My doctor just gave me lexapro, 10mg a
day to help treat what he thinks I may
have, anxiety and adult add. I am not
being teated for add yet. He thought
maybe treating the anxiety will help w/the
add symptoms. I have been on this
medication for 1 week now and I don't feel
any diffrent than what I did before. I
feel as if I am taking drugs that are not
helping me at all... Can anyone tell me
how long and when I will feel any better??
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katiescom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 9 Location: Iowa
Posted: 10-14-04 00:00am
I have been taking lexapro since april. I
feel that it is a wonder drug. It can
take up to 3 weeks for you to feel
improvement! Give it some time.
I started taking it after having major
problems with my 2 teenage daughter (one
suffering from depression and the other
not liking the constant upheaval of the
family from the other daughter, she wanted
to move out an move in with her boyfriend
- she is 16).
Everything is better now with them, but I
am still taking the lexapro because it
helped so much with other things too. For
example, I feel like I am sleeping much
better, and I just seem to be dealing with
things so much better with the lexapro
that without it!
My husband also tried it but without
success. He thought that it made him more
tired! He also had adult add. He is now
on wellbutrin. He just started that
monday so we will see how that works for
him.
Keep me posted, I am interested to hear
others stories about lexapro.
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SanchezAM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Work
Posted: 10-22-04 16:21pm
How is your husband doing on the add
medication? I went to see my dr again
today, he gave asked me to take 20mg a day
of lexapro. He thinks this may work for
me since the 10mg was not doing anything
for me. I took it today for the first
time so hopefully this dosage will work
for me. If not, my next visit will be
for add medication. :d
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katiescom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 9 Location: Iowa
Posted: 10-22-04 17:56pm
So far, so good! He has no compliants.
He says that he feels better on the
wellbutrin than he did on any other
medication. Talk to your Dr. About it if
when you go back.
Keep me posted!
Katie
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SanchezAM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Work
Posted: 10-27-04 16:05pm
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SanchezAM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Work
Posted: 10-27-04 16:05pm
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SanchezAM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Work
Posted: 10-27-04 16:11pm
I went to see the dr on friday again and
he gave me 20mg of lexapro this time. I
think I am going to get a 2nd opinion
because if he knows for sure I have add
then why give me other medication thats
not working. Now that I have been taking
20mg a day, I feel very jittery. Im
going back in 3 wks after I finish the
free samples of 20mg he gave me. I have
heard that the medication given for adult
add really works well.
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amean94ta
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 11 Location: erie,pa
Posted: 11-09-04 09:43am
Yeah you think your jittery now just wait
I have adult add and am on ritilan its
speed, meth
