what do you do for a living?

[Stephanie]

Originally Posted by golddustwoman77

Awesome! My husband is an eye doctor too. He graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. He was president of the TN Optometric Association last year. You might know him, since you're in Alabama.

Cool! I just might! What year did he graduate? Even though I mainly have practiced in NYC, I graduated from UAB and have lived here for about 9 months now.

[estranged4life]

a QC/NDT technician (aka Quality Control/Non-Destructive Testing), But since my Mother's death I have taken time off to being absolutely stressed out.

Now I am just a stressed out person who is on lexapro

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Now I am just a stressed out person who is on lexapro

Be careful, Brian!!! Lexapro can have weird-ass side effects. I took it and Effexor (which is even worse - took them at different times) and had a lot of bad luck with it. If you start to feel "off-planet" or irritability that is even more irritated than you are from your mom passing and having to deal with all those hospital idiots, tell your doctor!

[irishgrl]

Paralegal/Social Worker/Political Lobbyist.
nuff said.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Be careful, Brian!!! Lexapro can have weird-ass side effects. I took it and Effexor (which is even worse - took them at different times) and had a lot of bad luck with it. If you start to feel "off-planet" or irritability that is even more irritated than you are from your mom passing and having to deal with all those hospital idiots, tell your doctor!

is that I am mellowed out...Everyone says I sound extremely mellow now, My sister is scared by the way I sound now on the phone

[amber]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Be careful, Brian!!! Lexapro can have weird-ass side effects. I took it and Effexor (which is even worse - took them at different times) and had a lot of bad luck with it. If you start to feel "off-planet" or irritability that is even more irritated than you are from your mom passing and having to deal with all those hospital idiots, tell your doctor!

That's weird, i took effexor for a brief period of time, and didn't notice much. I was a little more...energetic? And I got a weird feeling in the back of my throat, but that's it. Also, someone gave me prescription for Paxil once (I think I went to the emergency room with an anxiety attack, which I don't have any more, thank goodness) and that stuff is really weird, it was very speedy to me. Valium is weird, too, I've only had it a few times, but it makes me really, really, really, happy and hyper. Strange. okay, just thought I'd share.

[hayley]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Be careful, Brian!!! Lexapro can have weird-ass side effects. I took it and Effexor (which is even worse - took them at different times) and had a lot of bad luck with it. If you start to feel "off-planet" or irritability that is even more irritated than you are from your mom passing and having to deal with all those hospital idiots, tell your doctor!

See, I never had ANY problem with Effexor... it was the best for awhile. It never felt like it was doing anything artificial or actively zoning me out. I tried to describe it to the doctor once, and the best I could say was that I felt like it helped me wake up in the morning. I could wake up, get out of bed, and just move, which is something I couldn't say before. I have a prescription for Lexapro, but haven't been taking it because I'm a drunk, and wouldn't want my meds to interfere with my alcohol intake. Hee.

[irishgrl]

Hayley, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Avatar!

ok. I go now.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Be careful, Brian!!! Lexapro can have weird-ass side effects. I took it and Effexor (which is even worse - took them at different times) and had a lot of bad luck with it. If you start to feel "off-planet" or irritability that is even more irritated than you are from your mom passing and having to deal with all those hospital idiots, tell your doctor!

I got violently ill when I went off of Effexor. 'Twas not pretty. I was on Prozac for awhile after Effexor and started gaining weight, so I kicked that **** immediately. Now I look back and just think to myself 'Why the f*ck did you even go on that ****?'

[hayley]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

Hayley, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Avatar!

ok. I go now.

Hee. Thanks. I'm hellbent on Arrested Development achieving world domination. My avatar's totally going to help.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

I got violently ill when I went off of Effexor. 'Twas not pretty. I was on Prozac for awhile after Effexor and started gaining weight, so I kicked that **** immediately. Now I look back and just think to myself 'Why the f*ck did you even go on that ****?'

What do you mean, violently ill? I took it for about 2 months and didn't notice any problems.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

What do you mean, violently ill? I took it for about 2 months and didn't notice any problems.

I was on it for eight months and it started to decrease my appetite too much, so my doctor took me off of it. He had me step down off of it slowly and I got incredible migraines, vomited in the mornings, the works. It only lasted for a week or so, but it was torturous. Reminded me of having food poisoning. I was really sick about six years ago and the anti-depressants just made it worse; they weren't for me.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

I was on it for eight months and it started to decrease my appetite too much, so my doctor took me off of it. He had me step down off of it slowly and I got incredible migraines, vomited in the mornings, the works. It only lasted for a week or so, but it was torturous. Reminded me of having food poisoning. I was really sick about six years ago and the anti-depressants just made it worse; they weren't for me.

Whoa! that sucks...but...you say you lost weight???? Actually, I seem to recall my appetite was a bit decreased....

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

Whoa! that sucks...but...you say you lost weight???? Actually, I seem to recall my appetite was a bit decreased....

I didn't lose much at all, my appetite was just nothing and he took me off of it before anything happened. I had a really good doctor. Prozac is the stuff that made me gain weight and I wasn't having any of that.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

I didn't lose much at all, my appetite was just nothing and he took me off of it before anything happened. I had a really good doctor. Prozac is the stuff that made me gain weight and I wasn't having any of that.

I know, really. I'd be off that so fast it'd make your head spin... Anyway, it think it's weird that both Paxil and valium are kind of Speedy for me. Does that mean I have ADD? What does that mean?