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Posted by wsj on September 23, 2003, at 23:02:07
Peter - you still taking lexapro? decided anything about the parnate?
wsj
Posted by wsj on September 23, 2003, at 23:41:22
In reply to peter parnate, posted by wsj on September 23, 2003, at 23:02:07
just noticed your 09.23.2003 post saying your sticking with lex for now. i also noticed that the klonopin had a definite depressing effect during the day so i take max 1mg b/f bedtime. seems to help so far. i think i to am going to give the lex a little longer but still thinking about switching to parnate.
Posted by Peter on September 24, 2003, at 19:07:12
In reply to Re: peter parnate, posted by wsj on September 23, 2003, at 23:41:22
> just noticed your 09.23.2003 post saying your sticking with lex for now. i also noticed that the klonopin had a definite depressing effect during the day so i take max 1mg b/f bedtime. seems to help so far. i think i to am going to give the lex a little longer but still thinking about switching to parnate.
>>Hi. Sorry, but I didn't see your post until now. Yeah, my pdoc said it's worth my sticking with the lex, though if I still don't respond after a few more weeks, we will probably consider the maoi route. I'm just really depressed and sick of all the waiting, and I'm especially anxious about the possibility of not responding well to the lex 'cause I'm so sick of jumping from one med cocktail to the next. I no longer have life because I've been trying meds for years to no avail.
Posted by wsj on September 24, 2003, at 22:07:02
In reply to Re: peter parnate » wsj, posted by Peter on September 24, 2003, at 19:07:12
know what you mean - i can find posts i made here 4 years ago and i don't feel like i've made any progress! the lexapro does seem to be helping a little now and im able to exercise. i've dropped 35 lbs over the last 3 months.
Posted by Peter on September 25, 2003, at 5:41:52
In reply to Re: peter parnate » Peter , posted by wsj on September 24, 2003, at 22:07:02
> know what you mean - i can find posts i made here 4 years ago and i don't feel like i've made any progress! the lexapro does seem to be helping a little now and im able to exercise. i've dropped 35 lbs over the last 3 months.
>
> How is the lexapro working? In what ways do you feel better? Also, how long have you been taking it ? Have you been taking 10mg?
Posted by wsj on September 25, 2003, at 11:36:27
In reply to Re: peter parnate » wsj, posted by Peter on September 25, 2003, at 5:41:52
> > How is the lexapro working? In what ways do you feel better? Also, how long have you been taking it ? Have you been taking 10mg?
thinking back since i stopped lex for a few days thinking i was going to parnate - i have really only been taking it about 2.5 weeks total. at first i was taking 20 mg per day becuase i felt so bad and wanted some relief. but the last week and a half ive been going w/ 10mg so rx wound'nt run out b/f i could refill.
when i say im feeling better i mean my overall mood has gotten a tiny bit better. im planning to stick w/ the lex at least a couple more weeks - if no more improvement i think im going off lex for 2 weeks and then try parnate. also the lex alone isn't responsible > i aug w/ dex for add & klon to sleep.good luck
wsj
Posted by Peter on September 25, 2003, at 14:22:37
In reply to Re: peter parnate » Peter , posted by wsj on September 25, 2003, at 11:36:27
> also the lex alone isn't responsible > i aug w/ dex for add & klon to sleep.
>> I also take adderall 40mg and klonopin 2.5mg in addition to 10mg lex. I remember you saying that you've always augmented AD's with dex. My last few SSRI trials were augmented with adderall, and the synergy between the stim and SSRI has always helped in the past. I'm just wondering, though - have you felt any strange interactions between the lexapro and the dexadrine? I ask because I find that the lex has really been dampening the fx of the adderall. It seems like each adderall dose gives me a bit of a mood lift and relief from the lex SE's, but the relief is very short-lasting (about 1 hour), and then my mood goes way down again. I don't believe this phenomenon ever happened to me before when combining an SSRI + adderall. I've been taking adderall itself on and off for a few years for ADD at differing doses. After a month-long break this summer, I began the adderall again at 20mg, which for me is a lower-than-usual dose. But it was still effective until I began the lex; since then, I've sort of been compensating for the lex dampening effects by increasing my adderall doses. Now I'm up to 40mg, which lies within my usual past adderall dose range, but my pdoc wanted me to stay on the original lower 20mg that I started up on. I wonder if maybe my higher adderall dose is somehow inhibiting the lex from working. I don't know, I'm just speculating. It sucks, though, because the only way to find out is to lower the adderall again and see if this time any lex benefits become noticeable; but lowering the adderall now is very hard for me because it's the only thing that gives me somewhat of a relief, albeit a minimum one, from my daily depression. Just hope it's not counteracting the lex, just as the lex seems to be counteracting it. Who knows how 2 meds will affect one another if there are signs of a wierd synergy going on? BTW, how much dex do you take?
> good luck
>>you too
> Peter
Posted by wsj on September 25, 2003, at 16:45:42
In reply to Re: peter parnate » wsj, posted by Peter on September 25, 2003, at 14:22:37
>> I also take adderall 40mg and klonopin 2.5mg in addition to 10mg lex. I remember you saying that you've always augmented AD's with dex. My last few SSRI trials were augmented with adderall, and the synergy between the stim and SSRI has always helped in the past. I'm just wondering, though - have you felt any strange interactions between the lexapro and the dexadrine? I ask because I find that the lex has really been dampening the fx of the adderall. It seems like each adderall dose gives me a bit of a mood lift and relief from the lex SE's, but the relief is very short-lasting (about 1 hour), and then my mood goes way down again. I don't believe this phenomenon ever happened to me before when combining an SSRI + adderall. I've been taking adderall itself on and off for a few years for ADD at differing doses. After a month-long break this summer, I began the adderall again at 20mg, which for me is a lower-than-usual dose. But it was still effective until I began the lex; since then, I've sort of been compensating for the lex dampening effects by increasing my adderall doses. Now I'm up to 40mg, which lies within my usual past adderall dose range, but my pdoc wanted me to stay on the original lower 20mg that I started up on. I wonder if maybe my higher adderall dose is somehow inhibiting the lex from working. I don't know, I'm just speculating. It sucks, though, because the only way to find out is to lower the adderall again and see if this time any lex benefits become noticeable; but lowering the adderall now is very hard for me because it's the only thing that gives me somewhat of a relief, albeit a minimum one, from my daily depression. Just hope it's not counteracting the lex, just as the lex seems to be counteracting it. Who knows how 2 meds will affect one another if there are signs of a wierd synergy going on? BTW, how much dex do you take?
> > good luck
> >>you too
> > Peter
>my rx is for 40mg/day but right now im taking 20-25mg. it does seem to work a little differently w/ the lex > not as smooth. i was planning to try and ween off both dex and klon if the lex starts working.
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