Posted by pharmrep on October 15, 2002, at 22:38:58
In reply to Re: Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by Milla on October 15, 2002, at 16:55:08
> My doctor switched me to Lexapro from prozac almost a month ago. The first two days I experienced nausea, dizziness, and I felt disassociated from reality like nothing was real. I was in a very complient mood and it was like nothing seemed to matter including all that I care about deeply. I haven't taken Lexapro since then. I was diagnosed with depersonalization disorder with derealization traits. My illness is disassociative, so those with another illness may experience Lexapro differently and may have positive results.
> I find that eating incredibly healthy, getting adequate sunshine and excercise combined with Cognitive Therapy and being attuned to who you are is far better for me than any pill that I've taken (and I have tried them all).
> It should be encouraged that medication is not always necessary. Unless there is a severe chemical imbalance present, it is possible to succeed without medicine. Often individuals on medication don't have a chemical imbalance, and are just going through a hard time from a stressful and negative environment. It is true for those with post traumatic stress disorder and disassociative disorders to have a disfunction with the hippocampus but have a normal level of seratonin.
> Regardless of severity of any illness, healing can be influenced for the better with Cognitive Therapy and taking good care of ones self by understanding what makes you happy and what triggers a negative response. Be attuned to who you are and what your body is telling you. No doctor can tell you better than what your own body and mind have to say.
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** your'e right...you probably know yourself better than anyone else...but you gave a new med in your body only 2 days... I have heard the same s/e you mentioned in dozens of people and doctors so far (many here on this site)...and after the 1st week or so... the same people said most of the s/e lessen to being barely noticeable. You might want to give yourself a "fair" trial of a couple weeks or so to give your body a chance to adjust to lexapro (or any new med for that matter)
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