substance abuse?
I’d like to see if anyone had problems with alcohol or drugs prior to
taking lexapro.
I’ve gotten in trouble with 2 dui’s and made the efforts to stop
drinking. I realized that there was a problem and that I needed to
have my mental health checked out.
I’ve been sober for 4 months now, I feel better but lexapro seems to be
dragging me down. I’m so tired during the day, loss of ambition and
laziness. I mentioned this to my doctor and her response was “so does
depression.”
Has anyone tried another ssri or antidepressant - something that is not
so sluggish on the body?
Thanks,
Manoj.
May 27th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Manoj,
I have been sober for almost 4 years from alcohol and pain pill addiction.
Lexapro has worked well for me, but I just added 75mg. of Wellbrutin for
energy and it seeems to be working alittle. Remember, addiction is your number
one concern.
Alcohol causes very bad depression, 4 months is great, and I believe your at
the point mentally, that you will start feeling better. It takes a few months
for the depression to lift from alcohol. If you had depression before drinking,
I would suggest, to stay on the Lexapro and seek counseling and AAmeetings. You
have come so far, and you should be very proud of yourself. I am! If I can help
you in anyway, I am here for you.
Suzi
Manoj Patel
taking lexapro.
I’ve gotten in trouble with 2 dui’s and made the efforts to stop
drinking. I realized that there was a problem and that I needed to
have my mental health checked out.
I’ve been sober for 4 months now, I feel better but lexapro seems to be
dragging me down. I’m so tired during the day, loss of ambition and
laziness. I mentioned this to my doctor and her response was “so does
depression.”
Has anyone tried another ssri or antidepressant - something that is not
so sluggish on the body?
Thanks,
Manoj.
May 28th, 2007 at 2:48 am
I’ve been on Lex. 40 mg a day for about a year now. I was getting depressed
again last summer so My Doc added Wellbutrin to the mix. I take 300 mg in the
morning and the lex in the evening and have a lot more energy than I had when I
was on just the Lex. It’s been a great combination. I also wanted to say that I
am newly clean from pot smoking. I’ve been clean for about 2 months now.
Unfortunately, there are few AA meetings where I live so I go to Al-Anon as it
gives me the tools of the program that I can apply to my daily life which I try
to take one day at a time. Sue C— On Fri 12/22, susan neighbors <
suzisuri@… > wrote:From: susan neighbors [mailto:
suzisuri@…]To: Lexapro@…: Fri, 22 Dec 2006
03:15:36 -0800 (PST)Subject: Re: [Lexapro] substance abuse?
Manoj,I have been sober for almost 4 years from alcohol and pain pill addiction.
Lexapro has worked well for me, but I just added 75mg. of Wellbrutin for energy
and it seeems to be working alittle. Remember, addiction is your number one
concern.Alcohol causes very bad depression, 4 months is great, and I believe
your at the point mentally, that you will start feeling better. It takes a few
months for the depression to lift from alcohol. If you had depression before
drinking, I would suggest, to stay on the Lexapro and seek counseling and
AAmeetings. You have come so far, and you should be very proud of yourself. I
am! If I can help you in anyway, I am here for you. SuziManoj Patel
<wigwamrte66@…> wrote:I’d like to see if anyone had problems with
alcohol or drugs prior to taking lexapro. I’ve gotten in trouble with 2 dui’s
and made the efforts to stop drinking. I realized that there was a problem and
that I needed to have my mental health checked out.I’ve been
sober for 4 months now, I feel better but lexapro seems to be dragging me down.
I’m so tired during the day, loss of ambition and laziness. I mentioned this to
my doctor and her response was “so does depression.”Has anyone tried another
ssri or antidepressant - something that is not so sluggish on the
body?Thanks,Manoj.