Lexapro known in UK as Citalopram.......bad move

[brightoneason]

I have been having very bad mood swings, very extreme, big anger or big sadness, really was getting way of the chart for me. I saw that some of you have had success with AD's and Lexapro so today I started takeing 10mg......awfull stuff really anxious all day and feeling very stoned, a bit like early start of E, not nice at all, I thought it may help with the sides but hell I dont need this. Talking of E when i used to do loads the sides are very much like the withdrawls, very strange it all feels very familiar, anyone else notice that? I have 19 weeks to go, the water helps thanks for that one.I was at the clinic on Friday and they said they will test me at 24 weeks and again 24 weeks later if the virus is non detectable they say I will be clear, which is very different to some of the information that I have seen posted here, maybe the mindset is different across the pond?

[brightoneason]

Thank you, good feedback, i need to settle down a bit and then re think my stratergy...maybe the half or quarter will be the way for me to ease my way in.

[brightoneason]

very sad to hear of your friends death, I too have lost friends to HCV...I think what I was looking for was some valadation from recovery members and you have, I thank you. It still can be a fine line for me,when i had my biopsy it hurt like hell and i was i the recovery room, this guy the doc comes in and tells me they are sorry but they have LOST my biopsy sample! 2 mins and they lost it...straight back in and they do it again...needless to say I was given a shot of pethidine as i was in a great deal of pain..had no problem with that but this feels like such a head f..uck! what i may do is try a quarter or half...whats it like to come of this stuff? (ADs).....by the way i have had bed sweats all this week (5)enough to change my t-shirt twice a night, anyone have this?

[bobbyullc]

i have been in aa/na for 22years. i saw a friend die last year from hep c as his depression was so bad they stopped tx. this is a legit med. if you need it. if not better for you. meanwhile lots of luck.
bobby

[johnisme]

Glad to see your doing better now, hope you keep posting as you bring alot to this forum.

You made this statement............A friend of mine said the other day "When you're done with tx I hope you still keep taking those psycho drugs"

Do they come in the "mr natural" cuts???? Oh never mine i keep forgetting this is not the 70's

Take care and hope the rest of your journey flies by fast.

[cougareyes]

I meant everthing does NOT work for everyone.   Peace

[cougareyes]

Two more cents for those out there considering an AD. I never took any medications until I started this tx, so I was very apprehensive about anything. And yes maybe when I first started the lexapro I felt a little out of control, and it scared me. I'm glad I gave it time to adjust.
A friend of mine said the other day "When you're done with tx I hope you still keep taking those psycho drugs" lol. With the deep depression and anger I hear about some having tx, I know the lexapro is helping me. I was moody as h$ll before tx.
Everything does work for everybody.       Peace