Posted by fachad on April 22, 2003, at 0:30:54
In reply to I HATE THIS LEXAPRO!! I CAN'T FUNCTION!!, posted by CJ Nightowl on April 21, 2003, at 0:07:55
My guess is that you are very sensitive to the apathy, lethargy, fatigue, inducing effects of SSRI's. Some people just become sleepy zombies on them.
I was so tired on Zoloft I felt too tired to breathe. It just seemed like I could not stay awake.
I would suggest you consider getting off of SSRI ADs completely and then if you really feel that you need an AD, try a different type.
Bupropion, Serzone, Remeron, desipramine, nortriptyline are some ADs that do not have the same draing effect as the SSRIs. Although Effexor is not an SSRI, many have the same problem with it.
10mg of Adderall is pretty low. 60mg/day is the max, I think 30mg/day is typical. You might also try Ritalin or Dexadrine rather than Adderall.
> Okay, the first 2 weeks on the Lexapro (10mg) I was an insomniac, but I was finally starting to feel alive agian! I figured I would sleep when I got some better sleep meds. Then for a couple days I tried taking 10mg of Celexa along with the 10 of Lex because the reason I switched in the first place was because I had the Celexa blahs.
> So early last week my sleep pattern got better but I was very edgy, so I decided it was time to up the dose of Lex to 17and a half mg. (my Internist wanted me to just go from 30mg of Celexa to 20mg of Lexapro, without a second thought) So the 17 and a half I started last Wednesday, (I think) and today and yesterday, all I could do was sleep. The Adderall is NOT working, neither is NO-DOZ, or coffee! I can't do this! I am a mom and a wife and my husband told me today that he "didn't sign up for this", meaning that he is sick and tired of doing the laundry, cooking, shopping and working a high stress sales job too. I feel really bad for him and myself! I want to do things, I just can't! What the HELL can I do!!! I am not taking the Lexapro tonight, but I have no plan beyond tonight. Please help me you guys!! I have another Internist who has known me since before I ever got depressed, and I think she'd be willing to let me try this or that, but she is not a Pdoc, therefore I have my doubts as to how much good she can really do for me. This is what I am prescribed: Lexapro 20 mg per day, Adderall 10 mg per day and Sonata 10 mg per night. Fiorinol as needed for headaches. That's it. That's all I take. Should I just go back to the Celexa and deal with the apathy that I felt with that and maybe get a dose increase of Adderall? Should I try a different stimulent instead of Adderall to take with Celexa? Should I try another A/D along with Celexa and Adderall? Obviously the Lexapro is shit for me, and the Adderall I am starting to have my doubts about and right now I certainly don't need the Sonata, as I can't stay awake anyway!!
> Thanks for listening, please help.
> CJ
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