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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I know that everyone has their own experience and meds react differently for everyone, but I wanted to know if this is a common experience and what do I do about it.
I started taking Lexapro earlier this year for GAD. It helped a lot for a while. I felt better and happier and definitely more calm. I was also able to sleep at night consistently for the first time in years.
However, this summer has been rough, not as much because of anxiety but more because of depression. I felt very down and upset a lot of days.
Now, I just feel flat. I am unmotivated and it takes a lot of effort to get things done. I've lost interest in most things I used to enjoy and feel driven towards.
I am seeing my doctor on Friday and I'm not sure what to tell him. My anxiety is almost gone, but I wouldn't say that things are going great. I would be willing to try something different, but I am really reluctant to give up all the great, restful sleep I've been getting. If it weren't for that, I'd be tempted to get off meds altogether.
Any advice?
I started taking Lexapro earlier this year for GAD. It helped a lot for a while. I felt better and happier and definitely more calm. I was also able to sleep at night consistently for the first time in years.
However, this summer has been rough, not as much because of anxiety but more because of depression. I felt very down and upset a lot of days.
Now, I just feel flat. I am unmotivated and it takes a lot of effort to get things done. I've lost interest in most things I used to enjoy and feel driven towards.
I am seeing my doctor on Friday and I'm not sure what to tell him. My anxiety is almost gone, but I wouldn't say that things are going great. I would be willing to try something different, but I am really reluctant to give up all the great, restful sleep I've been getting. If it weren't for that, I'd be tempted to get off meds altogether.
Any advice?
As you say, what works for one person may not work for another, but your dr. needs to know how you are really feeling, and make a decision from there.
I so hope you get the answers you need, and am so sorry for your depression.
The Wellbutrin seems to keep me out of that dragged down feel, but does nothing for my anxiety.
I would talk to your doctor about switching up to something else. My sister got depressed after taking her Lexapro for about a year and half.
You could always try no drugs to see how you feel without them. That is up to you and your doctor to experiment with. I would have a backup plan if you decide to do that. I do know that every time I have switched to something else, my doctor had me go two weeks with nothing to get the other drug and its reactions out of my system.If yours does that after weaning you off the Lexapro, you will probably get a since of whether you are getting better or worse.
Crispymomma, I do think it's depression. I took a couple of online screening tests and both showed that I was suffering from depression. That is how it feels, completely emotionless. I don't even cry at all anymore and I'm the type of person who normally weeps over commercials.
It's funny, but I kinda feel like the anxiety was masking the depression for a long time. Now the anxiety is a lot lower, it's like the depression was uncovered.