Lexapro sickness
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Lexapro sickness
Hi all
I'm a recovering alcoholic with 114 days sober. One of the major factors in finally quitting was to finally face up to chronic problem I have with (moderate/mild) depression.
I got an unwelcome jump start in sobriety when I was severely ill from just a single dose of Zoloft in my first week and unable to do anything (vomiting, anxiety, extreme fogginess, panic attacks, etc.) There was no way I could drink because I was so ill for the entire first week!
After nearly four months sober, I decided with my doctor that starting on Lexapro as a alternative would be a good idea, as, for all the progress I have made in the last 114 days, I am still all over the place mood-wise.
I took Lexapro for several years with no problems (except the annoying sexual side effects), but now can't seem to tolerate SSRIs at all. I'm sick again like with the Zoloft. I really don't know if I can continue taking these pills as I have to go to work tomorrow and feel really rough indeed...
Anyway, my specific question is whether anyone had any experience of going back to SSRIs after several years and not being able to tolerate them. Seems odd to me?
I'm a recovering alcoholic with 114 days sober. One of the major factors in finally quitting was to finally face up to chronic problem I have with (moderate/mild) depression.
I got an unwelcome jump start in sobriety when I was severely ill from just a single dose of Zoloft in my first week and unable to do anything (vomiting, anxiety, extreme fogginess, panic attacks, etc.) There was no way I could drink because I was so ill for the entire first week!
After nearly four months sober, I decided with my doctor that starting on Lexapro as a alternative would be a good idea, as, for all the progress I have made in the last 114 days, I am still all over the place mood-wise.
I took Lexapro for several years with no problems (except the annoying sexual side effects), but now can't seem to tolerate SSRIs at all. I'm sick again like with the Zoloft. I really don't know if I can continue taking these pills as I have to go to work tomorrow and feel really rough indeed...
Anyway, my specific question is whether anyone had any experience of going back to SSRIs after several years and not being able to tolerate them. Seems odd to me?
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You can speak with your doc about trying another one. There are I think about 8 different ssri's on the market. I didn't do well on the first two I tried, until I found one that did work.
Otherwise there are snri antidepressants and others like wellbutrin and buspar.
I know i've been on a ton of different meds trying to find the right concoction that works best and it is frustrating, but eventually you'll find the ones that work best for you.
Otherwise there are snri antidepressants and others like wellbutrin and buspar.
I know i've been on a ton of different meds trying to find the right concoction that works best and it is frustrating, but eventually you'll find the ones that work best for you.
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Thanks guys.
It's quite scary to me that I was reliant on this drug for several years and now it seems a no-no, but I shall check in with the doctor tomorrow and see if there are any alternatives.
It's quite scary to me that I was reliant on this drug for several years and now it seems a no-no, but I shall check in with the doctor tomorrow and see if there are any alternatives.
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I'm on a low dose of lexapro and wellbutrin and together seems to make me feel normal. I am able to share at meetings and my anxiety is almost all gone. Its amazing to me this is how most "normies" feel. The wellbutrin really helps with the side effects of the lexapro (lethargic, sexual) but everyone is different. Definitely see your Dr soon and let them know whats going on..
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Hi Mrmctell, I hope you are continuing to search for something that works. It can take a bit. I was fortunate that paxil worked for me and was the first I tried. I've been on it for 30 years. Lots of ups and downs in those decades but most of the time it made life doable.
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7 years ago or so when I tried to get clean on my own, I did really well on Lexapro, then I started drinking again, so figured why take it. I got off it then never considered it again.
I'm giving it a go again. Allegedly you can't really tell if it works for at least 4 weeks, but I sort of felt some positive change 8 days in. Until yesterday, when my primary care physician referred me to all these specialist because stuff is going on, and i was a hypochondriac while using drugs. some of those fears are coming back.
I'm giving it a go again. Allegedly you can't really tell if it works for at least 4 weeks, but I sort of felt some positive change 8 days in. Until yesterday, when my primary care physician referred me to all these specialist because stuff is going on, and i was a hypochondriac while using drugs. some of those fears are coming back.
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Originally Posted by Cleansing 
7 years ago or so when I tried to get clean on my own, I did really well on Lexapro, then I started drinking again, so figured why take it. I got off it then never considered it again.
