WuWei Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Well... my worst fears in regards to this crap have been realized. My Lexapro stopped working. How I came to this is a long story but basically I got switched to a generic equivalent and started having paradoxical reactions to it. Like weird side effects.... amping up my HPPD and DP/DR symptoms. I switched back to the name brand and started feeling better immediately despite the fact I was paying $160 a month for my meds. Then that started giving me the same issues. 8/ I began weaning off of it a couple of months ago. It has been a mix of feeling better not having the effects of taking the meds and having withdrawal symptoms so it's been a constant balancing act. Basically I went from 10mg a day for like 10 years to 7.5 mgs a day for like 5. Then 5 was too much... now I'm taking 2.5 mgs a day and feeling pretty horrible the last few days or so. At first I was doing so much better I thought all my issues were solved... at least enough to get my shit together to go back to school and possibly do the family thing, but shit is getting pretty grim now. I think my brain and the blood levels are catching up with me. My worst fear is that I won't be able to deal and have to quit my job. I feel pretty depressed now... intensity varies by the day but I'm having some pretty bad issues perceptually and mood wise. The only thing that's gotten better is my cognition. Anyone else been through this? I think my brain is wired for this stuff and now it's hitting the fan. I pray to god I don't have to go back into the fray and try and find something that works. It took almost 10 years to find one that worked last time and stabilize on it. Any feedback would be appreciated, even if it's just a "keep your head up" type comment. I'm pretty freaked out. Thanks. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 They say that anti-depressives can make you feel depressed (to the contrary). I´ve never had any withdrawal from anti-depressives, but some can have it. Take two beers (only) to make you calm down and know that it will pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StateOfRegret Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 I am very sorry to hear that you're going through rough times. SSRI withdrawal can be pretty disabling. May I ask which anti-depressants you've tried in the past? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WuWei Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Way ahead of you Odysseus! I've taken paxil, wellbutrin, effexor, prozac, pamelor, cylert, celexa, and lexapro I'd consider neurontin (I know it's not an antidepressant), zoloft and the new one vybrid if things got too bad. I doubled up on the lexapro today and feel quite a bit better. Might do that for a couple of days to ease the withdrawal. All in all my blood levels are still falling so it's ok I think. I actually planned on being on 5 mgs all winter but it was too much. Hopefully the time change will help with a little more light added to my day. This winter has been the most brutal one I can remember... I also have SAD. A light box helps. Hopefully getting out and playing some disc golf and getting a gym membership shortly will help too. Ready for this winter purgatory to be over... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WuWei Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Looks like winter is finally going to be over here in MI after Tuesday (40+ temps and rising). This is the worst winter I've had in my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hppd33 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 So effexor did nothing? Are you still on lexapro? Hows it going generaly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WuWei Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I can't remember exactly. I remember the effexor helped a little but I changed for some reason. I think the next one was celexa. I remember it was shit getting off effexor even pre-hppd. I'm tapering off the Lexapro still. I'm on a super tiny dose every other day now. Next week will be every 2 days and then off. Honestly I don't really know what's going to happen. I'm OK at home for the most part but I'm not dealing with work very well. I don't really have a choice but to get off of it so I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I think I'm going to try and get an appointment with my GP tomorrow for a scrip of zoloft to try just in case I get any more depressed. I have no idea if it will work though. Thanks for asking though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelalala Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I just came off of Cymbalta a month ago, and it was like hell. It's an SNRI though, a bit different than SSRIs. The brain zaps and confusion were so severe that, I couldn't even have a break to get depressed I don't have a gym membership, but working out definitely helps. Also I think vitamin B supplements have been helping me a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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