Tuesday, December 02, 2003
i went to the doctor yesterday for followup from starting lexapro
yayay he gave me another month of free samples!
when he walked in the examination room, he asked if i was feeling better
i said, better than what?
he was surpised and said, since last visit
i asked him how i felt last time
he started laughing and told me to stop yanking his chain, heehee
i told him that whoever told him that lexapro had few to no side effects was a lying bastard
he asked what side effects i was having and i started enumerating them
he laughed and said "you've been reading the package insert!"
omfg!
i did research the insert online because there wasnt one in the free samples, but i only looked it up because i was having so many bad things happen---horrible headaches, outrageous muscle cramps, being sleepy but unable to sleep, etc...you can read those entries in the archives
Alan always tells me i read too much and then make things happen to myself-----mean hateful bastard!---i dont reallly mean that, he's one of my closest relatives----anyway, he thought i had quit taking the pills and was very surprised when i told him i was still on them
his exam showed that my tummy is still very tender and i told him i dont feel less anxious but i realize it tkes a while to start getting a therapeutic effect and told him about that online support group for people on lexapro and that i was hoping it would kick in soon
he says six weeks and it should start to really help, others tell me 2 months
i thought he would increase the dose but he says lets wait till i go back in 3 months to make that decision, unless i need to go back in sooner
anyway, some of the stress i've been under is now over, but there is of course yet more to endure between now and christmas---and i havent even started MY grinchiness yet! that will start when we get out for the holidays so get ready for that later!!!!
yayay he gave me another month of free samples!
when he walked in the examination room, he asked if i was feeling better
i said, better than what?
he was surpised and said, since last visit
i asked him how i felt last time
he started laughing and told me to stop yanking his chain, heehee
i told him that whoever told him that lexapro had few to no side effects was a lying bastard
he asked what side effects i was having and i started enumerating them
he laughed and said "you've been reading the package insert!"
omfg!
i did research the insert online because there wasnt one in the free samples, but i only looked it up because i was having so many bad things happen---horrible headaches, outrageous muscle cramps, being sleepy but unable to sleep, etc...you can read those entries in the archives
Alan always tells me i read too much and then make things happen to myself-----mean hateful bastard!---i dont reallly mean that, he's one of my closest relatives----anyway, he thought i had quit taking the pills and was very surprised when i told him i was still on them
his exam showed that my tummy is still very tender and i told him i dont feel less anxious but i realize it tkes a while to start getting a therapeutic effect and told him about that online support group for people on lexapro and that i was hoping it would kick in soon
he says six weeks and it should start to really help, others tell me 2 months
i thought he would increase the dose but he says lets wait till i go back in 3 months to make that decision, unless i need to go back in sooner
anyway, some of the stress i've been under is now over, but there is of course yet more to endure between now and christmas---and i havent even started MY grinchiness yet! that will start when we get out for the holidays so get ready for that later!!!!
