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Because I wanted to see if my constipation got any less severe by stopping my meds (I have thought that my meds (LEXAPRO and KLONOPIN) are contributing to my C). And I had a breakdown. Didn't even realize why I was so emotionally a wreck until Casey asked me if I had cut my med cold turkey or had weaned myself off them. Gulp. That was a bad idea. I started back on them and will continue on them until I see my doctor in August.
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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#196120 - 07/15/05 12:53 PM
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Augie
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Did you ever find one that you could tolerate?
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~ Beth
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Re: Augie
#196125 - 07/15/05 12:59 PM
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FYI, I switched from Wellburtin to Lexapro a few years ago thinking the Wellbutrin was making my C worse. My GI dr said the Lexapro was the least likely to cause C! I didn't find it made any difference in my C and I actually liked how I felt on the Lexapro the best. It was the hardest to stop and start as far as the initial side effects go! I had to swicth to a lower dose of Zoloft when I started trying to get pregnant. I'm sure, after baby, I'll switch back to the Lexapro! 
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I thought Lexapro was safe to take during pregnancy...am I wrong? Thanks Michele 8hugs*
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I was told that it hasn't been tested at all, not that it isn't safe. They are just starting to do testing on the affects of Ad's and pregnancy. I did a LOT of research on it and the general concenous is that Prozac and Zoloft are the two that have been steadied the most and deemed safe enough to take while pregnant.
I don't think I ever came across anything that said if you take Lexapro while pregnant, something bad will happen but I didn't want to chance it. All AD's are a class C drug anyways, which means they should only be taken when the benefit to the mother out weighs any possible harm to the baby. I tried not to take any AD's but I was miserable, down right suicidal. I gave it about 4 months without any medication before I made the decision to take zoloft. A slightly medicated, HAPPY mom is much better than a depressed, suicidal mom anyday! 
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#196147 - 07/15/05 02:28 PM
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Thanks for the info. I will check the website out. I appreciate your help!
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Re: Melissa
#196154 - 07/15/05 02:35 PM
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No, I just stopped trying. I got tired of meds making me sicker than I already was, so I stopped going to my GI. My IBS is pretty much under control with this diet, peppermint caps, and with the Acacia I'm gradually increasing, I'm doing much better.
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Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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BL:
Some daze feel like the "Crying Game" in the "laughing room!"
May I inquire re: what you take this drug for?
You're really caught between a hard place, an even harder place and a rock. The "poisons" we take to keep us "NORMAL" or well, "socially acceptable" enough! The taxes our bodies pay! Okay, enough ranting. Hugs. Support. Strength. It's a tough call, but I'd quit the drug.
Kate/Wind.
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I know. But I have gone long periods where I was fine. Then I have a bad spell. I just want some time without med.
Sometimes I feel like I don't know who the real me is. What was I like before this med?
I think it has really changed my personality. I used to get up in the morning at 6 a.m., go for a walk, do several loads of laundry, vacuum the entire house, and go to the grocery store ----all before 8 o'clock! Now I'm lucky if I get out of my pajamas before noon.
This is not me! Maybe it's a better me, but it's not the me I used to know. The one I was for so many years. I miss that person who used to get so much done.
I can't seem to get motivated to do anything. Nothing interests me anymore.
I don't even want to do any freelance writing anymore. I've totally ignored the editor recently.
Sorry, I'm rambling. I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I don't like this apathy I'm feeling.
I feel like I'm hanging on to watch my boys. I do want to see what they will become.
I guess it's a good thing I have kids. When I don't care to go on, I just think of their future---and hang on to that. I do hope to see them graduate from college someday.
Don't know what I'll do in the meantime though. That's a long time off.
I'm ok. I'm just hanging somewhere in the middle---not bad, but not good either.
Lordy, if you can make sense of this message, you're doing better than me. I'm just rambling. Sorry. For a writer, I'm not doing a very good job of organizing my thoughts.
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Woah, BL!
Sorry to interject, here. You'd better be careful with quitting the psych. drug. Often, it's better to wean; sometimes quitting/cold turkey is a REALLY BAD IDEA. See another expert if you can. Also, some drugs do make you feel worse. Some of the bp drugs are also experimental cancer treatments and anti-convulsants, etc. It's one of those bizarre disorders where they use different classes/categories of drugs to try to manage it.
Kate/Wind.
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