Posted by lil' jimi on June 7, 2003, at 13:15:30
In reply to Anyone having migraines???, posted by 2beornot2benuts on June 6, 2003, at 22:40:05
hi jackie,
i am so sorry to hear you're hurting so much .....
..... in reply to your subject line:
No, no migraines here ... .... just support ...
... and the prayers to go with your own ... ... for you and your family...today you wrote:
> Help!! Today I woke up like a frieght train was going through my head at 5 am and finally threw up at 5:30 (sorry people,I know that's gross) which then led to a slow departure of the pain. At the same time, I'm currently taking an antibiotic(levaquin) for a wicked sinus infection on the left side of my head. My ear, nose and throat doc first prescribed Lomig 1-2 tabs 1xaday but I read that you should not take the med within 24hrs. of taking a serotonin type drug! So, I called him back and he gave me fiorecet which doesn't work so good. I pray this migraine is not lexapro related. I once took celexa for a day (had to stop because of nausea and vomiting). But, I've been taking lex for 2 1/2 weeks now.... I'm going to go say a prayer for me and all of us... and then watch Moulin Rouge, I love that movie!! Have a good night... Jackiebefore, you posted this:
>> can't wake upzzz
>> Posted by 2beornot2benuts on May 22, 2003,>> Hello to all in HappyLand! This is my first post, and I have to say Thank God that you guys are here! I came here so many times when going through withdrawl and panic, and reading all your trials and tribulations helped like no one else possibly could! I just stopped taking 150mg of effexor two nights ago, and I'm taking 10mg of lexapro instead, and today I sleptwalked through the day. Can't figure out (for a change) if it's withdrawl or the new med, or a fabulous combo. My worthless pdoc said give it a few days so your body can adjust. Great.Thanks. I'm sure my two kids (2+8yrs old) wont mind MOMMIEZOMBIE one bit! Should I brew some espresso,pop some diet pills, or visit my friendly neighborhood crystalmeth representative? Does this sleep affect end soon? If so, please let me know.
>> Till then, Thankzzz
this dad to our only-one 4yr old worries about the zombieMom with her 8 (!) AND 2(!!) yr olds (!!!) ... ... how is the home team holding up there, mom? .... how has that been so far ?
i am interested that you left effexor for lexapro because i read of folks going the other direction which i have considered, very hypothetically, and i have received discouragement from former effexor users ... ....( memeory fails, maybe it was you?) ... while reading posts by contented effexor users .... .... think there's something to the SSRI vs. SNRI comparison?
OR ... ... is it more like: "WHO THE BL*NK CARES! ... GET ME OUTTA HERE !!!!"
some of both, maybe?
this "fabulous combo" of withdrawal PLUS adaptation SEs has so many sufferers and so many repeat sufferers as folks struggle to find their ... ...
key.some folks i have read have gone through all the med options and found nothing ....
.... .... some of them try electro-convulsive therapy ...
they are the ones my heart goes out to ...in a way, we are trying to change our own brain chemistry, and ECT treatments try to do very much the same thing, and i think in many ways we (many of us) suffer much of the violence that ECT treatments inflict, but only drawn out over weeks (months?) at a lower intensity ....
... ... here's an analogy:
taking anti-depressants is like doing surgery on yourself ... ... well, no,... wait, ...it's like your pdoc is doing surgery on your Self .. ...
... no, no .... ... pdoc is "doing" the surgery, but he gives you the scalpel for the actual ...<<<... ahem! all you cutters!!! **THIS IS A METAPHOR !!!** .. no actual cutting is implied!!>>>
INSTEAD of surgery, on the organs and tissues ...
... we are doing 'surgery' on our intersynaptic junctions and our neurotransmitters using our ADs as our 'scalpels' ...... .... on our most sensitive parts
(our neurons' receptor sites).......... inside our brains,
(ironically, where otherwise we can "feel" no pain on the ordinary surgery scale of tissue and sense organs)... ... and throughout the CNS, throughout Our Entire BODY!.....
.... and we aren't getting any good anesthesia !
<<<insert scream rage/anger/pain/angst here>>> !!
anyway my analogy is my attempt to try to get us a coneptual grasp on why we suffer so much pain when we have to adjust to ADs.
i hope it didn't make you (or anyone!) feel worse!!
actually, i have had migraines in my past, however they were attended by not very much pain .... another story for another time ... perhaps.
if you get the stength for it:
a very long shower with very hot water (i'll use up all our hot water for this), followed very cold water rinse until you are cooled down as much as possible.
(might not be best if you're at risk for heart problems!)..
... however, this will arrange my circulation and stimulate blood flow and open up my sinuses beter that anything ... short of exercise ..(!)
... or jalapenos.(?)(oh no! what if people start posting here about EXERCISE !!!! AAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!) <<just kidding!>>
jackie, i have rambled on (AGAIN!) here on you and as blkveettes puts it, i do like to give all of the details, .. .. if i can! ...HA!
our prayers to you Jackie2B... i hate you suffering , but i love your posts!
keep them coming!!
and
TAKE CARE !!!
~ jim
poster:lil' jimi
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