Posted by Mariposa on June 11, 2003, at 13:23:00
In reply to Carless Family Docs/menopause/lexapro stories?, posted by johnj on June 11, 2003, at 11:19:29
> My wife, who is not a US citizen, went to her GP about her bone density test results. I was scheduled to go but could not due to another family illness.
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> Well, she came home with the results, not explained, and with mole removed from her face. We had gotten a referral to a dermatologist to do the work but this doctor decided she would do it.....2 days before my wife leaves the country for two weeks.
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> She is menopausal and is taking hormone therapy. I was curious as to what she had in her bag from the doctor. I find new hormone replacement trial meds and a months worth of LEXAPRO!!! She didn't explain what the med was for to my wife just said take it and see if it helps.
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> My wife has no anxiety problems and is more even keel than most women I know(or me). She had some stress when we moved while she was in school and before the hormone therapy, but that was 1.5 years ago. My wife had concerns and said she was frustrated due to her dry skin. She wasn't asked about her sleep patterns, anxiety level, depression or appetite. What the HELL is the doctor giving her LEXAPRO for? I would be interested in any other women and their experiencs with mood during menopause. The only other thing my wife told the doctor was is that she is tired in the morning and not as refreshed. We see this doctor today and I want to blast this young idiot. I am the one on AD's and I can spot depression and my wife is a happy person. What gives????
> Thanks
> johnjI don't know if it will help and will TRY to be brief - I am 47 and thought I was peri-menopausal because of a terrible time w/rage and mood swings. I was given Lex for this problem, diagnosed as PMDD ( Pre-Mensrual "something" Dysfunction) and Depression by Gyn Doc and told I was nowhere near Menopause. I didn't think I was depressed, but now that I have been on Lex for 5 months I realize I really was depressed and had been for several years ( family deaths, financial and job related problems). I also have suffered most of my adult life w/insomnia which contributes greatly to depression. Lexapro has "cured" that problem as now I fall asleep easily at regular bedtime, sleep SOUNDLY through the nite, and rarely wake in the early morning hours ( i used to wake regularly at 3 or 4 AM and could not go back to sleep ).
I guess my point is that I have benefited greatly from taking Lexapro, and it has really helped me deal with my personal situation.
Best of luck to you and your wife~~~8|8
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