Posted by BLKVETTES on August 31, 2003, at 10:37:52
In reply to Lexapro dosage questions? Why was I taking so much, posted by jc12578 on August 31, 2003, at 9:43:38
> OK so I have been catching up after my week of torture(mostly self inflicted)...I am having horrible withdrawls from the lex...I have constant chills and my head is killing me...switching back to celexa...because I yelled at my psych till he said ok...not going to be on that poison..
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> ANYWAYS...as I am reading through these posts I am looking at the dosages that you all are on...and I am wondering if there is a reason why I got started out at 30 mgs of lex a day when I see that most of you are on from 5-20...I know I am fat I weigh like 250...does that have something to do with it or is there some other reasons that I get such high doses...maybe I am being paranoid but is my condition more serious then they tell me or something...I mean I went up to 120 on the prozac...and i can NEVER get a straight answer from my psych...He thinks he is too smart for the world even tho my IQ is over 190 (GEEZ!!! I really despise that man...every session he says stuff like it's so nice to see that people have IQ's close to his..he's given me an IQ test twice...I really don't care that I can take tests well I just want to be normal again and not wake up every morning thinking I should be dead...OK gotta stop getting angry)..thank god he is leaving soon...anyone have any advice answers...would really appreciate itHi there, the wonderful world of shrinks!!!!!! Why are you on 30mg because your genius shrink is an ################ You pick a word because we are to be civil on this board. I had 4 shrinks in a few months. The reason why is because the first couple of meds were killing me. Good old allergic reactions of course the shrinks were telling me this will all go away. Family members would say the doctor said this and the doctor said that. What happened to me is very rare and not worth going into. But I ended up in the hospital and recovered. Started educating myself on everything I could find on the web. My favorites have over a 100 links on 3 screen names. I started asking simple questions that they should know answers to. Guess what they did not know crap. Did you know that a lot of doctors dont believe there are withdrawal symptoms. Some if you ask about side effects will just say they never heard that before. I will say this until I die for almost everyone you start at a low dose and work your way up. No doctor and no one knows what the right dose will be. People I chat with and get emails from weigh as much as you. I know antibiotics weight is considered when you are given a dose. But these meds are for the brain and most of the brain they still know nothing about. Im not sure weight is considered but this is possible. Women weighing 120 or so are taking 20mg. Dont know what my IQ is, but I do have some common sense!! I would have left that moron genius shrink of yours long ago. Second and third opinions are great if you have the resources. Bad thing is so many dont have the insurance or money and have to rely on a clinic or family doctor. I just hope and pray they get lucky!!!! I think I should stop here because I may say something I really regret even though I believe it would be true!!!!!! Hey, none of my anger is directed at you, its directed at shrinks and our society!!!! I wish you luck!!!!!! GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!
WAYNE
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