You took a ginormous step today; that can be an emotional thing, and the fact that you cried the way you did indicates that you did the right thing. It is hard, but it is good!

Very gentle hugs

Thank you for saying that....I need all the encouragement I can right now. I've cried so much today.....

Cipralex is the same drug thats called Lexapro in the U.S. Some studies show that it and Zoloft are slightly superior to the other SSRIs in % of people who it helps . Side effects are bad the first week or two..
mostly nausea and other stomach problems. It gets much better after that and can make a huge difference if it works. If the initial dose causes too many issues , its ok to cut it in half and go up gradually.

Just be cautious. I was put on a rollercoaster of medication by some very irresponsible doctors. When I finally got a good doctor, a Cambridge grad who knew his meds, he switched me to Cipralex as well as Nortriptyline and Ativan. I'm not saying that this medication has helped me. I don't think pills work for me but at least I was able to kinda function on the Cipralex.

I say be careful because at least for my first to psychiatrists, they would only see me every 2-3 months and then if I cried, they would up my dosage or more often, switched medications.

I think it was maybe the Seroquel or the Myrcazapine, and the clonazapam, that made it so I can't cry at all now. I'm serious. I haven't cried in 2 years. I just came from the hospital where I found out my mom's cancer in untreatable. No tears. See my mother too weak to move. Can't cry. I worry that she can't see how sad I am, like I don't care. Not true. Just numb from the pills.

Be careful and get better. Get some counselling, talk it out. Eat healthy. mind/body connection. Get grounded then get off the pills. I hope I don't sound pushy/preachy. It's just that I miss the old me. Don't lose yourself.

Been on Cipralex for about 5 years now. The side effects can be a little harsh for the first few weeks, including... heightened anxiety. Once you get through that, you should be ok.
They did a wonderful job, elevated my mood and never really got down about anything.
It will help you, i'm sure of it :)

Thanks everyone, for your comments. My Dr (an MD, not a psychiatrist) has me on 5mg of cipralex (I cut the pills in half for the first two weeks), and then he said to up it to 10mg after that.

This is my first time on an antidepressant. It terrifies me, to be honest. I didn't read about the side effects, I kind of didn't want to. I hope the side effects aren't too bad. Ugh, that freaks me out a little bit.

Today is day one....

I to was just put on this medication - looking forward to it (hopefully) making me feel better. I have always avoided meds but I knew it was time. Would love an update on how you are feeling.

I'm doing....ok. It's been 5 days that I've been taking 5mg. My Dr wants me to take half doses for the first two weeks, and then go up to 10mg. The only consistent side effect, for me, is a headache. I have chronic headaches anyway, but this one is quite a bit different than my regular headaches. It's like the whole left hemisphere of my brain is feeling a light burning sensation. It's really odd! I've also felt a bit of nausea. Nothing too bad though.

I can't say that it's helping on the depression yet, though. I understand it takes time. I'm not crying as much as I was the week leading up to the medication. I think that just having the medication is a bit of a security blanket, it calms me to know that I have something, I don't feel out of control. I still cry though, and I certainly have really blue days still.

I am the first to admit, however, that I hide it really well. I don't let on that something is wrong, and I talk in my regular up beat ways. I guess I just don't want the spotlight of sympathy or anything like that.

Overall....I am still upright. That's the best I've got right now lol

I found when starting this medication and most SSRI's, that I sweat a lot more when on them. I didn't have much other side effects, except for perspiring or having the odd hot flash. Now that I've been on it for about 5 months, it has seem to subsided a bit and not as noticeable as it was in the beginning. Also, it seemed to take a while to start working, I'd say about 6 weeks.

So if anyone finds themselves a little more sweaty then normal after starting Cipralex, it's just not you!