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.

Memory problems, hm? Hell, I'm having them now without the drug. I'm losing track of what day it is a lot more often than I used to. We shall see what we shall see. I'm tired of the paralyzing anxiety attacks.

Do you....not have a GP?

I don't. I've relied on my OB/GYN. I'll get one.

My chiro is nice and good, but for chronic stuff I look to my PT (my GP was a bit useless).

The good news is that some incredibly high percentage -- 80%, I think -- of patients with back pain can be cured w/o surgery.

Wrod. People like Hubby, with his multiple scars, have inflicted massive amounts of physical damage on themselves, far beyond normal wear and tear. Unless you've been jumping out of helicopters into burning forests without telling us.