Posted by BLKVETTES on July 30, 2003, at 10:19:00
In reply to Wayne..Question, posted by Capri on July 30, 2003, at 9:32:02
> Hi Wayne,
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> Wondering if you feel like your brain is not as sharp or your memory on Lex. I had that problem 4 years ago when I took Paxil. I feel like the brain is fried. Any thoughts?
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> Thanks!
> CapriHi Capri, some people report this type thing on many different meds. I to thought I was having problem with my memory and felt things in my head did not feel right for quite awhile. In fact I watch a lot of old shows on tv. I would sit there and see if I knew the real names of people on tv shows. During the day I felt like a zombie and was very tired. But at night I had really bad insomnia. I guess you might say I had racing thoughts that I could not shake. Did not matter when I took the med, what I did or did not eat or drink. I have been on lex almost 6 months I guess. I dont know but if you have a true chemical imbalance I guess it takes awhile for your brain to function properly again. Thats the best way I can describe it. I found water and taking a vitamin helped I guess. I eat better foods also. At about 5 weeks my depression started going away. About 6 or 7 weeks the anxiety just so slowly started easing up. I would say it has taken a good 4months for my anxiety to leave pretty much completely. My mind is crystal clear now and it feels like I dont even take a med daily. My insomnia is gone for the first time in my life. Sometimes I think this is a miracle because I had panic attacks, anxiety and was so depressed I wanted to die. It took 2 failed med tries before I hit the jackpot with lexapro. Cant say it will work for you as you already know going through paxil first. I changed the dose of my med so many times I could not count. When I was no longer tired I moved it up just a tad. I have been up as high as 10mg but always came back to abot 7.5mg. Everything is great now. But Im also very sensitive to meds. I could not take 1mg of xanax it would knock me out. The most I could take at one time was about a third of 1mg. I no longer take xanax during the day just a tiny bit before sleep. I think this is more for peace of mind than anything. I just hope it does work for you because living in hell is no fun. Sorry this was so long since you asked just one question!!! GOOD LUCK CAPRI!!!!!!
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