lexapro

[slc7925]

slc7925

10/17/07
    My husband has been taking lexapro for about four months and has not been acting like the man I married.  I am very conserned about him.  He just out of the blue told me he did not love me anymore, he has had no sexual drive, he had what I would call a physcotic episode just the other day, where he thought everyone was looking at him, he would pass by someone and throw himself up against a wall, then he started crying for no good reason.  My husband was perfectly normal before he started this medicine.  He started taking them to help him talk to people without getting nervous and he says that has helped him.  It is almost like the medicine has taken over him and is controlling every part of his life.  He says he feels like a new person, but he can't see the bad things that I see, what should I do?  I have asked him to get off of the pills and he won't.  I have also asked him to talk to his doctor and he won't.  I am afraid this medicine is going to destroy our marriage.  

[Kimmas]

You really need to talk to someone about this. Call your doctor today. You have a family to think about and if you are thinking suicide it means you need help now.......
This medicine is obviously not working for you. Please get in touch with someone now, talk to your husband and get the help you need

[dobiqueenx2]

I too have been having strange episodes on this med, which I've been taking now for about 4 weeks. I break out in a sobbing fit for no good reason; extremely emotional, up one day and sobbing the next, but I haven't mentioned this to my dr either yet as I wasn't totally sure it was the med, as my husband and I have been having problems, but now I wonder if they aren't due to this med?  I haven't had ANY depression since my daughter was born 7 yrs ago and had post-partum depression; but now for the past 4 weeks I have again since switching to this med. Don't recall having these symptoms on the other meds I tried....just other side effects.....I've actually even thought about suicide....I've not had that feeling in many years....

[Kimmas]

I would definately try and talk to his doctor alone and let him know what you are seeing. One thing they say when they prescribe and SSRI's is to ask the ones around you to watch out for anything out of the ordianary and report it to the doctor ASAP. I think this it what you should do, your husband may not realize what this is doing to him because it has made him feel better in the one area that was bothering him. If you had a good marriage before this med and none of the other problems that you decribed it sounds like this is not the med for him and they can find something that works better, there are many to try.

Good Luck