Posted by merpmerp on August 3, 2011, at 22:09:20
In reply to Re: 2.5 mg Lexapro did the trick, posted by morgan miller on August 3, 2011, at 0:41:27
Hi Morgan,
Yes, I agree, 100% comes from managing one's lifestyle properly. And I'll admit that because it's summer right now I'm getting a boost from that natural light, so that's helping the medication. Although I did handle this last winter pretty well, for me.
It's weird, but once the Lexapro dosage came back, I was kind of scared for a while at how well my brain was working. (I wasn't manic or anything.) I suddenly had the horrible cloud of lethargy and apathy lifted. And I would have weird, strong emotions about things that had happened months earlier, but my emotions had been chemically suppressed at the time, so I hadn't been able to feel anything. I was able to focus and plan future things much better and so my relationship with my advisor (I'm a grad student) improved, since the quality of my research went up. I can't believe the difference that 7.5 mg of a drug can make...
> Good news! Wow, 85 to 90% is pretty darn good. Most would be ecstatic just to get 70% relief from a drug. I would say that if you really are at 85 or 90 percent, that's the best it's ever going to get from a medication. Feeling 100 % at times will have to be all the other things you do that support your mood and well being. I admit, some may get to 100% after taking a medication, but I think this is always temporary, and it usually happens when someone is at a younger less stressful age. That's my take at least.
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> Good to hear your doing so well.
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> Morgan
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009: currently on 1.25 mg, plus tyrosine.
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