope all is well with you guys.
mrs c--how is the sweetese woman alive?
trucker--havent heard from you, are you ok???
em- how are you girl, i have not seen you on aol in a while????
anakin-i miss you, i am so sorry to hear about what happened. a big hug is coming your way from the other bride
mystic----you know your my girl! i cant tell you how much i love you!
anyone i missed, hello and i hope you have a wonderful week!
love to all--bride
Posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 20:42:17
In reply to RE:: goodnight yo-yo's, posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 20:41:13
i missed you! sorry! are you doing ok? how are the meds working for ya? let me know. i would love to hear from you, we dont see much of you! come around more often! love ya!
Posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 21:18:32
In reply to Re:lexy, posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 18:10:30
Hey Bride,
I am doing well. Just hanging out at home. I took my big licsensure test on Friday, God was with me, I passed. I am super smart in school (3.9 GPA) but give me a timed test that will detrimine my future and man, anxiety city. Anyway, I was able to accept my job... I am going to be working for the university down here, doing therapy, helping the univ set up clinic and teaching a seminar to medical resident. (mmmm boys in scrubs, I can't touch but I can look!)
I think the job will be a lot of fun but a lot of hard work.
My boyfriend is out of town for the summer so I am bumming around. I haven't put makeup on in like 3 days which is a record for me...hahaha.
So tell me about your wedding, what kind of flower, how many bridesmaid, whats the cake look like, whats your dress look like, what do their dresses look like... I want to know!!!!!
Can't wait to hear from ya!
Lexy
Posted by Mrs. C on June 20, 2004, at 22:18:36
In reply to RE:: goodnight yo-yo's, posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 20:41:13
good night sweetie. I am checking in late tonight. Working on essays and such. Now that school is out I will be staying up later and sleeping in later. I'm a night owl! Love to everyone. Mrs. C
Posted by Anakin on June 21, 2004, at 5:01:33
In reply to RE:: goodnight yo-yo's, posted by bride2be on June 20, 2004, at 20:41:13
Bride make sure at your wedding you take like 5 mins with your husband and just sit back and take it all in. It is amazing to have all of those people in one place that are there for you because they love you. It is easy to forget that with all the picture snapping and wedding hype that goes on...sit back, and take it all in because it goes way too fast!!!
Posted by LynneDa on June 21, 2004, at 9:21:14
In reply to RE:: Hey everyone, posted by mystic on June 18, 2004, at 19:24:31
Hi Mystic - I went to my dr. on Friday. I told him how foggy/tired I am and also about the weight gain. He is switching me to Wellbutrin which is supposed to be more "activating" & should help on both counts.
I'm taking 10mg of Lex every other day then every 3rd day for the next 10 days, while starting the Wellbutrin at about day 7 of this withdrawal period. I'm having some reactions to the lower dose in that I cried and yelled and fought with my husband a bit over the weekend - Yuck!! Like my old self! It makes me remember why I need to be on meds right now - ha!
Anyway, let me know what your doc says. I'm a little nervous about switching meds, but also eager to get rid of the fatigue because it's effecting my job and my safety (so tired when driving!!). I also had blood work done to be sure it's not anything else.
I hope you can find a good solution Mystic, you deserve to start feeling some improvement!!
~ Lynne
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Hey Everyone...Went to the drs yesterday and she is going to check with another dr about maybe switching to something else also..I hate to do that being med phobic and all but the lex just doesnt seem to be helping although it is only a week sunday that I have increased to 17.5 but my memory is horrible and that might go away but feel the weight starting to creep up also...Not sure of what they will do but will be interested to see how it goes.. .My dr is going to call on monday or tuesday and tell me what to do ..for now still taking the lex and hoping some miracle happens and I am fine by then but she was thinking of me going to go see a psychiatrist but with my experience they always want you to be on so many different meds or over medicate ...We will see..Hope you all have a great weekend...Your friend Mystic
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Posted by LynneDa on June 21, 2004, at 9:25:46
In reply to RE:::: Anakin, posted by Anakin on June 18, 2004, at 22:45:53
Anakin - I hope you start feeling better soon! The whole situation is a blessing in disguise, you are right . . . wake up call and everything. I'm glad you had a good couple of days. Maybe when things have settled down you can get away somewhere for a long weekend to make up for it!
CANNOT WAIT to see the website of pix!!!!!
~ Lynne
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It was great..for the first two days..we ate like piggies and laid on the beach and enjoyed our pup. THEN there is always a THEN. I thought I was having a panic attack, but it was much different..I really thought it was a heart attack, except my only symptom was stabbing pain underneath my left breast that worsed when breathing deeply, so we jetted early this am and i went to an urgent care, I skipped the emergency room because I am still paying for the last time...It turned out to be in a prelim diagnosis...something called pleurisy (ploorisy??) where your lung wall gets inflammed and makes breathing difficult. It should go away in a few days, as should my smoking habit. It is kind of a wake up call, I guess. I basically feels like a cramp you get when you exercise too fast after eating just in a different place...
