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what meds are you currently on and how are they working?
just curious to know if anyone on here is on any kind of medication for assistance and how long it took before you felt relief?
what are your symptoms?
what kind of meds?
what are your side effects?
God Bless our sweet baby James.
Our son, born 11/22/09.
Unplanned, Emergency C-section
"Wearing his BING CROSBY clothes and crooning...buuuh buuh buuuh"
"Wearing his BING CROSBY clothes and crooning...buuuh buuh buuuh"
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Re: what meds are you currently on and how are they working?
I have been on Zoloft for almost a year. My symptoms were feelings of being out of control, very emotional, and anxiety for the most part. I just started seeing a new family physician, who has taught classes in BF and PPD. She put my on Zoloft and it worked wonders. I didn't feel like I was on anything and I had taken Paxil in the past and didn't like the way that made me feel.
The only side effect is pretty much a non existent sex drive. A few months ago, I asked my doc to switch pills to increase my sex drive and she prescribed me Wellbutrin. That was awful for me, I was an emotional wreck and angry a lot and had crazy thoughts. I was put back on Zoloft, but 50mg now and I am feeling better again.
40 mg of Prozac. It took about a week before I really started to feel normal again.
I had extreme mood swings, lack of energy, thoughts of hurting myself and my baby, lots of guilt.
No side effects from what I can tell.
I've been on Cymbalta for the past 1.5 years and it kept me "steady" and feeling well.
Prior to that I was on Effexor for a year but that hit a plateau.
Then I prior to that I was on Paxil for 10 years.
I'm wondering if there is ANYTHING that can help with this hell I'm in now without so many side effects that will make me even worse.
Saying prayers.
"Wearing his BING CROSBY clothes and crooning...buuuh buuh buuuh"
Prior to meds I was a trainwreck! Sobbing all day long, severly anxious over everything, restless but no motivation to even move off of the couch, no desire to take care of my baby, fear of the night, fear of ever having another child, depression, feeling like a failure as a mom, anger, frustration, hopelessness.
I'm on 25 mg of Zoloft (a half of the 50 mg tabs) and it is amazing! I honestly attribute my quick bounce back from stopping the Reglan though. The combo of stopping that and starting a little dose of the Zoloft made a noticeable improvement in just a couple of days.
On meds I feel like myself, not "happy" like I took happy pills, just myself. I don't hit the wall in the evening as bad as I used to and this is also getting better day by day.
I also think I have bounced back quickly because I recognized my issue very early on, I was only spiraling out of control for about a week before I flew into the doctors office and said HELP ME!
And so far I haven't noticed any side effects, no drowsiness, no moodiness, nothing yet.
Momma Maven In The Making!
I've been on Lexapro for about a year now. Love it! Works very well for me. If I remember correctly it was about a week before I really noticed a difference. And...
I've noticed no side effects at all. Can't beat that.
GL!