lexapro

hi all...i am on lexapro 4 past over 2 years..i went off it once but i had to go back on it because of feeling sick and dizzy,,, i was on 5mg at the start but than they put me on 10 mg..than 15mg but i went back to 10 mg because i was feeling spaced out...im still on 10 mg.. most of the time i am feeling weird especially at work..light is hurting my eyes and feeling dizzy,, but since i suffer from anoxiety and depression i must say lexapro is working...slowly but i am going back to my self...i could not even drive before witout getting numb feeling when i was stucked in traffick and i was feeling like i was goin to pass out..i was affright to go 4 walk cos i was feeling like i was passin out..now it seems to b much better,, only sometimes happens when i go to the shopping center dat i feel like i am going to pass out and i have to run into my car for this to pass away..my gp told me dat i cant get addicted to lexapro..is this true???????

[Hensley258]

Like all SSRI's and SNRI's you can not get addicted in the same way one might get addicted to Opiates or Benzodiaziphines, But you can develope a dependancy to the theraputic effect of the antidepressants (if they are working to help you feel normal)

There is a big difference between Addiction and dependancy. In a way I guess antidepressant could be viewed as addictive, but you don't get cravings for them in the same way one might get a craving for a Narcotic.

I used to take Lexapro at 30Mgs a day. When it stopped working (after 2 years) I had no problem switching it for another antidepressant.