I wish the best for you as I do all of us. Hopefully we can finally find something that helps.

Good luck hun, and be kind to yourself.

Shar

I will also say that my sister has recently been described Lexapro. Like me the first time I was prescribed Lexapro, she's a bit depressed. A multitude of issues in regards to her 5 yr old son and her 5 month old son have caused her much pain and sadness. She gets sick when she takes it and has to take it at night because it knocks her out. Granted, she's just starting the medication and has never really been on any medication before for anything at all.

I hope that you give it a chance. I hope that it finds you like it found me and gives you some relief from the fatigue since you lead a busy life style.

A bit of a ramble, but I don't know that much about Wellbutrin, other than it's helped my mom a lot and she's not had a weight gain either. Moral...no weight gain here after 3 steady months of 20mg daily.

Welcome to our ever growing group of wonderful people. I was put on Lexapro and stayed on it for two years. I did NOT feel like it helped my depression a whole lot, but everyone IS different. I also gained 30 lbs.and for a 5'3" woman who was always about 122, it was a terrible blow for me. Lexapro DID NOT increase my appetite, but it sure did put the weight on me. I went back on Prozac, which is one step below Lexapro, and it has helped my severe depression more and I have also lost all but 4 lbs to go!! I wish you the best, for I know other people who love Lexapro, and Lyrica, but I am not one of those who was lucky with those drugs. Hugs, Jocelyn

It really helped my depression and maybe I'd like to loose about 8-10 lbs but I don't blame it on the drug- I've just been eating bad.

My insurance wants me to switch to Celexa because it is in a generic now but I don't want to because I really didn't have any trouble problems with it.

I will say I was on 20mg about 6 months later on 15mg and for quite a while on 10mg. For the last month I went down to 5mg. The only side affect I noticed was some hot flash feelings about an hour after I took it but I always took it in the morning and now I take it at night.

When I reduced I did notice some more muscle twitching and electric shock feelings for a few days after about a week of reduction but that went away.

Long and drawn out but this drug was really a miracle for me!!!

I will stay at 5mgs a day long term. I am more prone to anxiety and this little bit can always be bumped up if I need it.

Not working right now really makes for less stress. I just got married in November and I left the job after 3 years because they weren't being very understanding of me flaring up and needing to go to the doctor so I was blessed enough that my new husband and I can do ok on his salary. I'd like to work again but maybe part time and NOT a job that causes me too much stress otherwise 'welcome back worse fibro stuff.

If prozac does it for you- then take it. I wish I would have gone on a med earlier in my bad flareup but I was afraid.

I did try Cymbalta but it affected my sleep.

Most people I know who went on Wellbutrin felt really keyed up and nervous and I am nervous ENOUGH ha ha

What I wished they'd find is why this goofy fibro exists and find a way to heal us- not just cover symptoms but of course that is with alot of health stuff and I'll take symptom control over nothing right?

I will admit that when I dropped to 5mgs and I felt more electric shocks and nerve jumps I was a little down and thought maybe that was too low.

However it seems- so far to be ok and emotionally I feel better especially since those symptoms went away.

good night-me