~~~We Are Missing Someone!~~~

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~~~We Are Missing Someone!~~~
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Wed, 02-22-2006 - 7:22pm

Earth to Sheri Ann. Come in please. Is there something wrong? Can we help? How was the trip to CT? Will you be starting the lexapro?


Signed,


Your worried co-cl


 

 


 



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Registered: 03-22-2003
Wed, 02-22-2006 - 7:33pm

ROFLMBO!!! I just posted, before reading any posts, guess we were writing at the same time, lol?!

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 01-06-2006
Wed, 02-22-2006 - 8:18pm

Sheri Ann,

Just wanted to tell you that I have been taking the lexapro, and thanks to you I did cut my pill into 4 little pieces. I have since been taking the whole pill! I remember I was just making myself crazy about side effects, and did just that every little twinge I blamed on the med. My pdoc swore it was just me making myself do it, of course I told her she was wrong!! But I did take it , slowly.
And now it is starting to help, and no side effects, except for dry mouth!
I talk to you guys and kept telling myself it's ok, at first I had to do it alot and now like Heather I just take the pill and do not get anxious about it

this may sound strange but this is what I did, I stopped calling my lexapro Meds, and started calling it medicine. For some reason calling it meds made me feel very anxious!
I started calling it medicine and told myself this is a medicine that I need, just like an antibiotic, or my mom s blood pressure medicine, and that I really needed it. Strangely enough I feel sooo much better thinking of it as medicine, and not thinking of it as meds. I know this may not help you at all but I figured sometimes sharing helps. And since you guys really helped me I figured Id let you know you can do this!! This is the first time I have ever taken anything for this and you guys have really been a big part.

Sheri Ann , I am an extremely anxious person. My therapist calls me a career worrier. I get every side effect, and every disease I read about. I have sworn that I have had a heart attack, stroke and even possibly cancer. None of wish I have ever had- thankfully.
If I can do this so can you!!!!

Good luck
thinking of you
Kathy

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Wed, 02-22-2006 - 8:37pm

Kathy, thank-you so much for your post!! I am a career worried, also, unfortunately!

Sheri Ann