So I am on Lexapro.
I know, Tom Cruise hates me.
But as my friend Sonja says, “He's such a girl!”
Anyway, as I am adjusting to this medication my body is experiencing various symptoms. Body heat, sweating on my back and today I am a bit scattered and have a headache. This is due to sinus congestion that I am not used to. I have been pretty good at not having sinus congestion. I have been using a netti pot to irrigate my sinuses. (Yes, just as gross as it sounds.) And that has been doing the trick. So I have to go and do this. It will help my headache. The reason I am not taking a decongestant is because I am on enough pills as it is.
So, why the pills? Why? I hear relatives asking me this question in my head and I want to say, I take them so as not to hear voices in my head, especially my family's voices. I take them because I have been feeling very imbalanced and not myself for years. Depression, anxiety, ADD... some would say I watch Oprah too much, I say, I have taken this very seriously and am guided along the way by medical experts and not talk show hosts or Brooke Shields.
I have friends who are on anti-depressants and have heard amazing things. I have heard their tales and always wondered if this was something that would help me.
My problem is that I have been “in the dark” for so long I have zillions of bad habits stored up. So being on these meds, helps me to clear the air, see things more brightly and allows me to roll up my sleeves and get my life in order.
I am not just a spokesperson, I am a client... what is that they say at the end of those commercials?
The list of side-effects are scary but ALL medicines have side-effects. I mean doing ANYTING or taking ANYTHING has a side effect. SO I am not taking any sides, just my meds... for now.