Not being able to CRY when on Lexapro ? True or NOT ?

I've been told by a person that she is on Lexapro and cannot cry becasue of it beasue of a recent tragedy.

Any truth to that ?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

you have simulated a good discussion here with a lot of good observations.  All the antidepressants tend to mute the feelings a person has and depending on the sensitivity of the person it may actually make them feel numb.

[Jaquta]

Not being able to cry, I think, is due to the trauma, not the medication.

I wasn't able to cry when I was severely depressed.

[boogieman]

Hello. This seems to be a side effect from antidepressants from my experience, as they tend to create an artificial sense of balance, or lack of emotion. I suffer from depressive and anxiety based disorders, and the ability to cry or laugh seems to be impeded except when I have used alcohol or other sedating drugs. Only then am I able to truly express how I feel. Would be interested in the experiences of others in relation to such effects. Best wishes, GM

[Paxiled]

Everyone has different side effects.  Some do get numb, others don't.  I didn't.  So no way to predict how it's going to affect somebody, only that it will affect you in some way.

[Jaquta]

I experienced apathy on 20 mg cipramil.  The psychiatrist who I was seeing at the time seemed to think I should be increasing the dose.  Not sure if that would have made things better or worse.  I didn't feel as though he were listening to me or my complaints (regarding side-effects, etc) so I stopped taking the med.
For me personally I found the apathy harder to deal with than the depression.  At least when I am depressed I can appreciate things even if I don't feel them.

The tearfulness for me, I think, comes at the beginning of a period of low mood.  I'm not sure if that is depression or my reaction to some particularly stressful events.  ??
I'm not even sure if the crying is better than the numbness.  I thought that maybe it was but I'm not sure.

I don't think I laugh or cry with either alcohol or sedatives.  If I drink when I feel down it is likely that I don't feel anything except overwhelming emotional pain.
Sedatives just put me to sleep.  No laughing or crying there.

Depression can also create a numbness.  Or maybe that was just me seeking comfort in that mood state.  ??  Don't know.  Don't really care.
I think being forced to take meds just made me seek that mood state more.  Maybe it was me fighting for my sense of self more than me fighting against being well.

[babycakes86]

Hello ,, 22 yr Old Female,, The SAME thing happind to me,, no history of depression or anytin then about 7months ago i just started to feel wired,, octors gave me this and it made me feel worse,, i was upset n cudint CRY,, I took myself of them straight away ,, but apparently yes,, its commen,,