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Posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
I am just curious. Has anyone become *more* depressed on lexapro? No agitation, just very anergic and deteriorating outlook. It has only been a week and a half and I'm aware that it's possible it's a coincidental downswing and the drug has not kicked in yet.
Posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:44:35
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 14:06:30
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
You can either bear with it for another week or so.. or change ... ?
Sorry i dont know much abou lex i have never been on it before.. i am sure many others can help..
Posted by james_glasgow on November 21, 2004, at 14:34:10
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
Hi emme,
I have just came off of escitalopram after taking it for almost two weeks. I have taken all of the available SSRI's and I have never had a reaction like the one I have had to escitalopram. Spaced out, feeling like I could cry one minute and laugh the next, and generally just not with it. I suspect the drug is the cause as I am feeling much better now that it is out of my system.
If you are not feeling better after having taken it for at least a fortnight then I would recommend going back to your doctor and requesting a change.
Regards
James
Posted by KaraS on November 21, 2004, at 16:32:30
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
> I am just curious. Has anyone become *more* depressed on lexapro? No agitation, just very anergic and deteriorating outlook. It has only been a week and a half and I'm aware that it's possible it's a coincidental downswing and the drug has not kicked in yet.
Emme,
There was a group of women on the Social board who claimed to have had hormonal problems because of Lexapro. They all thought that the drug made them worse off. I agonized over whether to write this to you as I don't know enough about it but ultimately I decided to post it and let you make of it what you will. I personally tried Celexa but got off of it quickly because of the side effects (including, oddly enough, tachycardia. Every other SSRI I tried I tolerated well.) I do know of one woman who had great results from Lexapro but most of the others I've known about who did well on it were men.Kara
Posted by Emily Elizabeth on November 21, 2004, at 18:10:30
In reply to Re: more depressed on SSRI? » Emme, posted by KaraS on November 21, 2004, at 16:32:30
It happened to me at higher (but not lower) doses of Prozac. My pdoc said that was indeed possible. Don't know if it is the same w/ Lex though.
Posted by Ritch on November 22, 2004, at 9:38:25
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
> I am just curious. Has anyone become *more* depressed on lexapro? No agitation, just very anergic and deteriorating outlook. It has only been a week and a half and I'm aware that it's possible it's a coincidental downswing and the drug has not kicked in yet.
I tried Lexapro for a few weeks, I got an immediate improvement in mood, but I attribute that to its anxiolytic properties. Then my head just got quieter and quieter to the point where it seemed like I didn't have any thoughts at all. This was during a time that I normally experience depression, so in some ways it was making the depression *worse*. I think it's the antidopaminergic apathy thing that goes with SSRI's. Great for anxiety, not so good for depression (for some people). I wasn't worried about anything, but I didn't care about anything either-very unmotivated. Over time with multiple trials of everything imaginable.. I've found that SSRI's (as a sole AD) often don't work that well unless anxiety is driving the depression.
Posted by sigolene on November 22, 2004, at 9:42:50
In reply to more depressed on SSRI?, posted by Emme on November 21, 2004, at 13:36:10
> I am just curious. Has anyone become *more* depressed on lexapro? No agitation, just very anergic and deteriorating outlook. It has only been a week and a half and I'm aware that it's possible it's a coincidental downswing and the drug has not kicked in yet.
I feel more depressed with any SSRI, but it's not the case with sedative noradrenergic AD. Maybe you could try one.
Posted by Emme on November 22, 2004, at 11:17:57
In reply to Re: more depressed on SSRI? » Emme, posted by Ritch on November 22, 2004, at 9:38:25
> I tried Lexapro for a few weeks, I got an immediate improvement in mood, but I attribute that to its anxiolytic properties. Then my head just got quieter and quieter to the point where it seemed like I didn't have any thoughts at all.Bingo. I'm having a hard time holding thoughts, not to mention concentrating.
> This was during a time that I normally experience depression, so in some ways it was making the depression *worse*.
Bingo. Holidays coming. Bad time of year.
> I wasn't worried about anything, but I didn't care about anything either-very unmotivated.
Bingo. Don't care. Almost too unmotivated to breathe. But I still have some worry left.
Anti-dopaminergic. Logical.
Thanks.
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