today is day five and the last day for taking half dose of Lexapro which is only 10mg. I'll be taking the whole--20mg, starting tomorrow. the first few days of taking was difficult, due to constantly feeling nauseous, drowsy, wired, numb and plenty of weird headaches. i pretty wanted to sleep and to escape those side effects. yesterday was my first day out with friends and i've say my mind wasn't there most of the time and my moods were pretty much stabilized. I'm not sure if this is what it feels like or got to wait and have it kick in more.
funny, because I was telling one of my roomies of what it felt like to be on Lexapro, she described if a war like 300 occurred, and i would just walk through as if nothing is happened. and i agree.
again, im not sure if this is what it is supposed to feel like but if this is it, then i'm not sure which is worse this or my anxiety/depression. everything i do is new to me, even with the things i've known of doing for years. it's just different. i kept on looking at pictures of me before Lexapro, i could feel the difference...it's weird but I do.
hmm.. i hope you tell your psychiatrist about those things you're experiencing... how about asking if there was another medication that you could try? one that doesn't leave you on a daze. i personally don't think meds are supposed to make you lose yourself. meds are supposed to make you feel back to your old self again before everything started, you know? if you're not seeing him again to much later, i definitely think this is worth a phone call. hmm.
ReplyDeleteI googled recently and says that I have to to wait for it to kick in fully, which means up to 4-6 weeks. the side effect im having right now should improve within 1-2 weeks. and that i should give medication enough time before judging whether it works for me or not. I'll see my psychiatrist in 2 weeks and see from there, hmm.
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