Posted by sussus on February 4, 2003, at 18:32:55
In reply to Re: Lexapro has been very good for me, posted by mikal on February 4, 2003, at 16:12:38
Mikal - Your message was very encouraging and I too, will happily tolerate some side effects in order to achieve peace of mind.
I do eat very healthy foods most of the time and know that is important for me. I know that I do need to reincorporate exercise and am planning to join a gym with my partner soon (have even called and researched a short-term membership rate).
Thanks for the Omega-3 idea - will check it out.
And I know that these pills aren't a cure - or at least I think I knew that. As I said before, it is hard not to have expectations but I am trying to be resasonable with them.
I just want to wake up in the morning, get out of bed and go have a normal day - not hide in the house another day. I never thought I would come to this.
Ironically, most people think I am a world-beater. I have developed coping mechanisms that portray me as a fearless person. HA! And the reality is that on many levels, I am fearless - but not these days..... I look forward to feeling better.
Sussus
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> I"m not sure if this is helpful, but when I've been taking Lexapro now for a month, I feel awesome. The side effects are neglagable, now. It took awile for them to get to that point, but any I have are worth every second of relief from the torment of Panic Anxiety/Depression.
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> For anyone who is capable of exersise, which is a vast majority of us humans, do it, do it, do it; start slow, check with a doctor about what may be best for you. Exersise will improve quality of life in ways you can never imagine. I'm still young, and you older people out there may feel exersise is a time past, but just a little will make a difference. You don't have to do it every day, but do it regularly and on a similar schedule, make it part of weekly routine. That and I change my diet, I'm eating healthier. I've cut out much of the fat, thought I'm a sucker for an occasional pizza. And I stick to low intake of red meats, dairy, breads. And I eat a ton of vegtables. The point is, I've change my diet, upped my activity (I'm not talking about Iron Man competitions in my future, just getting the heart going a couple times a week... and not in the Panic way.) I was told to take 3000mgs of Omega-3, I have no idea if it's benefiting me, but sometimes we're not our own best judge of character, and it pays to rely on someone else for some advise.
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> Basically, I was miserable doing what I did before. I never thought I needed Anit D. Drugs, guess what I did. I never put weight into living healthy, that led to a very dull and alienating life... So when I finnaly "broke down" and decided to try Anit D Drugs, I broke down my life, once the fog started to clear I realized that I had to it differently. I'm not going to change by drugs alone. They cannot make me a better person, they cannot get me more friends, they cannot lose weight for me... ad infinitum. They can restore a chemical balance which will enable me to have choices again, but I still have to do the work. I still have to put myself out there, and I have to do it differently.
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> I still have my bad days, I'm not having a good one so far. But today I'm not obsessing about a bad day. I'm not losing myself in my bad day. I'm not fearful that there will be nothing but bad days ahead. EVERYBODY has bad days, it's ok.
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