Posted by kateincali on March 14, 2004, at 18:54:48
In reply to Re: New on Lexapro - kateincali, posted by ednababish on March 12, 2004, at 10:31:35
> Dear Kate,
> I really feel for you--I just got my Ph.D. last December. The stress and strain of graduate work was so overwhelming I dragged my feet for five years on writing my dissertation. I didn't think I would ever finish it, that I would always regret never having finished and always be a failure. It took a year on celexa to finish, decide to have a baby (which I was too much of a mess to ever consider prior to that), do my first conference, reach a constructive decision concerning my marriage-- a whole slew of things I couldn't face without the help of an antidepressant. Although I have had a history of depression since I was 15, graduate school brought on full blown panic disorder--two related conditions. You are not alone--I've been there, Lexy is there, as are countless others who post here. Hang in there, get your work done to the best of your ability (it does not have to be perfect), and soon you will find that although grad school is possibly the most inhumane thing anyone ever puts themselves through, you will make it.
> Edna BabishEdna-
Your words really hit home for me. I have just started working on my doctorate as well...and have just discovered these panic attacks and overwhelming anxiety these last few months. I just really have to keep telling myself day by day, and not allow myself to freak about, about my practicum or forming my dissertation committee. Your words give me a little hope, that I too will make it through this difficult time and program. I'm really counting on these meds to help me perfrom a little better. I am dreading a 1 hr. lecture I have to give next month in front of an absurd amount of people. I'm glad that things worked out so well for you.
-kate
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