I'm giving it a go again. Allegedly you can't really tell if it works for at least 4 weeks, but I sort of felt some positive change 8 days in. Until yesterday, when my primary care physician referred me to all these specialist because stuff is going on, and i was a hypochondriac while using drugs. some of those fears are coming back.
I'm giving it a go again. Allegedly you can't really tell if it works for at least 4 weeks, but I sort of felt some positive change 8 days in. Until yesterday, when my primary care physician referred me to all these specialist because stuff is going on, and i was a hypochondriac while using drugs. some of those fears are coming back.
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Just thought I'd check in to say I have settled down nicely on the medication now. No obvious side effects now (except the boring sexual ones). Like you say Cleansing, it takes time for the benefits to kick in but maybe I'm already feeling some benefits? 
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Originally Posted by MrMcTell
Just thought I'd check in to say I have settled down nicely on the medication now. No obvious side effects now (except the boring sexual ones). Like you say Cleansing, it takes time for the benefits to kick in but maybe I'm already feeling some benefits?
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My primary care noticed I was itching like crazy and had a rash, she told me to call my psych, who said it may be the Lexapro so get off it. I felt it was helping, but I guess safety comes first. Also the sexual side effects were really scary and out of control (in the sense that I couldn't believe how everything changed). I'm single, but still, can't live like that forever.
So I'm trying to relax, because my Latuda was decreased and I tried higher dose of hydroxzyine, but that made me too sleepy, so the Lexapro was supposed to be the best choice but that didn't work out. I can't relax or stop worrying. I feel overwhelmed.
I assaulted a female today and she decided to not press charges but cops showed up. I threatened to kill one of my male friends yesterday as well. I assaulted that female in a meeting, and all the members are upset at me (four of them dragged me out) and I would stop fighting with everyone, and I now banned from the building, so all three meetings in my neighborhood i can no longer go to.
My father and and a handful for people in my homegroup think I should go into the hospital because i talk a lot of violence lately. But my therapist and sponsor think I'm fine.
What I don't get is how I told my therapist I'm doing great in my recovery, but feel overwhelmed and depressed, and no longer care if I live or I die so I rather just get high and hope it kills me. He gave me absolutely no feedback and said I'll see you in two weeks.
My psychs changed my meds three times in the past 4 months, then suddenly stopped Lexapro. I feel i should have been seen right away.
I don't want to go into psych ward because i'm going to Puerto Rico in July, and don't want to miss out on a vacation. i never came out a psych ward feeling better, and i always lose out. to me that would be a huge step back.
So I'm trying to relax, because my Latuda was decreased and I tried higher dose of hydroxzyine, but that made me too sleepy, so the Lexapro was supposed to be the best choice but that didn't work out. I can't relax or stop worrying. I feel overwhelmed.
I assaulted a female today and she decided to not press charges but cops showed up. I threatened to kill one of my male friends yesterday as well. I assaulted that female in a meeting, and all the members are upset at me (four of them dragged me out) and I would stop fighting with everyone, and I now banned from the building, so all three meetings in my neighborhood i can no longer go to.
My father and and a handful for people in my homegroup think I should go into the hospital because i talk a lot of violence lately. But my therapist and sponsor think I'm fine.
What I don't get is how I told my therapist I'm doing great in my recovery, but feel overwhelmed and depressed, and no longer care if I live or I die so I rather just get high and hope it kills me. He gave me absolutely no feedback and said I'll see you in two weeks.
My psychs changed my meds three times in the past 4 months, then suddenly stopped Lexapro. I feel i should have been seen right away.
I don't want to go into psych ward because i'm going to Puerto Rico in July, and don't want to miss out on a vacation. i never came out a psych ward feeling better, and i always lose out. to me that would be a huge step back.
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Originally Posted by Cleansing
My primary care noticed I was itching like crazy and had a rash, she told me to call my psych, who said it may be the Lexapro so get off it. I felt it was helping, but I guess safety comes first. Also the sexual side effects were really scary and out of control (in the sense that I couldn't believe how everything changed). I'm single, but still, can't live like that forever.
So I'm trying to relax, because my Latuda was decreased and I tried higher dose of hydroxzyine, but that made me too sleepy, so the Lexapro was supposed to be the best choice but that didn't work out. I can't relax or stop worrying. I feel overwhelmed.
