I've had depression off and on during my adult life. I took Prozac off and on and it worked.
I had a gene study done and Lexapro was recommended so I took it and at the time while I was recovering from long Covid.
Lexapro is poison to my system I didn't realize how debilitating it made me and certainly did not help with the depression but made me so tired and dull. I thought this was due to the long Covid. I stopped taking the Lexapro and day by day I felt better and better. After a few weeks I really felt like myself I would never recommend Lexapro to anyone who has a slow metabolism because it just brings you down.
Everyone is different but this was my experience.
I have written about this before in this Mayo Clinic category. Lexapro changed my life for the worse. A small dose, only two months, and a savage onset of what can only be called a waking coma. It occurred daily for about five hours: could not move yet was totally awake, absolutely no will power even to life an arm, dissociative (my own identity was complete erased... I became little more than a camcorder), and suicidal. You just can't envision it ending or that you will escape. That was in 2019. Naturally I tapered off, using the advice my PCP told me. But the affects are still present. I measure them in percentages. For a month, maybe no onset. Then one comes on at about 40% of the full incapacity, or maybe 25%. I can function at 25%, if higher than 40%, I have to yield and lie down. I've had nearly every test conceivable. There is only disbelief and no explanation, no cure. I understand I'm an outlier. The drug has helped many. But here is at least one person who found it very dangerous.
@doane this is not rare at all. The doctors do not admit that it’s dangerous I have had a horrific experience and tapered off after 8 years of that poison
@doane this is not rare at all. The doctors do not admit that it’s dangerous I have had a horrific experience and tapered off after 8 years of that poison
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After seven years, the onsets I am sure that began with taking Lexapro are still periodically descending: throbbing skull, numb oval area of my face from the forehead down beneath my lower lip, often tingling of the lips, squinty eyes because awareness of what is around me dulls as I drag myself through usual activities, at the same time with depression and always tinged with thoughts of "What's the use."
I took it for 4 days and quit on the 5th. First day I experienced complete numb feeling in my genitals. It completely felt like nothing was there. By the 3rd day it was no better, called the doctor and with details just said I wanted to quit. He said cut the pill in half and take 5mg for 2 days and quit I took 1 day of 5mg then quit completely. All is well now. I guess I'll deal with my anxiety. I had no depression so I cant elaborate on how it does with that.
@doane this is not rare at all. The doctors do not admit that it’s dangerous I have had a horrific experience and tapered off after 8 years of that poison
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I've had depression off and on during my adult life. I took Prozac off and on and it worked.
I had a gene study done and Lexapro was recommended so I took it and at the time while I was recovering from long Covid.
Lexapro is poison to my system I didn't realize how debilitating it made me and certainly did not help with the depression but made me so tired and dull. I thought this was due to the long Covid. I stopped taking the Lexapro and day by day I felt better and better. After a few weeks I really felt like myself I would never recommend Lexapro to anyone who has a slow metabolism because it just brings you down.
Everyone is different but this was my experience.
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After seven years, the onsets I am sure that began with taking Lexapro are still periodically descending: throbbing skull, numb oval area of my face from the forehead down beneath my lower lip, often tingling of the lips, squinty eyes because awareness of what is around me dulls as I drag myself through usual activities, at the same time with depression and always tinged with thoughts of "What's the use."
I took it for 4 days and quit on the 5th. First day I experienced complete numb feeling in my genitals. It completely felt like nothing was there. By the 3rd day it was no better, called the doctor and with details just said I wanted to quit. He said cut the pill in half and take 5mg for 2 days and quit I took 1 day of 5mg then quit completely. All is well now. I guess I'll deal with my anxiety. I had no depression so I cant elaborate on how it does with that.
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What was the experience you had that was horrific?
Please let me know. I’m on it
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