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MCake · 10-07-2008, 02:39 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm currently on Lexapro and Klonopin for unipolar depression + a bunch of anxiety disorders. Doing very well with these meds, and ongoing sobriety has also helped a LOT. Historyteach was kind enough to point me in the right direction back in February when I was mulling going on Lexapro at all.

My main complaint these days is a lack of motivation, lethargy, apathy... I'm addressing this with therapy. My pdoc figures that some of these issues may be related to the Lexapro (the SSRI "I don't give a dam* syndrome) so we tried lowering the dose of both Lexa and the benzo, with little improvement.

So now she wants to add a small dose of Wellbutrin, which I've taken in the past with good results - no anxiety/insomnia, I felt more energetic etc. I have my doubts though, so she basically handed me the script and told me that it's up to me.

While I realize that meds help a lot of people (I know that many rely on them, and justifiably so) I'm not comfortable with the idea of adding more stuff to the cocktail unless absolutely necessary. Heck, at some point I want to get *off* meds if possible. I no longer feel disabled and, while the idea of extra energy sounds nice, I think I'll wait out another week before deciding. Maybe there's another alternative I haven't considered...

So thanks for bearing with me... Any input??

10-07-2008, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
MCake Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,261 Blog Entries: 8	To med or not to med? Hi everyone, I'm currently on Lexapro and Klonopin for unipolar depression + a bunch of anxiety disorders. Doing very well with these meds, and ongoing sobriety has also helped a LOT. Historyteach was kind enough to point me in the right direction back in February when I was mulling going on Lexapro at all. My main complaint these days is a lack of motivation, lethargy, apathy... I'm addressing this with therapy. My pdoc figures that some of these issues may be related to the Lexapro (the SSRI "I don't give a dam* syndrome) so we tried lowering the dose of both Lexa and the benzo, with little improvement. So now she wants to add a small dose of Wellbutrin, which I've taken in the past with good results - no anxiety/insomnia, I felt more energetic etc. I have my doubts though, so she basically handed me the script and told me that it's up to me. While I realize that meds help a lot of people (I know that many rely on them, and justifiably so) I'm not comfortable with the idea of adding more stuff to the cocktail unless absolutely necessary. Heck, at some point I want to get off meds if possible. I no longer feel disabled and, while the idea of extra energy sounds nice, I think I'll wait out another week before deciding. Maybe there's another alternative I haven't considered... So thanks for bearing with me... Any input??