I assaulted a female today and she decided to not press charges but cops showed up. I threatened to kill one of my male friends yesterday as well. I assaulted that female in a meeting, and all the members are upset at me (four of them dragged me out) and I would stop fighting with everyone, and I now banned from the building, so all three meetings in my neighborhood i can no longer go to.
My father and and a handful for people in my homegroup think I should go into the hospital because i talk a lot of violence lately. But my therapist and sponsor think I'm fine.
What I don't get is how I told my therapist I'm doing great in my recovery, but feel overwhelmed and depressed, and no longer care if I live or I die so I rather just get high and hope it kills me. He gave me absolutely no feedback and said I'll see you in two weeks.
My psychs changed my meds three times in the past 4 months, then suddenly stopped Lexapro. I feel i should have been seen right away.
I don't want to go into psych ward because i'm going to Puerto Rico in July, and don't want to miss out on a vacation. i never came out a psych ward feeling better, and i always lose out. to me that would be a huge step back.
So I'm trying to relax, because my Latuda was decreased and I tried higher dose of hydroxzyine, but that made me too sleepy, so the Lexapro was supposed to be the best choice but that didn't work out. I can't relax or stop worrying. I feel overwhelmed.
I assaulted a female today and she decided to not press charges but cops showed up. I threatened to kill one of my male friends yesterday as well. I assaulted that female in a meeting, and all the members are upset at me (four of them dragged me out) and I would stop fighting with everyone, and I now banned from the building, so all three meetings in my neighborhood i can no longer go to.
My father and and a handful for people in my homegroup think I should go into the hospital because i talk a lot of violence lately. But my therapist and sponsor think I'm fine.
What I don't get is how I told my therapist I'm doing great in my recovery, but feel overwhelmed and depressed, and no longer care if I live or I die so I rather just get high and hope it kills me. He gave me absolutely no feedback and said I'll see you in two weeks.
My psychs changed my meds three times in the past 4 months, then suddenly stopped Lexapro. I feel i should have been seen right away.
I don't want to go into psych ward because i'm going to Puerto Rico in July, and don't want to miss out on a vacation. i never came out a psych ward feeling better, and i always lose out. to me that would be a huge step back.
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Originally Posted by MrMcTell
Hi all
I'm a recovering alcoholic with 114 days sober. One of the major factors in finally quitting was to finally face up to chronic problem I have with (moderate/mild) depression.
I got an unwelcome jump start in sobriety when I was severely ill from just a single dose of Zoloft in my first week and unable to do anything (vomiting, anxiety, extreme fogginess, panic attacks, etc.) There was no way I could drink because I was so ill for the entire first week!
After nearly four months sober, I decided with my doctor that starting on Lexapro as a alternative would be a good idea, as, for all the progress I have made in the last 114 days, I am still all over the place mood-wise.
I took Lexapro for several years with no problems (except the annoying sexual side effects), but now can't seem to tolerate SSRIs at all. I'm sick again like with the Zoloft. I really don't know if I can continue taking these pills as I have to go to work tomorrow and feel really rough indeed...
Anyway, my specific question is whether anyone had any experience of going back to SSRIs after several years and not being able to tolerate them. Seems odd to me?
I'm a recovering alcoholic with 114 days sober. One of the major factors in finally quitting was to finally face up to chronic problem I have with (moderate/mild) depression.
I got an unwelcome jump start in sobriety when I was severely ill from just a single dose of Zoloft in my first week and unable to do anything (vomiting, anxiety, extreme fogginess, panic attacks, etc.) There was no way I could drink because I was so ill for the entire first week!
After nearly four months sober, I decided with my doctor that starting on Lexapro as a alternative would be a good idea, as, for all the progress I have made in the last 114 days, I am still all over the place mood-wise.
I took Lexapro for several years with no problems (except the annoying sexual side effects), but now can't seem to tolerate SSRIs at all. I'm sick again like with the Zoloft. I really don't know if I can continue taking these pills as I have to go to work tomorrow and feel really rough indeed...
Anyway, my specific question is whether anyone had any experience of going back to SSRIs after several years and not being able to tolerate them. Seems odd to me?
Trying psych med after failed psych med to no avail ought to be a clue that the treatment is a failure. Would you keep driving your car into a brick wall, hoping that an opening would appear rather than turning around and driving in a different direction?
Tough love my buddy but the psychaitwee is a crock o poopies, Disconnect.
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