Posted by Leo Bostar on February 9, 2003, at 14:15:46
In reply to Re: Now on 20mg, still no therapeutic effect, posted by Theona on February 8, 2003, at 10:55:37
It was prescribe for relief of depression and migraines.
Here's the litany of negative experiences with anti-depressants, starting in 1995 and proceeding to the present with Lexapro:
Prozac - Initial relief, then increased depression, fatigue
Zoloft - No change in depression
Zoloft + Wellbutrin - No change in depression
Paxil - Initial relief, then severe depression,
alcohol relapse
Wellbutrin + Neurontin - Alcohol rehab, no change in depression
Desipramine - No change in depression
Desipramine + Buspar - Increased depression, increased Migraines, nightmares
Celexa - Initial relief, then increased depression, fatigue
Effexor - Increased depression, extreme illness, fatigue
Prozac + Lithium - Increased depression, illness, extreme confusion
Amytriptaline - Increased depression, fatigue
Serzone - Initial relief, then increased depression, fatigue
Serzone + Wellbutrin - Increased depression, exhaustion, illness, alcohol binging
Lexapro - Initial discomfort (night sweats, anxiety, headaches) then nothingAs you can see, I've had no luck at all with medications.
I've been told that I must "keep trying" and that I "WILL" find the right medication. Maybe, maybe not. The one certain thing is that I've been lining the pockets of the drug industry and behavioural health folks for the last eight years, and they haven't done a damn thing for me in return.
At the moment, it looks as though Lexapro is just another con.
> Hi Leo,
>
> Maybe you've written here before. I'm new here. I am wondering what your symptoms are - the reason you are on Lexapro? For depression?
> > Does this drug actually do anything? If so, what? Have you been on an SSRI before?
>
> It can talk a while for them to work, and for your doctor to get the dose right for you. Are you feeling any relief yet at all? Did you take other SSRIs in the past and have them work?
poster:Leo Bostar
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