Saturday, August 30, 2008

Let's hear it for chemistry

I think the Lexapro is working. I've only been taking it about a week and a half, but already I feel small changes. The anxiety is down. I'm able to feel the kind of happiness -- if even in moments -- that I remember feeling as a kid.

It's no miracle. I didn't expect that. I hoped for results, and I think I'm getting them.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My name is Bob Lane and i would like to show you my personal experience with Lexapro.

I am 51 years old. Have been on Lexapro for 6 months now. Wasn't strong enough for me. Had only mild benefit for depression. For five of the six months I was on it, it worked very well for social anxiety, but kinda pooped out toward the end. Added Wellbutrin at varying doses to address the sleepiness and libido/orgasm issues, but still suffered. Then tried Cymbalta with disasterous results. Might try Zoloft now.

I have experienced some of these side effects-
Extreme sleepiness. When possible, I slept for 12-16 hours a day for the entire six months I took Lexapro. Marked decrease in libido. Completely anorgasmic. Other side effects were mild or non-existent.

I hope this information will be useful to others,
Bob Lane

Lexapro Side Effects

Allison Landa said...

Bob, thank you so much for sharing your information. It has already been helpful for others -- in particular, for me.

Wishing you well in this too-often-difficult journey.