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Anyone switch from Lexapro to another med?

EdgewaterGuy74
EdgewaterGuy74
Apathy. Been on Lexi for a year, and am tired of feeling apathetic. Have mild anxiety/mild-mod depression, and Lexapro worked as lows have never been as low since being on it, but I miss the highs (not bi-polar highs...just highs from things like looking forward to a date, as opposed to being "whatever" about it...). So, guess it worked from that respect, but I want a med that will allow me to feel more emotions (even sad ones, if necessary) and still manage depression.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi edgewater, i've switched from lexapro to another drug before as i found lexapro wasn't helpful but to me all anti depressants just suppress your feelings so that you just don't feel anything . I was felt like you an didn't even get excited when i got married , everything was like ya can't wait but deep down i felt nothing , even going on hols , just felt i was going through the motions ya know . I know i can't stop going on about it but i tried hypnotheraphy last year an got that excitment back an it hasn't left me thank god . All the medication in the world couldn't give me that feeling . Now when i cry i fell every emotion or when i laugh it s a hearty laugh an it makes me feel good . An this is coming from someone who ws on paxil , lexapro, xanax , efexor. Off my meds for 12 months now an in those 12 months my life has never been so good up until last sat but even now i'm coming around again slowly but surely . I got a prescrition for(seroxat) paxil yest but i'll hold off and see if i can get through this myself first . Exercise an keeping busy might help ease your depression, sometimes anxiety an depression go hand in hand . I know i get it sometimes .
George70101
George70101
Edgewater,

You were put on Lexapro because you were dwelling on emotions. Apathy is Lexapro's defining reaction in many who take it.

Ideally, Lexapros SSRI reaction is designed to keep the brain in a medium state. Which is something those who suffer from anxiety/depression have difficulty in doing.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've been on Lexapro since May 2010, and I'm slowly tapering off it and will be trying something else. I had been on Prozac for many years with great success so had high hopes that Lexapro would work for me just as well, but unfortunately it seems to make my anxiety that much worse.

Also, it's been very inconsistent for me - one week I feel fine, the next I feel like a mess with severe anxiety.

Have you tried maybe lowering your dosage? Sometimes even just tweaking your dosage just a bit can change everything.

Just a thought.

Terri
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have taken Lexapro and it seemed to work for me but I wish the effect had been stronger. My mother had difficulty dealing with her own mother's death and began taking it. She was becoming more tired and a little apathetic. However, she cut her dose in half and that seemed to help her.