Posted by 2gethappy on June 8, 2004, at 12:14:02
In reply to I'm new too! And I have a few questions, posted by h on June 7, 2004, at 15:16:38
Hi, I would talk to your doctor and tell him how you are feeling right now. You aren't on much...so maybe you need an increase. It's fine that you had to work up to your dose. But, you still are on a really small dose, so maybe you need another adjustment?
> Hi. I am in the middle of starting Lexapro too. Mild anxiety and depression my whole life that ratchetted up due to the fact that I've had breast cancer 3x starting when I was 32. Still I have a very nice family and I like my job. Anyway, I was dreading some scans and saw my GP. He put me on Lexapro. At first I just took the 10 mg and thought I was being poisoned. He said cut the pills in half. It was amazing! I'd tried other antidepressants, but either got no effect or got so nauseous from side effects that I couldn't contine.
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> This time I literally realized when I was racing ahead of myself, getting all wound up. And I stopped!
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> I felt so great those first few weeks on 2.5 mg. (He said cut the pills in half. I thought I'd play it extra safe and cut them in quarters!) Now I'm up to 3/4's.
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> Here's my question. I don't feel serene any more. I don't get the Sunday blues or the Monday jitters, but I just feel kind of "there." I'm scared this means that when I go up to the full dose it will just poop out after a few weeks. Has anybody had anything like this? Please advise.
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> This board is a great resource.
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> warmly
> h
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