It did help ease anxiety but I find that my short-term memory is very wonky.

It hasn't helped with mine, which I was kind of hoping it would. But I haven't noticed any downturn, either.

Not that I can recall, anyhoo.

Are you having back problems?

I am. A few months ago, I couldn't walk, could barely get out of bed, couldn't lift the baby. Joe had to stay home with me twice to help me get to the bathroom and take care of Em. It subsided. Sort of. It would come back every couple of weeks. Finally, I went to a chiro and she said I had a really bad strain and that I needed to change how I bent over, lifted things, etc. I've been really super careful, but it's back again. Joe said last night that I visibly crooked - one hip higher that the other, and today my boss noticed that I was "twisted". It hurts to walk, it goes down my left leg, it hurts when I sneeze, cough, etc. I haven't peed myself or anything (something my chiro told me to look for) but all I want to do is lie down. I've been icing and not taking any meds for it. I wonder if I should go to the chiro again or actually get myself either to an ER and get some x-rays or get a GP and get some x-rays.

It did help ease anxiety but I find that my short-term memory is very wonky.

Oh, yeah. I had forgotten about that.

I talked about my short-term memory with Stephanie last night, and how the accident affected it, and Z's jokes about not being able to tell, since I'm something of a scatterbrain anyway. Still, it can get disturbing.

It did help ease anxiety but I find that my short-term memory is very wonky.

Oh, yeah. I had forgotten about that.

juliana, I'm sure you didn't mean this to be funny, but BWAH!!!!

juliana, I'm sure you didn't mean this to be funny, but BWAH!!!!

No, I thought it was funny that I had forgotten, too. A wry sort of funny, but funny.

I'm on it right now, but I'm kind of iffy.

I'm on Lexapro, and I know when I started it, it worked really well for me once it kicked in. No discernible side effects except for some drowsiness in the beginning.

Life's been really hard lately, though, and while I have had some major depressions, I'm chalking them up to changes and major stress. So...that's kind of a non-answer, I guess.

Also, I was flaton my back per chiro's orders for 4 days, icing every hour fifteen minutes. It helped.

I'm going to try going off of it soon as the short-term memory thing is freaking me out. I find that I lose track of what I'm saying in mid-sentence and that I can't remember words and weird stuff like that. I started taking Lexapro a little over a year ago when my work-life was just a mess. Now that has greatly improved and I think I can give it a go sans-medication.

lso, I was flaton my back per chiro's orders for 4 days, icing every hour fifteen minutes. It helped.

Oh, I remember when that happened.

I haven't peed myself or anything (something my chiro told me to look for)

That just means severe nerve involvement -- though I had insane levels of pain, I had no problems peeing where and when I wanted to pee.

but all I want to do is lie down. I've been icing and not taking any meds for it.

I recommend 800 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours until you see a doctor.

I wonder if I should go to the chiro again or actually get myself either to an ER and get some x-rays or get a GP and get some x-rays.

Do you....not have a GP?

Because, yeah, you need to see a Dr., sweetie. The good news is that some incredibly high percentage -- 80%, I think -- of patients with back pain can be cured w/o surgery. A doctor would put you on antiinflammatories, possibly steroids (if there's a lot of inflammation), and probably send you to physical therapy. And that's probably all you need to fix you right up.