Can't get out of the bed.

[Alscott]

I have no energy. I can't get out of this bed. What can I do for more energy. Feel pathetic here. Asking total strangers for advice. Asking the simplest questions. What a shame. What have I become

[NeverDreamed]

Yea for flushing the pills!!  Have you read a lot about the Lexapro?  I just googled it all it said was it's for a depressive disorder.  My only warning with anti-depressants is this... I was prescribed Effexor for anxiety/depression 2 years ago.  I had never had any of these issues before but needed something for what was going on in my life at the time. I began having anxiety attacks.  So now here I am trying to rid my body of any pills, and I read Effexor has it's own set of withdrawal symptoms, and is not good for pregnancy, i'm not pregnant but want to be this year.  So i'm pissed, if the dr. had told me there were withdrawals, or if I had done more research on it at the time I may have changed my mind.  So just keep that in mind.  However, if you feel you need it, just take it as prescribed.  
The energy will come back, I'm at Day 20 today and I'm taking a Super B vitamin complex, and my energy is great!  Be patient, you will start feeling better soon.  

[downandout1982]

I also made myself get out my first day I took the kids to my moms and visited an old friend my second day was my daughters birthday wich we had been planning for months so i got to the store first thing in the morning to pick up the cake then it was wrapping pressents then off to Chuck E Cheese then packing all the kids presants and cake back home. Day three was the worse by far I went to the clinic were they tried to give me more pain meds so I left and went for a long drive in the country. day four my husbands parents wanted a little birthday part with just us. I guess my point is kk is correct it did help when I was just home in bed I felt even worse because my mind was messing with me I had thoughts of loading my gun,. . .  you know? just get out a little bit. I think one's mind is its worst enemy. I had to keep telling myself this isnt the worst thing that will happen to me in my life. You CAN do this!

[Alscott]

I took my bath, flushed my pills, and now back to the bed. Can't seem to get energy to do anything. This is what m afraid of. The vicodin gave me energy. That supercharged felling. Now what. Don't worry I have no pills and I don't want to start this over again. This feeling is too much for anyone. I just want my life back. I feel so bad for my family. I have lied to my husband, cussed him something awful, due to my mood swings. I started lexapro on Sunday. Should I not take it and wait until my body heals from the vicodin withdrawals..

[NeverDreamed]

Amen KK.  At day 2 I forced myself to go to a friends BBQ, and ended up having fun, and with all the chaos going on there, kids running around, music, etc... It so took my mind off of what I was going through.

[kk1303]

...I also made myself eat healthy foods every day. Take vitamins and drink water. We get our energy from food...if you're not eating, u won't have energy.

[kk1303]

I'm gonna be blunt, but consider this tough love. You CAN get out of bed.  You are not chained or strapped to the bed..so don't say u can't get out of bed, bc u really can get out...u just don't want to. You have to MAKE yourself. Day 2 I went for a walk and a drive. Day 3 I went antique shopping for several hours and out to eat with my parents. Day 4 I went on a job interview. Do you honestly think I wanted to do all that? Heck no. I wanted to stay in my bed and curl up and die. But I told myself, "well, you're gonna feel like $#!+ lying in bed, so why not get up, move around & feel like $#!+...get what I'm saying? Nothing is going to make you feel better per say, but lying in bed doing nothing is only going to make things worse. At least when you're moving around, your mind is taken off how cruddy you feel for a bit.