Thank you Ryan for your post! You seem quite informative. Are you a doctor? Do you have anxiety? I'll ask my doctor about Sinequan (never heard of it). As I said previously, I've been battling this for about 2 months now -- because of a health scare. I had freightened myself into believing I had MS -- partly because my Mother had MS, and secondly I was having these weird tinglings/numbings in my fingers/toes. I've had all the tests known to man -- and have concluded that I'm healthy and don't have MS. Because everything turned out ok, you would think the anxiety would go away -- but it hasn't. There must be cycle to anxiety (start-to-finish) that takes time for the body to heal? (Ryan?) Anyway, I have been seeing a therapist for some "talk therapy," listening to some affirmation tapes & relaxation tapes, and the occasional Ativan for really serious bouts of panic and anxiety (which helps). But as I mentioned above, I hear Ativan is somewhat addictive after much usage. I "thought" I could work through the anxiety with a therapist instead of immediately going to an SSRI medication. But I "think" I have a moderate case of depression too -- for some odd reason. The two much walk hand-in-hand together. I wonder if this is because we probably we miss our old selfs before all this happened. These bouts of depression is just crippling -- I have these negative thoughts of worthlessness -- and that the futue is bleak. And, of course, the crying spells. Luckily it is not all the time, thank GOD! Depression must have a cycle like anxiety -- where there is a start-to-finish? (Ryan?) Anyway, as posted above, I had a huge episode yesterday -- and because of that I've decided to try some medication. The trouble is...which one? There are so many? And now I find there is a "Tricyclic" family of antidepressants that one can consider. Oh well, thanks to heartflutters and msellada too for your posts. I appreciate your input. I'm determined to get over this!!
Hi, I on on lexapro for 9 month, I felt like **** only the 1 st day when i took it, then i decided not to take it again, because i was so lost, but then i called my Dr and he told me that side effects will not last more than 1 week. so i took it immediatly and since then never had side effect , THe new life opened for me since i started taking that medication, I can smile, i can communicate with people, i want to live.
I started with 10 mlg. Now i am on 1 ml and i want to get off from it. Just because i dont want to depend on something... for the rest of my life.
But withdrawals are horrible, I remember when i stoped taking 10 mlg, i didnt have my precription, OH MY GOD< dizziness, i was crying all day long for no reason.
Thanks for that info. Ryan....great information.
you should google lexapro, there are a lot side affects to ssri, you can read about them all and see which one you can better handle , i will not take them ,my body cant take the side affects but a lot do so i guess you have to try and see which one woprks for you . good luck on your search.
i have had it for 5 weeks and to tell you the truth the best meds ive had for it is klonopin ,very few side affects look it up.