I woke up sick today and to top it off, my phone was vibrating constantly but wouldn't turn on. I had to email my manager to let her know and i feel terrible about it.. But i was sick and i needed sleep, so i fell asleep until i had to go to my doctor appointment.
Over the past few weeks i've been getting really bad bruises constantly and my face was breaking out in pimples that turned into disgusting weeping blisters. Very painful and ugly. So i made an appointment to see my doctor early and i'm glad i did. He took me off the Lexapro and put me on Valdoxen. It's quite new and not on the PBS yet so he's giving me samples until June, when it's supposed to be going on it. I take it at night and it doesn't have the horrible side effects that Lexapro does.. No weight gain, no restless leg syndrome, no mood swings, no skin problems, and most importantly, no loss in libedo AND no reduction in the effectiveness of the dex!
I have to take it at night and it will help me sleep so i can continue having my 7pm dose of Dex, which is something i wanted to keep but wasn't able to maintain because i was having problems sleeping.
I took my first dosage of the Valdoxen about an hour ago, already i'm feeling sleepy and calm. It's meant to take up to 4 hours to put you to sleep so i'll test it out over the next few days and see how i go. It works to resync your body clock by raising meletonin so you get a good proper sleep and somewhere along the way that helps reduce depression and anxiety, of which i have the later.
From the reviews i've read, the positive effects can usually be felt from day 1, i'm very much looking forward to seeing how tomorrow goes.
Having a few days off dex while i transition to the new medication, my choice, not the doctors.. I've always got it there if i need it, so i don't see any problem in it.
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