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[ladyjanelly]

I think I'm completely off of the Lexapro now.

I feel like I've spent the last 18 months high.

I let so many things just go to shit because I didn't care.

I feel good to be off the drug but the anxiety/depression is still there (though not as bad? I think?) and now I just have the same problems piled up waiting for me.

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[gestaltrose.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* If you need someone to talk to... just email me. I've got a great ear and I've dealt with depression for most of my life. gestaltrose@gmail.com

[tigriswolf]

I stopped taking lexapro a few months ago. I haven't really noticed much of a difference.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

There are things that I'm noticing--like I never was great at housework, but there were things that need to be done monthly that hadn't been done in a year. And maybe part of it is being pregnant and nesting, but they drive me nuts now, and I can remember before the Lexapro, getting the cleaning bug, but in the past 18 months I just didn't care.

[out-0f-habit.livejournal.com]

We don't know each other that well, but I'm here to talk.

I was on it, years ago. I came off against Dr.'s orders, because I felt so drugged and numb. Like I was living, but kind of as a zombie. It made me sick, coming off it, because my body was dependent on it after only 6 months, but it was the best thing I've ever done.

And I learned to handle the anxiety on my own (and I have pills I can take if/when I feel an attack coming, that I rarely ever need anymore), and I haven't been depressed since I came off the drugs.

I know that is just me, but I can relate. So really, if you need to talk, I'm here!
*hugs*

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

I really appreciate the new friends and people I don't talk with much speaking up on this post. It's warming my heart. :)

I had a hard time coming off of Lexapro. I was too dizzy to drive for over a week. No fun at all.

I don't think I would have come off though if I wasn't pregnant. I thought I was happy. Nothing bothered me. I was content with my level of productivity. But now that it's over I'm like "what was I thinking?"

I don't have anxiety attacks so much as just not being able to get things started for fear that they won't work or won't be as good as I want them to be.

Thank you so much,
-J.

[jane-eyre.livejournal.com]

We don't really know each other, but I just wanted to say you're not alone. I was on medication for anxiety/depression for several years, but a few years ago I had to come off it because of other health problems. Since I stopped taking the medicine I've become a whole lot more productive, and have found other ways to manage the anxiety/depression. Everybody that knows me says that when I was on the medication it was like I was walking around in a haze, and now I enjoy doing things more. Also, I'm available if you need to talk.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I really appreciate your feedback on the topic.

It's good to know I'm not the only one who was a zombie. My poor husband was so distressed and he says he kept trying to talk to me about how bad the housework was getting and how little I cared about anything but I'd never take his worries seriously. I'm just so grateful that he's still here.

When I get back in school (after the baby's born) I'll have free counseling through there and that'll help again as a drug-free way of managing things.

Thank you again,
-J.

[techkitten.livejournal.com]

I was on Lexapro for a very brief while, but had to get off of it due to a side effect. While I took it, I thought it was a miracle, because it took away my anxiety and depression, and I could make it through the day. The only thing is that it also took from the good stuff too, so I was glad when they told me I had to get off of it and get on something else. Because of my laziness, I never went back to get something else, but have managed the anxiety through periodic doses of xanax (very infrequent, only for really bad days), and the depression is not as bad, so I am able to cope with it. Don't know if the Lexapro reset my depression level chemically or if I just balanced out on my own, but I do not regret taking it nor giving it up. Of course, everyone is different, and we all have our really bad days, but for me, being off it was a blessing.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

The first month or so was amazing. I felt like I could tackle anything. After that though, I just didn't care to. i think the scariest part is not even realizing I had lost my drive until so long after.

I feel like I"m dealing with the anxiety/depression pretty okay right now. A tiny bit in shock still, over how undone my life had come and how little I cared.

[couchemal.livejournal.com]

It's good you're off of it then, because anti-depressants shouldn't make you apathetic; they should work the other way if you get a good one.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

The thing that frightens me the most is that while I was on Lexapro, I didn't realize how deep the apathy was. I felt fairly content. Now that I'm off, I wonder how yucky my house-keeping would have gotten or how lazy I would have been or how long my husband could have taken it if I'd stayed on.

[couchemal.livejournal.com]

Yeah when I was on Prozac I had that happen. I actually stayed in a REALLY bad relationship that was abusive because of that crap. I just...didn't care. Nothing bothered me at all.