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Posted by TerraJo on June 7, 2005, at 0:08:04
i'm to take half a lexapro for the first week and only go up to the full pill if we think i'm ready. was stable on the wellbutrin, but life stresses just did my chemicals in and i need more help (cancer, divorce, 3 kids, changing jobs.... pretty high up there on the stress list!
what's the wait it out period seem to be for lexapro? for well, it was 4-6 weeks, and the first 4 were really bad but i toughed them out.
anybody using Klonopin too? when and for what purpose? and is it best to get the name brand Klonopin and not the generic? seems i read that somewhere.
i read here a few years back. the best place to get the real world answers to how drugs really affect people.
thanks for you help. hope many jump out with good advice.
terra
Posted by meds4life on June 9, 2005, at 0:19:07
In reply to On Wellbutrin IR 75mg (5x/dy) and adding lexapro, posted by TerraJo on June 7, 2005, at 0:08:04
I take Wellbutrin S.R. 150 2x a day, Lexapro 10 mg. and .5 mg of klonopin in the morning. The combination seems to be perfect right now. I've tried almost every SSRI and have had weight gain on several. The Lexapro is new (about 2 months), so I'll have to wait/weight and see! I have recurrent major depression. It took about 4 weeks for best effect, no depression or anxiety at this moment. Energy level is good most of the time if I don't eat too many carbs, which I crave constantly. Anyway, good luck!
Posted by TerraJo on June 9, 2005, at 9:31:33
In reply to Re: On Wellbutrin IR 75mg (5x/dy) and adding lexapro » TerraJo, posted by meds4life on June 9, 2005, at 0:19:07
> I take Wellbutrin S.R. 150 2x a day, Lexapro 10 mg. and .5 mg of klonopin in the morning. The combination seems to be perfect right now. I've tried almost every SSRI and have had weight gain on several. The Lexapro is new (about 2 months), so I'll have to wait/weight and see! I have recurrent major depression. It took about 4 weeks for best effect, no depression or anxiety at this moment. Energy level is good most of the time if I don't eat too many carbs, which I crave constantly. Anyway, good luck!
Hi. That's great feedback. I've gone through a whole list of AD's myself. Have done well on just wellbutrin for a couple years until life stress kicked it up several notches. The Klonopin is really taking the edge off- I don't care if I am on it for the rest of my life. I was way too edgy. I'm considering .5 Klonopin in the morning and .5 in the afternoon. And I'm currently still at 5 mg Lexapro (day 4?) Do you take 10mg all at once, or 5mg twice a day?Read an article that anxious people crave carbs because it is soothing and decreases anxiety. Makes sense to me.
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