Posted by justanotherofyou on October 22, 2002, at 19:47:59
In reply to Re: Lexapro... and No Land of Happy, posted by sjb on October 22, 2002, at 14:32:52
> I, too, am quite worried. I was doing a lot better the first month, and am grateful that Lexapro does not have the side effects as others do, but . . .
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> I'm basically back to isolating, overeating, dreading the holidays, sleeping too much and so overly sensitive. I had told my husband and PDoc that this was the last shot at meds in early Sept, before I started Lexapro.
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> I've been on over 25 different meds and combos and am ready to give up. It's like there is no safety net out there. No one seems to care and I find it harder and harder to keep fighting in this society that values looks, thinness, achiement, etc. I'm an invisable blob now. I just want to hide. I feel so inferior to my overachieving, socially active attractive friends and co-workers.Hi Mary...
Now this sounds like me years ago. I had tried everything. Listen to me, don't let them talk you into ECT. It is barbaric and they won't tell you that. It has wiped out blanks of memory for me that I'll never get back and not the bad memories either. Also my new memories fade quickly but you never can tell which you'll forget. It's odd. It's unfair. The reality is, that nobody out there is gonna love you more than you are willing to. That is when we realize that we can't give up, no matter how much we want to. There just might be something you are meant to do before you leave this world, (I don't mean that you're suicidal, but think it's good to remember that). If you can possibly volunteer in some way that will help you feel less invisible. Those people at work care about money. That is something that goes as fast as it comes and a lesson they will learn one day. I wish for you peace and health along your journey...
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