Warning about Lexapro to combat Diabetic Depression ....

[TonyAlmeida]

This is just personal experience - but I have found out a lot of endo's have started the practice of prescribing Lexapro to help with the psychological trauma of being newly diagnosed with Diabetes.

A lot of times, the endo's do not know (or have not researched into) that Lexapro in fact has some serious nasty side effects - although the maker (Forest Pharmaceutical) says there is no risk of addition or side effects.

If you can avoid it - do so.  Even in the 10mg form it can cause you more grief and depression if used over a period of time.  It has a very bad "rebound effect" - since it is a "specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors" (or SSRIs) ... it is like Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, Celexa, Luvox.  The problem is - when you first use it you feel good and it appears that your depression goes away.  After a few weeks though - your body gets used to it and it is no longer effective.  In fact, you may spiral back to an even worse suicidal depression than what you started with.  And you can't stop "cold turkey" .... you have to gradually get off it.

What happened to me: Insomnia, Somnolence (sleepiness or drowsiness), Dizziness, Increased Sweating, Fatigue, Appetite Decreased, Impairment of Judgment, Confusion, Inability to keep Attention Focused. These side effects were "constant" - not just here and there.  I also became more irritable and angry for no reason.  As soon as I got off Lexapro - I returned to normal.

This is just a warning to anyone considering allowing their endo to prescribe Lexapro to combat Diabetes Depression/Burn out.

[summi25]

dr tony has said about the remedy for diabetics,,

its like to take wheat flour , barley , gondh and kalongi in 5 cups of water , then boil it and allow to cool and den filter seeds and keep in bottle and drink little every moring ...

now i have a slight confusion .....wether to boil these 4 different ingriedents separetly in 5 cups of water or to to boil all this ingredient togerther in a same vessel.

[JDRF-Team-LRS]

Tony,
You've shared some important reminders about the possible side-effects of medications.  While there are many antidepressants on the market, and many folks -- working with their physicians -- can find a combination that works for them, it's also very important to be vigilant about the side-effects.

Thanks for sharing.