I've been on Lexapro for about 4 years, and know that you can't mix anti-depressants with alcohol. By the time I started drinking, I was only really taking it for anxiety symptoms and wasn't actually depressed anymore, so I decided it was okay to just not take the Lexapro on the days that I knew I would be drinking, which I thought was okay because I didn't need the Lexapro as desperately. However I just started college, and the adjustment's made me a little depressed and I'm acknowledging the fact that I do in fact need to take the Lexapro every single day to prevent it from getting worse. Can I still drink on weekends? Do i have to just altogether stop drinking in order to continue the medication? Or is there a specific way i can take it without any side effects?
If worst comes to worst I'll ask my psychiatrist, but she's very difficult to contact at any point in my schedule for the time being.
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Ive been a very recluse person for nearly 8 years, I hardly ever go outside, and I do mean hardly, no where. When a company built a large mall in my small city years ago, I had yet to see it, thats how long its been that ive actually stepped outside my door.
My problems when going out is large crowds, I get so hyper and think everyone is looking at me, I get very anxious. My doctor has tried every single drug, I mean ive taken everything. From Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, Lexapro to Paxil, whatever there is ive tried it.
The only drug that helped a little was Zoloft and a massive consumption of alcohol, and even then it wasnt good. Finally my doctor prescribed me Ativan (Lorazepam). Just today I tried it out, a very small dose. 0.5MG and I felt comfortable for the first time in 7 years to goto the mall, I had no fears anymore, no more being anxious or jumpy, or not making eye contact with people.
I was myself again, what made it even better was that IT WAS ME, unlike SSRI's they made feel crazy. The Lorazepam I was on made me feel like myself, its not like I was gasping for breath or made me feel tired, I was just no longer scared of the world around me, I got so so happy I bursted in tears when I got back tonight, it was the first time I ever talked to people outside my house.
The best part about all of it was that this drug was situational, meaning that I could take it when needed be. I took this drug to help me and it did, now the problem is that ive been searching google and some really scary info has been coming up, like how its addictive, but im not an addictive person, I just want to get over my fears. Im sorry for the long winded speech, but just wanted to get that out there.
Should I be worried ?
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