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one more thought...i remember you said something about "non-therapeutic" dosage. I'm on the child's dosage of lexapro (5mg), and it's helped a good amount. not entirely--a stressful work call and perhaps PMS has made me more anxious & depressed last few days, but not scarily so, just unpleasantly so. been considering upping my dose of lexapro but gonna see if i feel better in a couple days.
anyway, just b/c a doctor says you can cold turkey b/c you were on a low dose, don't necessarily do that. i followed two docs advice and got screwed coming off of amatryptaline cold turkey. and just b/c you're on a low dose doesn't mean more would make it better--my shrink says some of us metabolize drugs slowly (or quickly? can't remember which), which means lower doses are appropriate.
i've been taking pharmagaba for a few weeks, having really noticed a difference. maybe i'll up my dose
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.
Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.
Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.
"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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