I know I stink at this blogging thing but I'm giving it another whirl. Plus I figure I might get an opinion that could be helpful. Who knows.
Anywho- For those who don't know I was diagnosed with Post Partum Depression back in September. They put me on Lexapro 10mg. Then in November it suddenly stopped working. I felt worse than before because I'd been feeling better then felt like it was being ripped away. They upped my dose to 20 mg and it leveled out and I'd been fine for a while. I recently started to wean Haley, I'd gotten down to one feeding per day and finally stopped last Monday. I noticed I just wasn't acting myself anymore. I was losing motivation, not doing stuff around the house- just kinda sitting there. I still take care of Haley and all, I'm just in a fog. I went to the doc 2 days ago and he says it sounds like I'm just starting to experience side effects so he switched me to Wellbutrin. I still feel like I'm in a huge daze. I have to concentrate to walk across the room. I have hard time sleeping - yet I'm always tired. Its only been 2 days but I read online about Lexapro withdrawel. I don't know if thats whats going on or not. Has anyone experienced anything like this? How long does it last? I just feel so very "medicated" I also feel like my body is just against me. This drop has been worse than the other one. I feel like every time it happens its worse. I hope it gets better- I want to be me again.
3 comments:
have you tried going to therapy? It was a lot more helpful for me than medication was/is.
I'm so sorry Erin. I'm really glad you're getting help though! Kudos to you for that. You should check out this blog http://theheirtoblair.com/
She has PPD as well, and blogs about it pretty frequently. She's also pretty entertaining.
I will keep you in my prayers! :)
I'm still on anti-anxiety meds and if I ever forget to take it for just one day I go through the "haze". I have heard that Wellbutrin is good so I'm sure that once you level out you should be fine. I'm sure your body is just going through a withdrawal of the Lexapro, esp. since you were on 20mgs.
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