Posted by Glydin on September 28, 2005, at 19:22:16
In reply to Re: To: maddy4 » Glydin, posted by Phillipa on September 28, 2005, at 18:07:45
> This Thread is very important to me as I'll be starting lexapro 5mg tomorrow morning. I can still take my valium at night.
~~~ As far as I know that's completely fine. If you are concerned - run it by your doc would be my suggestion
> But what are the start-up side effects?~~~ I posted mine above and here's a copy:
{ My startup effects I think were fairly typical of alot of folks - upramp in anxiety and panic attacks, GI disturbances, increased night sweats, lack of appetite, slight sleep disturbance, and a feeling of "weirdness" which was probably some periods derealization. }
Also, at startup, I KNEW I would be really influenced by ANYTHING negative so I limited my time reading and posting here and other boards like this. I also limited doing a lot of research on Lex. I had a good basic understanding of the "working" of the med. Pouring over lists of SE's and failure stories would not be good for me. I knew I was at a point of vulnerability and it would not take much to have me give up at the first blush of experiencing stuff I didn’t like.
> Hopefully we'll be moving in a few weeks and I have to be able to funtion quite well and be able to drive a car about 6hrs. I have the same problem with being afraid of meds and quitting much too quickly.~~~ It’s not easy. In fact, it can be quite difficult. I think the attitude that I WOULD experience startup effects helped me. I decided the startup stuff was part of the process. It was the part of my brain being helped ( and it really NEEDED help) and that time was a transition I had to go though.
> So everything you can add would help sooooo much!~~~I don’t know how helpful my posts are but if they are in the least to anyone, I will feel good about that. I think it’s important for folks having success with their meds to encourage others. One doesn’t read a lot about successes here.
Best,
Glydin
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