Hey guys. Been on Lexapro for over a decade, and decided it wasn't really doing anything for me and I would simply stop taking it.
However after I stopped taking it (last pill was over two weeks ago) I'm still struggling with lack of energy, headaches, and most strangely, a weird thumping I can feel in my brain, like there's a heart beating there or something. I'm very surprised that the thumping sensation still hasn't goner away yet. I'm still committed to stopping antidepressant use, but has anyone else here have any experiences to share? Super interested in your thoughts on this.
Maybe I should have added, several months ago I decided to stop adderall usage, which I've also been on for many years. Stopping cold turkey was a grueling experience, but at least it didn't have weird brain side effects like lexapro withdrawal, and I could feel myself get healthier as my dependence on ADHD medicine waned away.
did you wean yourself at all, or just go cold turkey? if the latter, that's probably why. You should gradually lower your dosage when getting off of any antidepressant, particularly SSRIs
Longest I've been on antidepressants is 8 months (paroxetine), decided to stop cold turkey like an absolute moron, it's no exaggeration when I tell you I was in hell for 2 weeks after that (first and last time I legitimately considered suicide). I've literally never heard of anyone NOT having problems when stopping, can't imagine what a whole decade would do to your brain chemistry. Give it more time, try not to fixate on it, easier said than done I know.
That's not how it works 8 months and decade makes no difference
Egg yolks op, raw milk, tea, raw Egg yolks
Hang in there
NGMI anyway if you ever took any SSRIs to begin with
here comes OCD gayboy
Just being honest, SSRIs are probably the worst prescribed drugs available today
I agree and feel bad for op
Guess you’ve never taken antipsychotics
Now is not the time to judge op
Let's off our support instead of bad vibes
actual support would be to encourage OP to see a doctor to wean him off SSRIs, since stopping cold turkey can literally lead to suicide
Maybe but we can be nice that's emotional and psychological support
stay strong bro, these are literal withdraw symptoms
I was on it about 6-8 years ago, don't think it really did anything for me at the time and the source of my depression was my job and some traumatic stuff growing up. Once I got the former taken care of I was able to move on and ended up stopping it altogether.
When I did stop taking them I got the usual brain zaps and grogginess, but that all passed after a few weeks. Good on you for quitting though, best of luck anon
why would anyone take that shit? how fricking stupid do you have to be
i was on it for a year and the only difference was no sense of smell, got off 20 mg cold turkey fine. i just felt a little funny in my head for a bit
>antidepressants for a decade
WHY the FRICK do people do this? What do you think it's gonna happen? Holy shit, antidepressants are not a magic "make it go away" pill, wake up
Pretty much nobody has a truly defective and naturally unbalanced brain, it's life issues that depress you and the cure is to heed your senses and actually solve the god damn issues
(if you disagree and think you're "just depressed" you are not being honest to yourself and/or haven't truly identified what is wrong in your life)
However, sometimes life can gift you with unbeliavably heavy and unfair burdens that you are not ready to withstand without crumbling, THAT is when antidepressants can really help you by blocking the extreme feelings and letting you put some real work into solving the problems without being absolutely beaten up and defeated
Then you're actually supposed to stop taking them
If you took this shit for years, even worse a DECADE, you're completely directionless
Whatever you do with the medication, I suggest you seek help/guidance/wisdom in figuring out what exactly gets you depressed and then fricking deal with it rather than looking for another pill
honestly, you're sort of wrong on this.
if you're in a really dark place, with the walls closing in and now way out, no pill is gonna help. clinical depression isn't caused by external factors but by brain chemistry. in my case, i knew something was wrong because my fastidious hygiene of my youth went to shit, i was sleeping in all the time, couldn't be motivated to do anything, i was held hostage by my vices, there was no way in hell i could drag myself to the gym and get in shape. SSRIs helped me with this.