Posted by jujube on October 11, 2004, at 12:19:39
In reply to Re: Lexapro / Celexa Dose Equivalence Question, posted by ednababish on October 11, 2004, at 10:09:32
Edna,
Thanks so much for the response. I have never been through anything like this before. It's so horrible to wake up everyday and feel like your life is not worth living. It scares me so much because I have never really had thoughts like that before. I wasn't told much about the Depo before I got the shot except that I might gain weight and my cycle could stop. When I started feeling "off", I started to do some research and found out just how bad the side effects can be for some women. I was on Effexor at the time mostly for anxiety, and even that did not cushion the blow. Anxiety went through the roof and my mood sunk lower than even my worst PMS. Well, enough of my whining. I have less than 3 weeks to go before the shot wears off so I'll try to keep my chin up and lots of kleenex at hand.
Tamara
> Tamara,
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> You are not alone in suffering from hormonally-induced depression brought on from birth-control. At 23yrs, I had an awful response to a birth control pill; Lexy's depression was also brought on by a bcp. I was convinced I was dying of any and everything, then the panic attacks started, I had suicidal thoughts, and I couldn't sleep or eat. Because it was a pill, I felt better almost immediately after I stopped taking it--or I at least felt a lot more able to cope.
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> It does take a while for any AD to work--it takes medicines twice as long as the makers suggest to work for me. And for you, you have wait for the shot to wear off on top of that. While waiting for my ADs to work, I focused on very small things, one task at a time, and gave a lot of my attention to details--it made the time go faster until I one day I woke up and I thought I feel better. I also watched a lot of old sitcoms and read Star magazine.
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> Hope this helps. Keep us posted.
>
> Edna Babish
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