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• Has any gotten off Lexapro/antidepressants for good?
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I started taking Lexapro for post-partum depression (20mg) and I keep trying to get off them/ lower my dose. They are helping me so much but I never needed one before and I see all these people that have been on them for years and I don't want that. Has anyone successfully gone off of them after being on them for a while???
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•Voting Question: Ways to deal with going off antidepressants during pregnancy?
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I am trying to get pregnant and weaning off my Lexapro. I suffer major depression and mild anxiety. I am looking for ways that are pregnany and breastfeeding safe to help me cope with depression. I know you can't take St Johns Wort while pregnant, but maybe there are foods that can help!! I have no idea, any suggestions are welcome. Thanks
my doctor says it could harm the baby?? She said to go off of it before i even concieve..
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• Tired when getting off antidepressant?
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I got off Lexapro and keep sleeping all time. When on Lexapro I was fine with only 6 or 7 hours of sleep. Ever since getting off Lexapro I'm so not fine and need at least 9 hours. Is this normal? Does Lexapro give you energy?
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• What's the experience of coming off Lexapro and other antidepressants?
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I've been taking medication for anxiety for over ten years. Last September my doctor switched me from Effexor to Lexapro. I currently take 10 mg. Since I'm getting sick of taking medication I'm slowly trying to wean myself off of it without talking to my doctor. I know this isn't wise, but I don't want to take medication for the rest of my life, and my job doesn't offer health coverage (will look for another job that does). Plus, I hate my doctor because she doesn't want to take me off of it, cause I might get really sick with withdrawal. Today is the first day I only took 5 mg, and I still feel fine. So is the withdrawal very difficult coming off Lexapro?
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• On Lexapro and various other antidepressants the past 10 years, will I need them for the rest of my life?
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Does anyone know? I have been on and off antidepressants since for 10 years. When I go off them I'm fine for a while then get anxiety and sometimes depression, but mostly they are for generalized anxiety.
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• Am i ready to get off antidepressants?
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I started tapering my dosage of Lexapro a month ago to try to get off of it, and I have been having a hard time. I've felt disappointed and lonely a lot lately for no reason, and I have been having trouble falling asleep at night, then oversleeping in the mornings because of it. Is this a normal part of getting off antidepressants that I'll have to face eventually, or am I just not ready to get off?
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• Want to get off antidepressants?
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I have been taking lexapro, an SSRI antidepressant, for 4 days. I just learned that they cause decreased sexual function and I want to stop taking them. Is it safe to just not take any more pills or do I have to see my doctor?
i've only been taking them for 4 days
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• How did anyone who was on an antidepressant get off of it?
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I tried getting off of Lexapro and the physical symptoms are just so bad. Also felt so depressed too, so I had to go back on it. It does not help me and I feel detached. Has anyone gotten off of an antidepressant by going on something else or by weaning???? Any suggestions......I have not been able to function since Dec. 2006
thanks Dianne
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• Nervous breakdown, please help!!?
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The following situation could have something to do with my problem but idk for sure:
I have bipolar 2, severe anxiety, clinical depression, obsessive compulsives disorder.
I'm now on 200mg of generic Lamictal for the bipolar. I was also on Lexapro antidepressant ab two months ago. I have been on a string of different antidepressants since I was 14, I'm now 27. My doctor finally helped me go off my lexapro, I have been off antidepressants for two months; since then my anxiety depression got worse :-( I stopped my antidepressant just because of my boyfriend (he has never forced me to do it; he is a great guy, and never forces me to do anything, but I feel so worthless around him cause I'm not making a lot of money, although he never judges me for it, but I still feel like crap cause I'm a broke loser that can't help him out)) I just stopped taking the lexapro in order to impress him, and i thought being on them just made me weak using them as a crutch...but i dont know, I'm starting to think I made a mistake and need to go back on antidepressants. So maybe this does contribute a lot to my breakdown?? Things have gotten worse.. My blood pressure is a bit high, i have heartburn, diarrhea, headaches, dry mouth, get more colds than usual, yeast infections, and have two bald spots. Im getting counseling ATM like once a week. I've down to my wits end, so idk what else I can do to help myself??
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• Major sleeping problem, can't take ambien and melatonin no longer works?
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I have trouble sleeping @ night, and as result i sleep more in the daytime. I have grown tolerant to melatonin and advil pm because it seems like i have to take more each time for them to work. When I was on ambien, i slept great but I started to cry a lot and hallucinate; I bet other sleeping aids like Lunesta, trazedone, etc will have the same affect on me. I haven't tried benadryl yet. So idk what other options i have?
The following situation could have something to do with this problem but idk for sure:
I have bipolar 2, severe anxiety, clinical depression, obsessive compulsives disorder.
I'm now on 200mg of generic Lamictal for the bipolar. I was also on Lexapro antidepressant ab two months ago. I have been on a string of different antidepressants since I was 14, I'm now 27. My doctor finally helped me go off my lexapro, I have been off antidepressants for two months; since then my anxiety depression got a little worse :-( I stopped my antidepressant just because of my boyfriend (he has never forced me to do it; he is a great guy, and never forces me to do anything)..I just stopped taking the lexapro in order to impress him, and i thought being on them just made me weak using them as a crutch...but i dont know, I'm starting to think I made a mistake and need to go back on it. So maybe this does contribute a lot to my sleeping problem?? I'm getting counseling. I've down to my wits end, so idk what else I can do to help myself??
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