I have been taking Lexapro for about 3 weeks now for my PPD/PPA. My pyschiatrist upped my dose to 20 mg about a week ago. This week I actually started to notice a difference.... I was actually able to accomplish a few things and it felt really good! But the deal with my PPD is health anxiety, and today it started to rear its ugly head again 
*Sigh* It's a long story, but I have this swollen lymph node behind my ear....it was kind of the thing that really started all of the anxiety in me in the first place. Anyway, long story short, my doctor has been monitoring it, and it has fluctuated in size very minimally. Last time I was in to see him I had a sore throat (my little girl was also sick with a cold). He looked at my throat and said that my tonsils were inflamed and I might need to have them out. Then he felt my lymph node and said he thought it had gotten bigger. He asked me what I thought and I said maybe a little...
Anyway, he prescribed antibiotics for me (which I wasn't exactly happy about) and said to come back in two weeks and if the node wasn't smaller he would send me for a fine needle biopsy. 
Welllll, it has almost been two weeks and my lymph node had gotten smaller it seemed, and then this morning I woke up with my head all clogged and the node was sore and swollen
: Well, of course I started freaking out a little bit. I know I should be rational in all of this, especially since I know that health anxiety is a part of my PPD. But it is just hard sometimes, ya know? The whole day just felt like a set back since I have been doing so well this week.....
I don;t know if any of this makes any sense to any of you, or if you are even reading this far, but I guess I would just appreciate some support - I need a
Thanks so much for *listening*
*Sigh* It's a long story, but I have this swollen lymph node behind my ear....it was kind of the thing that really started all of the anxiety in me in the first place. Anyway, long story short, my doctor has been monitoring it, and it has fluctuated in size very minimally. Last time I was in to see him I had a sore throat (my little girl was also sick with a cold). He looked at my throat and said that my tonsils were inflamed and I might need to have them out. Then he felt my lymph node and said he thought it had gotten bigger. He asked me what I thought and I said maybe a little...
Anyway, he prescribed antibiotics for me (which I wasn't exactly happy about) and said to come back in two weeks and if the node wasn't smaller he would send me for a fine needle biopsy. Welllll, it has almost been two weeks and my lymph node had gotten smaller it seemed, and then this morning I woke up with my head all clogged and the node was sore and swollen
: Well, of course I started freaking out a little bit. I know I should be rational in all of this, especially since I know that health anxiety is a part of my PPD. But it is just hard sometimes, ya know? The whole day just felt like a set back since I have been doing so well this week.....I don;t know if any of this makes any sense to any of you, or if you are even reading this far, but I guess I would just appreciate some support - I need a
Thanks so much for *listening*