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> You know what though? Optimism speaks. If I were is cancun right now feeling like i do, it would be beyond a panic attack...They may have diagnosed my problem differently and who knows then what...
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> Pray this knife in my ribs goes away!!
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> I am going to make a website of my pics from the wedding soon for everyone to see,
Posted by LynneDa on June 21, 2004, at 9:42:22
In reply to RE:: Hey Lexy, posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 13:28:13
Great advice from Lexy, our newly licensed professional - you sound even more confident now :-) What great ideas for us all!!!
Mystic, if I can add one more thought playing off of Lexy's last 2 notes: Don't feel you have to delve into your past until you are ready. The meds are a good base to give you the strength to do it, but if you have not found the right med or med combo maybe you need to wait til your meds are on track ... just a thought!
~ Lynne
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> I hope today finds you feeling better. I won't even pretend I can understand your fear of facing your childhood memories. One thing you can do for yourself is write down the postives and what is going on when you are not feeling anxious. Dwell on those things and try to add on to them. Figure out your anxious thoughts, like many anxious or depressed thoughts begin with "What if" "Will I" and sometimes "Can I". I know when I was depressed it helped me a lot to isolate those thoughts and challange them, "If I go out with my friends will they know that I am a depressed mess?" "Will I start crying in a session with my new client?" I challaged those thoughts with real life experiences such as "Well, last time I went out with my friends, nothing bad happened" or "Last time I saw my client I helpped this person then felt better". Our brains work against us but the reality can help us. Just think, you had a painful childhood but you made it though, you helped your daughter have a safe happy childhood and now Ryan will have the same, all because you were strong enough to break the cycle. You are such a strong and wonderful person Mystic, try to dwell on your amazing strenght and will.
> Love you!!!
> Lexy
> PS. When I told my parents that I passed the test, they went to Louis Vuitton in Vegas so I am awaiting a wonderful package!!!
>
Posted by Simus on June 21, 2004, at 10:14:09
In reply to Switching to Wellbtrin » mystic, posted by LynneDa on June 21, 2004, at 9:21:14
Lynne,
I switched from Lexapro to Wellbutrin, so let me know if I can help. My doctor had me stop taking Lexapro the day I started Wellbutrin, and I was on 20mg Lex at the time. The worst SE was insomnia (about 3 hours of sleep the first couple of nights), but that was about it. Good luck!
Simus
Posted by LynneDa on June 21, 2004, at 10:24:28
In reply to Re: Switching to Wellbtrin » LynneDa, posted by Simus on June 21, 2004, at 10:14:09
Simus,
Thanks for answering! Are you only on Wellbutrin now? What made you change and how are your symptoms on WB? How long have you been on it? My doc cautioned me not to take decongestants or drink a lot of coffee. Did you notice any increase ni blood pressure or even just palpitations? I started all this due to a diagnosis of PMDD (I'm 40 & perimenopausal) combined with some life changes that were increasing my depression and anxiety.I'm expecting the insomnia and am armed with Melatonin! I'm also expecting some agitation/hyperness due to the "activating" effect of WB, and I can usually handle that sort of behavior pretty well. I have a few more days of the 10mg of Lex and by this weekend I can switch. I'm anxious to get started and see how the new med feels.
Thanks again for answering and sorry for so many questions, but this is once again new territory!
~ Lynne
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Lynne,
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> I switched from Lexapro to Wellbutrin, so let me know if I can help. My doctor had me stop taking Lexapro the day I started Wellbutrin, and I was on 20mg Lex at the time. The worst SE was insomnia (about 3 hours of sleep the first couple of nights), but that was about it. Good luck!
>
> Simus
Posted by anxious babe on June 21, 2004, at 10:39:35
In reply to RE:: Hey Lexy, posted by sexylexy on June 20, 2004, at 13:28:13
Hey yo-yo's,
How is everyone doing? Lexy I couldn't have said it better myself - you have such a way with words. Louis Vuitton huh - I just bought myself a new one on Saturday. I love the louie's...let me know what you get.
Mystic - how are you my friend? I hear ya about the weight gain, I put on about 5 myself but I wasn't eating that great or working out, so today my goal is to get back on weight watchers and work out at the gym. I hope you had a great day yesterday. Saturday night wasn't great for me, remember I told you that I wasn't feeling too well - well I felt a panic attack coming on in the restaurant...it wasn't a big one but just enough to make me feel like I couldn't wait to get out of there and I couldn't swallow a bit of food. My throat was closed up or something. I hate that. My husband and I finally get out without the kids and then that happens. It's just not fair but maybe I should have stayed home to begin with but I tried to fight it and make myself go out sick and all.
Oh well I am going to the doctor today because I think I need antibiotic. This is just not going away on its own.
Hey Mrs. C, how are you doing? I am sure you are glad that school is over and now you can relax a bit.
Love to all,
anxious babe
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