starting lexapro

Try to take your melatonin you bought today instead of the klonopin and see if that helps. Since I've started Lexapro I've felt like I won't be abl to sleep either unless I take something. That's why I switched to melatonin instead of my Xanax. This is just my personal preference and everyone is different so you do what makes you feel most comfortable. I was having just as hard of a time as you in the beginning,but it does get better! Hang in there and let me know how you do tonight. I'm drinking my juice now getting ready for bed and starting to feel sleepy already! :)

Learn some mindfulness-mindful.org- It will keep you in the moment and the waiting wont seem so hard. Also meditation helps.

I hope your day gets better.

Hugs, Karen...

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fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue, depression, allergies

I slept the whole night last night without taking seroquel or klonopin. I didn't have a lot of anxiety. Now my issue seems to be a little bit of an upset stomach. This could be from upping the dosage a few days ago. Hopefully this will pass. It's been about an hour since I took the lexapro. No signs of major anxiety creeping in. Now I don't feel like doing anything. I could lie in bed all day. I know I need to get out though. I'm taking all this as a good sign. No anxiety means my body is hopefully getting used to the meds. I hope the stomach issue passes. Now I will have to wait to see if the meds do their trick in due time and better my mood. My doc wants me to increase from 15mgs to 20mgs on Sunday.

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The busier you stay and the more mindful, the less you notice the changes with the medication. Keep your mind busy... I hope you have a good day...

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fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue, depression, allergies

Good for you. You are doing good things by helping your brother and going for a run. I walked today, but had doc appointment and went shopping. Stayed busy...

Hugs, Karen...

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Yum! I love fresh salsa! Sounds like you're making progress! Thats awesome. Keep the positive attitude and you will do good. Wishing you a nice sleep :)

Started the morning out with about 15 mile bike ride with my brother. I still feel depressed. When will this begin to change? I'm almost 3 weeks into this. I am so worried this isn't going to work for me. From reading other posts, I see a lot of other people have the same fears. One day they start feeling a little better. The startup has been horrible.

Here we go.. I think I may be feeling a little calmer today. I'm not so anxious. I still feel it, but not as intense. I did close to a 30 mile bike ride this morning. I did have trouble sleeping last night. I fell asleep on my own for about an hour. I guess that's a little better than the 5 minutes I slept the previous night. I woke and took 50mg of seroquel and 9mg of melatonin. Trying to practice patience. My therapist wants me to increase from 15mg to 20 mg tomorrow. I don't want to go through another week of hell.

Thanks Karen. I don't want to jinx myself but today has been better. I can still feel the anxiety a bit, but it's I'm not freaking out at all. I will probably still have to take the seroquel to help with sleep tonight. Today will be 3 days without a kpin. Tomorrow if I get a lot of anxiety from the dose increase I will most likely allow myself to take one. No sense in torturing myself. I haven't abused them up to this point. I just hope I don't have to go through another week of feeling nuts. I can handle how I feel today.

Listen to your doc. They know best. I know it is hard, but it will all work out.

Hugs, Karen...

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fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue, depression, allergies

I am beginning to think lexapro is not right for me. I take it in the morning, 15mg. I took a klonopin on top of it yesterday. It took the edge off, but I still feel all ramped up. I think it might be time for something else. It's been 3 weeks now. I feel all shaky this morning. Feeling disappointed!!

I'll give it a little more of a chance. I want it to work. I understand it can take up to 8 weeks to work. It's the anxiety I'm getting that's driving me insane. Today so far I feel ok. I don't know if it's from the klonopin I took yesterday or not. I'm going to give it more time today.

Thanks stillme. I am sticking with the 15mg for now. The day has been better. I sure wish I could sleep without any sleep aids. Yesterday was great. I took the Klonopin around 3pm. I am one of those that feels the effects for 24 hours. I peak after a couple of hours, but the calmness lasts. It's very misleading though. Today was weird though. I woke up a little panicky. Then I took the meds and felt it more. Then I calmed down. Right now I'm somewhat calm. It's been over 24 hours since my kpin. My doc wants me to keep taking them, but the frighten me. Plus I don't have an idea of how the lexapro is actually effecting me. Oh well... march on!!