Has anyone here had experience with Lexapro? I have recently been prescribed this for depression/anxiety. First a half pill for a week and now the full dose. I feel so loopy! I am told it takes about a month to finally start working? So far, my brain isn't letting me concentrate while on this medication and it's only week 2.

Stay in prayer and read the Bible if you are a believer. If you are a non believer then play soft music and meditate for about 20 minutes every day and it'll relax you. I also try to see the therapist that they sent you to talk about problems or anything that concerns you . Talking to someone is also a big help because the therapist has different exercises they can give you to relax you and get your mind off of everything that you're going through and I wish you much luck with your surgery you're going to do well.

I can?t believe it I?m feeling SO much better !!!! I loaded the ( newly diapered and bathed ) babiez into the pram ( after bathing and dressing me .... and I basically have nothing 2 fit the changing weather in my apartment but a fluffy pajama bottom , bra and top ... but that?s ok .

I may look like a crazy person but at least were outside ... finally ! It?s like getting out of prison lite !
so we?re going down to the water with trepidation because every store is closed and early morning robberies happen down there .... but I?m just so amazed to get out .

The babies are always super - active and healthy .... eating feet and smiling and hand holding now ...( the little one ... so cute ! )

Katy the bigger one is so independent she decided to curl up in a bottom kitchen cabinet in her new taken- in tiny undies cause she no longer needs or wants diapering. I only found her because her ? aunt ? the Persian cat who has adopted as her kitten and watches over her 24/7 basically showed me where she was hiding ... what a family !

We?re all sleeping under or on a fluffy down comforter now ... because it?s getting cold . Gosh I?m SO glad I?m feeling better... not just for me but for the whole family.

Eating- kinda forcing down eggplant rice n shrimp lunch special spicy n lite . Bite by bite ... not easy .

I?m gonna try the local specialty of a breakfast special this morning- fresh hot toasted bun two over easy eggs salt pepper ketchup n hot sauce ... yes it?s really good and maybe the babiez will eat bites too :)

I?m not entirely confident I should allow babiez sips of hot milky coffee at this point ... doesn?t or couldn?t it stunt growth? They both seem to like coffee ( mostly sweetened milk) way too much .... sucking it down like champs

I feel really confident we?re gonna get better now that I?m hungry and eager 2 move :)

You don't say which surgery you are considering. If you're like me (a foodie), may I suggest contacting Pacific Laproscopy in San Francisco. I don't know if they still do the bileo-pancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch and a sleeve gastrectomy, but it has proved for myself, and a friend of mine, to be a fantastic surgery. I weighed 325 when I had mine in 2004. I stay between 150 and 164 pounds to this day. My friend weighed 405 when she had hers in 2007 and she stays between 164 and 175 pounds. We can't eat as much as we did when we were obese (our stomachs don't hold it) but we enjoy a wide variety of foods and don't specifically diet per se. Now, there is a lot of malabsorption and you must keep up with your vitamins religiously, however it's my understanding that most people with this surgery enjoy the same kind of long-term weight loss. I've known a multitude of people who have had the regular gastric bypass, who have eaten themselves out of the surgery, gaining most or all of their weight back. It's disheartening. I know there's some newer surgeries that I don't know much about, but I encourage you to make sure you do diligent research to see which would be best for you.

Hi,MetalHeadCHICK,

I just want to say it's not where you start, it's f you are happy with where you finish... this is true in life and weight loss. I had wls surgery 24 years ago. it has changed much since my early procedure. WLS gives you ONLY one tool in your entire toolbox.It s an important tool because it enables super defectiveness of the whole toolbox for an extended time.

Many of your tools will come in other ways... ie..tips to reduce your over all calorie/intake and boost your calorie use., I is a known fact when we use less than we consume our body stores fat...This is no surprise to you... there are methods to boost your metabolism and you must find something you WILLdo consistently to begin your journey...

I began with increasing activity for 10 minutes n early morning, same just after lunch and isometric exercises in bed at night.....I started at just under 300#. I lost i40# before surgery over 6 months... i had lost this much several times but with metabolism issues documented thru a study-as genetic-t was extremely difficult to maintain, with each regain i gained more than i lost over a few months. WLS helped me with the yo yo. I tolerated little increase in activity because of huge blood sugar drops wth exercise... I learned to boost my protein and a small amt of carbs..15 grams immediately. before exercise of my sugars would drop to 20-35. learning to measure food, and drinks- using pure /filtered water,doing a kidney and liver cleanse to enable fat to be removed from your body,if your kidneys and livers are jammed, they can not properly perform...Milk thistle is considered safe to use daily by specialists.

Iff you have not done it yet you need a complete metabolic panel done by a lab. If you are going to take the current injections being pushed forget it all - eat drink and b merry.the side effects are worse than the thing that it does not prevent.Pictures reveal the blood is altered and can not carry sufficient oxygen post injectons of this nefarious substance..