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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 63314" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>My difficult child 1 has been taking Lexapro for about two months now for anxiety. It has helped him TREMENDOUSLY and made his medical procedure anxiety very manageable. It took about two or three weeks to take full effect. He has not complained of any negative side-effects.</p><p></p><p>I am on antidepressants for similar reasons to yours. Two difficult children and a husband who is not as involved as I need him to be, marital issues (we're in separate bedrooms these days), his own difficult child-ness, etc. I was in pretty bad shape mentally and was starting to have physical symptoms because of my depression.</p><p></p><p>I started out on Celexa, and it helped for a while. This drug also takes several weeks to take effect. I was on that for over a year, but was starting to break down again emotionally and our psychiatrist switched me to an older tricyclic drug and it has worked much better. I've been on that one about 8 years now. I fully intend to stay on it because my life is just as stressful now as it was when I first broke down. Plus, I've got a family history that predisposes me to being neurochemically-challenged. The way I see it, it's like needing glasses to see better. This medication helps me function better... my emotions are more stable and I'm able to cope with the many bumps that come along in life.</p><p></p><p>The only negative side-effect I've had is that it makes my heart beat a bit faster. Initially, I did have dry mouth and increased sweating, but that got better with time (and it was certainly better than feeling like life wasn't worth living). My emotional eating stopped, so I actually lost weight at first. It also helped with my premenstrual mood swings.</p><p></p><p>It really <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> that your husband has abandoned you. It points to his selfishness and immaturity. Not what you need in your life at all. Not what your kids need either. {{{{Hugs!}}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 63314, member: 3444"] My difficult child 1 has been taking Lexapro for about two months now for anxiety. It has helped him TREMENDOUSLY and made his medical procedure anxiety very manageable. It took about two or three weeks to take full effect. He has not complained of any negative side-effects. I am on antidepressants for similar reasons to yours. Two difficult children and a husband who is not as involved as I need him to be, marital issues (we're in separate bedrooms these days), his own difficult child-ness, etc. I was in pretty bad shape mentally and was starting to have physical symptoms because of my depression. I started out on Celexa, and it helped for a while. This drug also takes several weeks to take effect. I was on that for over a year, but was starting to break down again emotionally and our psychiatrist switched me to an older tricyclic drug and it has worked much better. I've been on that one about 8 years now. I fully intend to stay on it because my life is just as stressful now as it was when I first broke down. Plus, I've got a family history that predisposes me to being neurochemically-challenged. The way I see it, it's like needing glasses to see better. This medication helps me function better... my emotions are more stable and I'm able to cope with the many bumps that come along in life. The only negative side-effect I've had is that it makes my heart beat a bit faster. Initially, I did have dry mouth and increased sweating, but that got better with time (and it was certainly better than feeling like life wasn't worth living). My emotional eating stopped, so I actually lost weight at first. It also helped with my premenstrual mood swings. It really :censored: that your husband has abandoned you. It points to his selfishness and immaturity. Not what you need in your life at all. Not what your kids need either. {{{{Hugs!}}}} [/QUOTE]
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