Wednesday, August 06, 2003

two pills are better than one

I upped my dose of Lexapro to 20mg today (as directed by my doctor.. this isn't recreational chemistry). I don't think I noticed a difference except perhaps a bit extra edgyness when my morning klonopin wore off. I'm happy to be on the higher dose since I'm mainly looking to address my OCD and its usually at higher doses that SSRIs are effective for that. We'll see..
Posted by jason on 08/06 at 09:19 PM
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are you gonna eat that?

I dropped my lexapro on the floor when I was about to take it. This is probably my worst nightmare. I had no extras with me, so I did the unthinkable. I picked it up, wiped it off, and took it. I'm so proud of myself. (Ok, I had to call my mother and have her convince me it was safe) but still, this is a major breakthrough for me.
Posted by jason on 08/06 at 02:03 PM
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Tuesday, August 05, 2003

my kinda side effect

I had to finally force myself to eat lunch at 2:30pm today. I managed to choke down half a slice of pizza. Lunch was an ordeal in and of itself. The checkout lady at the first place I bought lunch licked her finger to open the bag and put my sandwhich inside, so of course I had to go back to work, throw out that lunch, wash my hands several times and then go get lunch again. But the point is, I'm eating much less. I've lost 5 pounds in the 6 days I've been on meds. Thats worth the price of admission alone! Let's hope this side effect doesn't go away.
Posted by jason on 08/05 at 08:24 PM
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Monday, August 04, 2003

tell me if this hurts

Klonopin and Lexapro and Novocaine, oh my!

Pouring rain, no umbrella, dentist's drill, and its all a warm haze. And to think, I had misgivings about taking medication.

I get to go back in two weeks to have three more teeth drilled too. Yay!
Posted by jason on 08/04 at 06:37 PM
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Starting at the Middle

This is the first entry, but its surely not the beginning of the story. The story starts 23 years ago. Thats when I first remember my father being sick and in the hospital. I was 6 years old. The ups and downs and twists and turns since then would take forever to retell, and I don't have the time to go in to it now, so I'll get to the important part. A month ago my father passed away. Thats not the end of the story, thats only the middle. I've started to see a therapist, who referred me to an MD, and now I've started on Lexapro and Klonopin. With some help from the medication, the therapy and my friends and family, I'm starting on the rest of the story..
Posted by jason on 08/04 at 12:28 AM
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