Lexapro??? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

shutterbug · 11-02-2005, 09:40 PM

Anybody know anything about this med?

pedagogue · 11-02-2005, 10:14 PM

Good 'ol Lexapro!

I there there were a few people on here who asked about it. I'm on my way to bed, but I'll poke around tomorrow and see if I find anything. I know basic info about it. What do you want to know?

-p

shutterbug · 11-02-2005, 10:22 PM

Just anything really.....i was put on it several years before i was able to make myself stay on meds so i stopped taking it after 3 or 4 weeks because it was making me really fatigued (and because i hated taking pills).

I told my Pdoc this yesterday, but she still put me on it instead of Zoloft like i asked. She said if i take the Lexapro at night then i shouldn't be bothered by fatigue in the day.

I'm just already fatigued enough as it is to have my meds start adding to that!

And i was wondering if anyone had had success with it. (i'm also on Welbutrin and Lithium)

Thanks Peda

shutterbug · 11-02-2005, 10:23 PM

BTW...normally i read the inserts of info that come with the meds, but these are samples so no info.

na4today · 11-04-2005, 10:45 PM

Hey Jenna, I'm on Lexapro and I had trouble with fatigue for about 2 weeks and then it went away. I haven't had any problems with it and it seem to work for my depression pretty good.

shutterbug · 11-05-2005, 10:05 PM

i've decided i'm not going to bother with this med right now....i just can't afford to be any more fatigued than i already am (even if only for 2-4 weeks).

Thanks for the input.
i'm just gunna tell my psychiatrist she needs to listen to me instead of being such a arrogant @#$%&......and i say that in the most loving way of course....LOL

RN92 · 11-07-2005, 02:46 PM

I was recently put on Lexapro for major depression. It worked about as well as asprin. My depression got dangerously worse. Then, my Doc added Wellbutrin with it. She said they work better together, esp with anxiety. Oh My God! My world changed in 1.5-2wks total. You're already on Wellbutrin, which is supposed to give you "energy" anyway. Maybe the Lexapro fatigue wont bother you this time. I just know that the combination was a life saver for me. Good Luck. Its hard work being a sufferer of Major Depression/bipolar. I do understand.

shutterbug · 11-07-2005, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RN92

You're already on Wellbutrin, which is supposed to give you "energy" anyway.

Ha....so my doc keeps telling me!
Hasn't yet though
Actually, i'm much more fatigued now than i was a year ago
I don't get any noticeable relief from the WB.

Thanks for your story.....i'm flip-flopping and just can't decide what to do on this issue.

11-02-2005, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-02-2005, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
pedagogue Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 1,019	Good 'ol Lexapro! I there there were a few people on here who asked about it. I'm on my way to bed, but I'll poke around tomorrow and see if I find anything. I know basic info about it. What do you want to know? -p __________________ "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." - Frank A. Clark

11-02-2005, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	Just anything really.....i was put on it several years before i was able to make myself stay on meds so i stopped taking it after 3 or 4 weeks because it was making me really fatigued (and because i hated taking pills). I told my Pdoc this yesterday, but she still put me on it instead of Zoloft like i asked. She said if i take the Lexapro at night then i shouldn't be bothered by fatigue in the day. I'm just already fatigued enough as it is to have my meds start adding to that! And i was wondering if anyone had had success with it. (i'm also on Welbutrin and Lithium) Thanks Peda __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).

11-02-2005, 10:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	BTW...normally i read the inserts of info that come with the meds, but these are samples so no info. __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).

11-04-2005, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
na4today Learning as I go Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 731	Hey Jenna, I'm on Lexapro and I had trouble with fatigue for about 2 weeks and then it went away. I haven't had any problems with it and it seem to work for my depression pretty good. __________________ I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened to me and heard my cry -Psalm 40:1 Take my will and my life Guide me in my recovery Show me how to live Just for today Clean Date 8/20/05

11-05-2005, 10:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	i've decided i'm not going to bother with this med right now....i just can't afford to be any more fatigued than i already am (even if only for 2-4 weeks). Thanks for the input. i'm just gunna tell my psychiatrist she needs to listen to me instead of being such a arrogant @#$%&......and i say that in the most loving way of course....LOL __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).

11-07-2005, 02:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
RN92 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Senatobia, MS Posts: 5	I was recently put on Lexapro for major depression. It worked about as well as asprin. My depression got dangerously worse. Then, my Doc added Wellbutrin with it. She said they work better together, esp with anxiety. Oh My God! My world changed in 1.5-2wks total. You're already on Wellbutrin, which is supposed to give you "energy" anyway. Maybe the Lexapro fatigue wont bother you this time. I just know that the combination was a life saver for me. Good Luck. Its hard work being a sufferer of Major Depression/bipolar. I do understand.

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