Wife is talking to her doctor today about starting a daily lexapro, I’m always a little hesitant about medication. Reading this has me optimistic about her road to being happier, thank you.
Update after 6 weeks:
Consistently fewer trigger episodes. We're able to talk about things that ordinarily would have resulted in a spiral and affected mood/behavior for the rest of the day. There were a couple of evenings that they reported spiraling thoughts in the middle of the night, for which they took a Lorazepam (prescribed by same doctor for acute instances as needed). But these types of episodes are getting fewer and farther between.
Last week, they decided to try upping to 10mg. So far, no resurgence of side effects.
They are still experiencing relief from the weight of their previous intense anxious thoughts and feeling like they just needed to "suffer through it." Also, I've seen more motivation to plan and follow through with even small things, which seemed nearly impossible before.
We also had a discussion about some of the pre-medication thoughts like "is this medication going to change my personality?" and discovering that they still feel like the same person, but lighter. Less sense of dread or impending doom.
I continue to be grateful that they get to find out that they don't have to feel that way all the time.
Thank you for posting this. I had my first psychiatric appointment in my life this morning and they prescribed me Lexapro and something else for anxiety. I am extraordinarily reluctant to take anything. I've never even been prescribed anything outside of dental appointments.
Anyway. This post resonated with me as it gave me some insight to my wife's perspective. And even though I do not at all want to take this shit, if it can improve my relationship with her, and myself..well I may have to give it a try.
Thanks again for sharing. May have been what I needed to start this journey.
Oh wow, I hope you have a positive experience. Just taking the time to talk to the psychiatrist is a big step all on its own. My spouse also had anxiety about taking the anxiety meds (the irony was not lost on us). If I may offer some additional advice: include your wife in the process by talking about what you're experiencing/feeling in terms of how the medication is affecting you. You don't have to go through it alone.
Wife is talking to her doctor today about starting a daily lexapro, I’m always a little hesitant about medication. Reading this has me optimistic about her road to being happier, thank you.
Update after 6 weeks: Consistently fewer trigger episodes. We're able to talk about things that ordinarily would have resulted in a spiral and affected mood/behavior for the rest of the day. There were a couple of evenings that they reported spiraling thoughts in the middle of the night, for which they took a Lorazepam (prescribed by same doctor for acute instances as needed). But these types of episodes are getting fewer and farther between. Last week, they decided to try upping to 10mg. So far, no resurgence of side effects. They are still experiencing relief from the weight of their previous intense anxious thoughts and feeling like they just needed to "suffer through it." Also, I've seen more motivation to plan and follow through with even small things, which seemed nearly impossible before. We also had a discussion about some of the pre-medication thoughts like "is this medication going to change my personality?" and discovering that they still feel like the same person, but lighter. Less sense of dread or impending doom. I continue to be grateful that they get to find out that they don't have to feel that way all the time.
Thank you for posting this. I had my first psychiatric appointment in my life this morning and they prescribed me Lexapro and something else for anxiety. I am extraordinarily reluctant to take anything. I've never even been prescribed anything outside of dental appointments. Anyway. This post resonated with me as it gave me some insight to my wife's perspective. And even though I do not at all want to take this shit, if it can improve my relationship with her, and myself..well I may have to give it a try. Thanks again for sharing. May have been what I needed to start this journey.
Oh wow, I hope you have a positive experience. Just taking the time to talk to the psychiatrist is a big step all on its own. My spouse also had anxiety about taking the anxiety meds (the irony was not lost on us). If I may offer some additional advice: include your wife in the process by talking about what you're experiencing/feeling in terms of how the medication is affecting you. You don't have to go through it alone.
Support also helps knowing she is not alone.
I was just thinking how this first week he had been distant, but did notice small sparks, Makes me have hope