Ive gone off Lex because I need to take ice, and its dangerous to mix
the 2 my doctor says. I cant take the loneliness and emptiness anymore
so Im turning to ice instead of suicide. My comment is that I was on
20mg and stopped cold turkey with no ill effects except for a wooziness
in my brain.
Robert
Just joined the board.
Have taken Lexapro in the past but only three weeks, too short a
time for me to feel effects (at which point i switched to effexor)
(another story, for another post)!
Thank God for tv ads for prescription medications !
(Though some are laughable at the end when a rapid speaking anouncer
tells of all the usage risks involved !!!)
Anyway I saw a sleep medication advertised which warned one NOT to
mix it with Luvox….blah, blah, blah, ….”liver problems”.
So just yesterday I express my concern about not only Luvox/liver
problems , but recent bad memory problems to my shrink !
He explains Luvox does not DIRECTLY do liver damage, but can cause
slower delayed metabolism of OTHER medications by the
liver….increasing their effect, length of time in your system, etc.
My meds. ?
Klonopin….Seroquel….Trileptal….(weaning off)Luvox………
NOW…starting Lexapro !)
I’m on Disability for:
Manic-Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
General Anxiety Disorder
ADHD (adult) (am 49)
Have had two severe nervous breakdowns within the last three years.
Besides that (as the joke goes) I FEEL GREAT !!!
No, seriously….I’m doing very well x-cept for memory problems.
So ….am weaning off my Luvox and starting Lexapro 5 mg. a day for
1 week……………10 mg. from then on.
Question ? Is 10 mg. the “average” daily dosage ?
How much Lexapro do you all out there in cyberland take ?
Gotta go! Am at a Cyber Cafe’. Time is Tight !!!
Hang in there !!! I’ve been in Hell too.
But I GUARANTEE YOU it WILL end someday !!!………..tony.
Your posts have helped me out tremendously, I think I sort of freaked
yesterday after seeing what was on the Internet, and it’s true, not
everything on the Internet is accurate, especially when you’re on the
site and pop-ups come up with help for the withdrawal…
Today is the second day taking the 5 mill and I already feel that the
zombie feeling is almost gone, so hopefully I won’t get any withdrawal
too.
Years back I was on Despramin for the anxiety/panic attacks and I took
that for almost 10 years and I withdrew 25 mill a month and had no
problem, but that was before I would go on the Internet and scare the
sh&* out of myself…LOL
Cheers,
Grace
Hiya again,
I met with my psychiatrist today and he did end up prescribing me
another antidepressant on top of the Lexapro. I’m starting Wellbutrin
in the morning, starting at 150 mg and going up to 300 mg in a week.
I’ve heard of other antidepressants being mixed before… I know of
people who have been on multiple antidepressants. But this was before
Lexapro was out so I’ve never heard of Lexapro and Wellbutrin being
mixed. Anyone here have any input on mixing antidepressants? On
mixing Wellbutrin and Lexapro? It has me a little worried.
Thanks in advance,
Jen
I’ve been taking Lexapro 10 milligrams for 2 1/2 months and want to
stop taking it because it’s been very disappointing and I’ve had more
side effects than benefits and jumped on the Internet and got some
really scary info and now I’m terrified of withdrawal. I called my dr.
yesterday and he said to cut down and I’m now going to take 5 mil for a
week and then next week cut that in half, and so on. In the past I’ve
suffered from agoraphobia and recently the last year and a half have
been going through some hard family problems, so that’s why I started
it.
What were your side effects Grace? Terry
Hi to everyone1
I’ve been taking Lexapro 10 milligrams for 2 1/2 months and want to
stop taking it because it’s been very disappointing and I’ve had more
side effects than benefits and jumped on the Internet and got some
really scary info and now I’m terrified of withdrawal. I called my dr.
yesterday and he said to cut down and I’m now going to take 5 mil for a
week and then next week cut that in half, and so on. In the past I’ve
suffered from agoraphobia and recently the last year and a half have
been going through some hard family problems, so that’s why I started
it.
Is there anyone out there that can give me some input on withdrawing,
I’m am totally freaked out reading what horrors people have been
through.
Thanks to everyone who contributes.
Cheers
Grace
Hi y’all
I just joined today, but I’ve been dealing with depression for years,
and taking Lexapro for two. I started out at 10mg and quickly went to
20. A month ago I was upped to 30. It’s been pretty effective, but
I’m at a really low point. Just coming out of a major depressive
episode now and I’m more frustrated than ever about effectively
managing my depression, so I thought comparing notes with others would
be helpful.
I haven’t read too many of the posts yet, so I might ask stuff that’s
been talked about already. But I have a few questions. The first one
is, do any of you take more than one SSRI, and how did you go about
making that decision instead of say, switching meds entirely? My
psychiatrist wants to put me on something in addition to the Lexapro,
most likely Wellbutrin. I’m all for trying whatever might work, but
I’m always hesitant about playing with the meds since it can be such a
process to find the right dosage and combo.
My other question is what other things have people found that work for
them in addition to the meds? My old bag of tricks that I’ve built up
over the years isn’t working anymore, and that’s what’s causing the
frustration and feelings of hopelessness, so I’m looking for some new
ideas.
I’m glad to have found this group!
Jen
lexapro is not right for everyone. I am unable to take myself. Whole on
lexapro I became severely worse. I could not stand light, nor darkness.
Could not stand noise, nor silence. There was nothing that would put me
at ease. My familly would do the opposite of what was bothering me and
that would aggitate me just as bad if not worse.I had to be taken off
the drug after only 3 weeks. And I have had no more eppisodes that were
so alarming.
was on lexapro for a month . had to stop it very adruptly 5 days ago
cos it worsening my depression , supressed my apetite and gave me
severe insomnia and migraines . am now having these severe withdrawal
symptoms which includes severe burning sensations all over my body ,
severe agitation and anxiety , suicidal thoughts and impluse, fatigue ,
extreme pressure in my head , headaches , still a bit of a suppressed
apetite , feelings of terror , mood swings , crying spells , visual
distrubances , panic attacks , aches and pains , dizziness , memory lss
and weird feelings of completely being detached from the whole world .
just found out 2 things about lexapro which is very distrubing . it
affects the liver very badly as it is stored in it while you are on it
and also it can’t be given to people with a history of sucide attempts
which i am one of them . this drug was prescribed to me by my
psychatrist who knew about my history of depression and 4 attempted
suicides . despite knowing all that about me , he still put on this
drug . it is also very addictive as well . am not trying to scare the
people who is on it but i think you are entitled to know the whole
truth about this drug you are taking now . really wished it could have
worked out between me and this drug but it didn’t . take care
was on lexapro for only a month . had stop it very adruptly 3 or 4 days
because it was worsening my depression . feel much more worse everytime
i took it . plus i also did not sleep or eat at all while i was on it .
now i am having these really bad withdrawal symptoms . don’t want go
back on it at all cos it made me feel so terrible . going to see the
doctor about it tomorrow . hopefully he will put me on sumthing else .
if anybody is going to try out this drug , please don’t . it made me
feel that bad , i was really thinking of ending it all . well, they say
certain drugs effects different people in different ways . apart from
me , has anyone else been effected the very same way as i was while
they was on it or is going thru it now ?