Hi everyone. I have shown little improvement from upping the dosage of Lexapro from 10 mg. to 20 mg. and it has been almost 4 weeks.

I made an appointment once again with my dr. for Thursday. I suppose he will up the dosage to 30 mg. or maybe 25 mg.

I just know I need help and the 20 mg. is not enough.

Once again, suggestions from you before I see him are appreciated. The boards are what keep me going.

Thank you.

Salty

Hey Salty,

I know people who are on up to 40 mg. of Lexapro. If it doesn't give you negative side effects, going up might be the more efficient option for now. Let us know what happens.

Thank you, msbizz, that makes me feel better. Last time I went, my dr. said 20 wasn't a high dose at all and that people are on 30+.

Having you write that puts my mind at ease. I HAVE to do something...I just can't go on like this...I have to get back to some sort of normalcy.

I can't tell you HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR POST. I will write when I get back tomorrow. I have had 3 migraines 3 days in a row because I ran out of migraine samples from my dr. I really hope he has some migraine samples too. Seems like I get those too when I'm the most worried and stressed.

Thanks again and I'll keep you posted. Thank you for caring (and sharing).

Oh, one more thing, msbizz, do you know what your friends use to help them combat the insomnia from the Lexapro? I am going to go over the options with my dr. but I have many times and we never seem to get very far. I thought you might have a suggestion (s).

Thanks!

Salty

Yeah, insomnia, especially with a dose increase or whatever (but Lexaapro tends to have that side effect beyond that time frame)...happens a lot.

Quite a number of the friends I know take either an antianxiety med like Klonopin as needed or one of the sleep meds, like Lunesta.

Migrains AND insomnia? Ugh!

I'm out all day tomorrow, but I'll check back to see how your appt. went.

Hi msbizz. My dr. upped the Lexapro to 30mg. and I asked him this time if we could make it for a shorter time since I know my body reacts very quickly to meds. He said 2 weeks instead of 4.

I'm praying this will do it. I couldn't wait until right before bed to take it, I already took my dose around 7 pm.

I asked for a few samples of Ambien CR. I'll see how that goes. I have Klonopin (generic), but I hate using that for sleep. I try to save that for when I really need it for anxiety and panic attacks.

I'll be able to tell within a week if this 30 mg. is making a difference, but I will stick it out for 2 weeks and then I'm going right back and if we have to up the dose, then that's what we'll do. I'm not going to stop fighting.

I told my dr. about you and how you helped me by telling me about the 40 mg.

Thanks so much for your support. I always need it. I hope you are doing well. Is everything okay with you?

Salty

LOL, the doc is going to be on the lookout for some msbizz (miss busy) to give her a good talking to!

Do put some faith in your doctor and at the same time, do your research. Decide what you can live with and for how long, and what you can't. For some people the sexual or weight side effects are very big issues. Other people aren't affected as much or the same.

Anyway, I could be some sweaty 80 year old man sitting in my underwear smoking cigars and drinking straight out of the Johnnie Walker jug, making up stuff. So do your research. ;)

I'm glad you spoke up for yourself and are feeling hopeful. I hope the incrase works out for you, soon!

I'm doing okay. Been running ragged over the summer with some things here. And my 82 year old dad just passed away from things related to Alzheimer's. That's actually not a bad thing--he fell. up until the fall he'd been fine with walking, self-feeding, talking etc. All he's missed out on by the complications from the fall are slowly losing his physical and more mental capabilities. He escaped before he went to the vegatative state. I'd made considerable peace with him in previous years. Thank GOODNESS!!

Trying out Wellbutrin again. I've got to take something, or get my sleep back on track again. Or both. Who knows. We'll see how this goes.

msbizz, I'm so sorry about your dad. I lost my grandmother after taking care of her for months and I know it's tough. I'm really sorry.

I was on WB, but it just wasn't enough for me...I wish it had been though. I had no side effects.

I just posted about Ambien Cr. It put me to sleep, but didn't KEEP me to sleep as promised. So once again I'm up anywhere from 3:30 am until I get sleepy again and who knows when that is.

I've gone through almost all my savings. If I didn't have this little job on the side, I don't know what I'd do. I want to file for disability so bad, I just can't seem to get it together to do so. Depression sure does kick your - - -!

I'm not going to give this 30mg. even 2 weeks. I made up my mind...7 days or so, that's it. I'll know, my body always knows. Then I'm going back there. I feel a little lighter, but that may be because my cycle just ended.

You know all I've ever wanted was to find a nice guy, get married, have children and raise a family. The corporate world was never for me. And now my clock is ticking like crazy and I don't have any guy and I just don't know...I just want the depression to go away.

Take care.

Salty


LOL, the doc is going to be on the lookout for some msbizz (miss busy) to give her a good talking to!

Do put some faith in your doctor and at the same time, do your research. Decide what you can live with and for how long, and what you can't. For some people the sexual or weight side effects are very big issues. Other people aren't affected as much or the same.

Anyway, I could be some sweaty 80 year old man sitting in my underwear smoking cigars and drinking straight out of the Johnnie Walker jug, making up stuff. So do your research. ;)

I'm glad you spoke up for yourself and are feeling hopeful. I hope the incrase works out for you, soon!

I'm doing okay. Been running ragged over the summer with some things here. And my 82 year old dad just passed away from things related to Alzheimer's. That's actually not a bad thing--he fell. up until the fall he'd been fine with walking, self-feeding, talking etc. All he's missed out on by the complications from the fall are slowly losing his physical and more mental capabilities. He escaped before he went to the vegatative state. I'd made considerable peace with him in previous years. Thank GOODNESS!!

Trying out Wellbutrin again. I've got to take something, or get my sleep back on track again. Or both. Who knows. We'll see how this goes.

salty,

Your grandmother was fortunate to have you taking care of her! I think it would be hard to lose a loved one after taking on their physical & emotional care as you did. You know it's coming but still...it's hard.

Gosh, I'm sorry to hear you've run through your current savings almost. Have you checked to see if there is a Community Mental Health Clinic in your area--they're nation wide, but each state has their own. I think here they are called Adult Mental Health Centers, but they have the whole gammit of mental health care from psychiatrist to nurse to case/social worker to psychologist. You pay according to your ability. There's also a med program put together maybe by the med companies themselves, I've seen the ads on TV....Partnership for Prescription Assistance. Check them out too. I think they can get meds to people on a sliding price scale. BUt this all sounds as challenging as going to file for disability. Actually, I think the CMHCs can help with that, but I'm not positive.

I hope a nice guy shows up when you are most ready. :) hugs

Awww, msbizz, you are so sweet. Thank you for the encouraging post. If I could just get out of this depression, I'd be happy!

Take care of yourself and your life and keep me posted and I'll do the same.

So far (day 4) I don't notice much difference on 30 mg. and that's not what I had hoped.

Salty

hi---new to this board---been on 10, 15, 20 ..anxiety seems better but still feeling blue.. was just increased last night to 25mg...please stay in touch and let me know how 30 is working for you...I will do the same...

and I went through a similar situation with my Aunt who passed away last October at 81 from an Alzheimer's related fall...I was her sole support for over a year and boy was it hard to deal with!

in case you are interested, I was so mad at the hospital she passed away at that I posted a web page about it....

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app1nag, I'm still not noticing much difference in the depression from when I was on 10 mg. I mean, I guess there's a SLIGHT difference, but it's very slight.

I keep waiting for it to KICK in, but each day is the same, just another day. It's so frustrating!

Keep me posted on your progress (I hope progress).

Salty


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