So i went to the dr for my checkup to see
how my lexapro is working wich sucked, i
had anxiety most of the afternoon and i
didnt wanna leave to go there but i made
myself because i had to. The lexapro wasnt
really working. I have still been having
anxiety attacks. So she switched me to
zoloft so i really hope it works i hate
changing meds so much but i also dont
wanna be dealing with anxiety and
depression while he is gone too, my
husbands friends gf was at the clinic so i
talked to her while i waited she gave me
her phone number to talk if i ever needed
to since her bf and my husband are best
friends and went there together. The dr
offered to get me a social worker to talk
to if i needed it but i have brandy for
that i talk to her all the time. But maybe
after she leaves if i feel i need to talk
to someone thats always an option, went to
the post office today got josephs bday
gift from my mom and the clothes i ordered
off ebay. that was fun two kids and a big
box and a small box lol. i was gonna kick
it down the stairs but a guy offered to
help me and carried it outside for me and
joseph held his lil box. So that was nice,
the clothes are all super cute hehe some
she has to grow into wich will happen
really fast.Eventually gotta get a box
together for jason with stuff in it for
him like phone cards , candies , laundry
detergent, deodorant stuff like that. But
just thought id update on my day
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sick_mama17
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Posted: 07-26-07 13:50pm
Hi Diane, glad you made yourself go and
you're giving the new meds a chance. You
dont wanna be feeling like that especially
while your man is away.
I forgot to pm you back before about those
meds I was on that were making me really
sleepy. Well the dr kept me on the higher
dose for another month to see if it was
definately them causing my extreme
tiredness or if it was the depression.
After 2 weeks I was exhausted again so I
made an emergency appointment 2 days ago
as I lowered the dose myself. I couldnt
function feeling like that 24/7. Its
annoying because prozac at the higher dose
made me feel ok so Im scared to come off
them, but I just couldnt stay on something
making me so tired....
The dr has put me on a different med. This
is the 3rd one Ive been on in 10 months.
3rd time lucky hopefully.
Can I ask why you hate changing meds? I
should have asked him but I forgot, do the
old ones stop having an effect as soon as
you stop taking them? Im guessing thats
what happens, and the new ones take 2-4
weeks to have any effect, so you're likely
to feel the depression/anxiety stronger
again for a while? Although Ive changed
meds once before, the first ones didnt
have any effect on me at all so thats why
im not sure what to expect.
Probably should have pm'd you about it but
I dont care if people here know I have
depression and anxiety......
My dr always told me to take them at night
since alot of them can cause sleepiness.
I dunno, my brother was on a ton of
different medications for his panic
attacks cuz none seemed to work, and i
dont wanna have to go through months of
anxiety finding a med that works.
I really dont know if the other ones stop
taking affect or not, she didnt tell me
nor did i think to ask lol. she just told
me to throw out or flush the old ones down
the toilet. it takes about amonth to take
affect wich is why i see her back in
another month.
I just really hope these ones work. Im
glad she is a really nice dr though. The
other drs say she is the best to talk to
about anxiety and depression etc. She
could tell i was anxious when i went there
without me even talking.
plus my blood pressure was high im
guessing that related to anxiety if your
dealing with anxiety, they told me to
relax and did it again and it was still
high.
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sick_mama17
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Posted: 07-26-07 15:54pm
Okay yeah same here I see my dr again in a
month. My blood pressure I thought was low
but he said it was excellent. Its
depression more than anxiety with me
lately.
My dr told me the opposite of yours about
when to take them lol he said take it in
the morning because it can give you a
sudden feeling of euphoria (yeah
right-never experienced that!) taking at
it nightsounds a better idea, I'll start
doing that.
ya at first they caused me insomnia, well
wait i started taking them in the morning
but i was sooo tired all day long so
couldnt do that with kids, so then i was
taking them at night they had the opposite
affect i was having insomnia but then
after a while the insomnia went away, my
anxiety is worse then my depression, i
toldjason about switching meds . he asked
how iwas holding up and i told him good, i
dont wanna worry him over all the anxiety
and stuff. his head has to be in the war
and not worrying about my well being. SO i
keep the bad stuff to myself so idont
worry him and he can focus on his job.
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