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Anxiety and Lexapro
It is four years on since I was diagnosed, had a mastectomy, chemo and year of Herceptin. I am still on Lexapro but have tried to stop. Started weaning of them in August last year, and was doing a m...
Good idea. I had much the same treatment as you - mastectomy, axillary clearance, chemo
and herceptin. Reactions to treatment are hugely varied and whether you are considered a strong person or not doesn’t seem to make much difference. I didn’t have much of a problem with chemo but a few treatment related physical side effects led me to seek some advice on ‘getting back to normal’. Best thing I could have done - with an excellent counsellor, I addressed a couple of issues I had been cheerfully avoiding (nothing to do with cancer) and set myself up for a new and better normal. Sometimes you just need to look a bit beyond the symptoms. I settled most of my fears of ageing and dying, and have had eight excellent years of living since. Best wishes.
and herceptin. Reactions to treatment are hugely varied and whether you are considered a strong person or not doesn’t seem to make much difference. I didn’t have much of a problem with chemo but a few treatment related physical side effects led me to seek some advice on ‘getting back to normal’. Best thing I could have done - with an excellent counsellor, I addressed a couple of issues I had been cheerfully avoiding (nothing to do with cancer) and set myself up for a new and better normal. Sometimes you just need to look a bit beyond the symptoms. I settled most of my fears of ageing and dying, and have had eight excellent years of living since. Best wishes.