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Hi Christian, Yes, the Lexapro helped me control my crying while my Husband was terminal & in a coma at home, but after 3 years I am going to try to get off them because my mental health is good now. My Sister said it doesn’t hurt to take them but I never relied on them till my Husband was so ill with cancer. Keeping my fingers crossed that now is the right time to taper off them. what side effects are you experiencing? Perhaps some of the side effects are caused by the Lexapro too. Hope you are doing better.
I am doing much better now. I am going without the TV as often as I can and if I can’t sleep I get up & do some quiet things, like petting my cat who seems to always be awake at night. Her purring relaxes me and I can go back to bed & usually fall asleep now. From what I am hearing the drug addicts are now turning to street drugs mixed with fentanyl and we still cannot make the government understand that we do not use drugs to get high but to make our lives, whatever is left, less painful. I’ve written my congressman but nothing is being done for us. I hope that you can find some rest through this course and apply it to your lives. I know it is hard enough to be in pain and not being able to get away from it for even a small amount of time makes life very difficult.
Hi Christian, I have never taken sleeping pills, but I do take Lexapro since my Husband passed away over 3 years ago for depression. I have not been able to go to sleep without the TV on since then. Never had any problem sleeping before he died, but now I am wondering if it is th Lexapro and my cat that is very needy since he died. I drink camomile tea before bed and that seems to help some.
I have talked with my Doctor about pain meds for my ankle and right meniscus tear.The hospital I go to in OH has taken a stand that they will no longer prescribe pain pills of any kind for more than 10 pills, which is approx 3 days worth. It isn’t worth the distance I would have to drive and the length of the hospital I would have to walk to get it. I tried to fill the 1st presc. for 10 and found out that they changed the rules last year that you had only a few days to fill the prescription, so it was too late. Never got another one. I had to fight just to get voltaren gel that I have been able to get for quite some time. It doesn’t help much. My Sister and I are both widows. Her husband died almost 5 years ago & mine 3 1/2 years ago. She lives with her youngest Son, and there is lots of noise since they have their grandkids there and some nights she can’t sleep due to the noise. She had cancer, so she is dealing with her health right now. I have written my senator & I just read an article how seniors are being denied pain meds everywhere. I have been able to shut off the TV once I have fallen asleep and awaken to it, so perhaps I can continue to work on that. Now if I could get my 11 year old cat to stop jumping on the bed, I might get some sleep…LOL
A little over 3 years ago, my husband died of bladder cancer and I am totally alone here with only a Sister in NC. I was my husband’s only caregiver and lost 50# for the time I took care of him. Since being alone, I can’t seem to get to sleep without the TV on. When I do fall asleep, I wake up several times a night from the pain in my achilles tendon, which I am told is hardening. I will be 78 in October and have several physical issues that prevent me from exercising. If I walk, my left ankle swells and I have stabbing pains in it & I am unable to sleep due to the pain & nothing to take for it. I seem to feel tired all the time, probably from not sleeping & I know from your writing I should not have the TV on, but it seems to be the only way I can get to sleep. I can’t take over the counter meds., they give me ulcers in my mouth. I have gained the 50# back this past year due to no exercise. I seem to have no energy to do anything except every Sat. I meet a group of widows for breakfast. I don’t know how to end this cycle of no sleep, energy or desire to do anything right now. My Sis & I talk every evening and we have both lost our husbands, so we understand the loss we feel.
