Posted by captain on August 26, 2004, at 15:40:31
In reply to Re: I have to get on a PLANE!, posted by h on August 26, 2004, at 15:29:29
Hi h! (sometimes i feel so funny with these name!) :)
Thank you for your response. I really appreciate it. I would LOVE to take another form of travel but it isn't possible. Especially because I am traveling with co-workers and we have to be there by certain times and prepare- and asking my boss to take a train and saying "see you in two days!" just wouldn't cut it! :)
My family doctor doesn't know a TON about my true anxiety history. I just started going to her in the last year and a half. All the years after college I would just go to an urgent care place if I was sick and then realized I should grow up and see a regular doc. But she seems very reluctant to give me the xanax. I called for a refill once and she made me come back in! I have a name and number for a pdoc, i just haven't set the appt yet. I need to do that as I think that whole situation would be much better.
I actually have taken my laptop before and watched movies on it during the plane ride. It definitely helped. I will need to remember to do that this time.
As far as the gaining weight goes - I don't think that my anxiety is enough for me to need the lexapro enough to deal with the weight gain. Maybe I will feel differently once I am off it completely, but I have decided to give BEING off of it the same amount of time I was on it. I figure it can take your body the same amount of time to adjust.
Did you not experience any weight gain at all? How long have you been on?
I have noticed that my body is particularly sensitive to any drugs that may induce weight gain. I don't take birth control pills for that very reason. Even on those low dose pills I pack on the weight!
Thanks again for your post!
Captain
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