Lexapro for major depression and GAD and PTSD

Posted by Hopeless @hopeless, Jun 13, 2012

Dear all,

I just started lexapro, and am now at 20 mg a day, anybody has used this antidepressant? Can you share your experience?

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I took Lexapro for a while and it was crazy making. My internist put me on Wellbutrin and it worked much, much better. I had PTSD and anxiety

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@buffy1470

I took Lexapro for a while and it was crazy making. My internist put me on Wellbutrin and it worked much, much better. I had PTSD and anxiety

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thank you... i was on wellbutrin... I literally went hypo manic, and drove my love, my true love, my boyfriend away... that is the week he left me.... after a week on lexapro, I am finally doing better and am losing weight to, back to my ideal... palpitations gone, and calmer in general, slightly, but for the state I have been in for over a year, it's a step.... 🙂 How are you now? My PTSD is sexual assault.... GAD got worse as a result.

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@buffy1470

I took Lexapro for a while and it was crazy making. My internist put me on Wellbutrin and it worked much, much better. I had PTSD and anxiety

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I've always been susceptible to GAD and depression, but didn't take medication for it until arthritis pain took away my joy in DIY home projects. I grew so depressed that I started taking Lexapro. I still had panic attacks, so I added Alprazolam for a PLAN B (to avoid calling an EMT). Nothing improved until I stopped all meds and started seeing a therapist who believed in the soul's ability to heal itself (in many cases, without medication). The best test of my progress resulted from a huge tragedy that occurred in 2012 = no panic attacks, no need for medication, but definitely was strengthened by the support of my therapist and the true friends who believe in me...and the tangible presence of God within me.

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@buffy1470

I took Lexapro for a while and it was crazy making. My internist put me on Wellbutrin and it worked much, much better. I had PTSD and anxiety

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finding a seasoned and genuine therapist is essential...

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@buffy1470

I took Lexapro for a while and it was crazy making. My internist put me on Wellbutrin and it worked much, much better. I had PTSD and anxiety

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I feel for you, I too have been sexually assaulted more than once. I suffer from GAD also, but welbutrin (along with a mild sedative) seems to work fairly well.
Thanks for sharing 🙂

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My doctor had me taking Lexapro for fibromayalgia pain. I didn't really see a difference except that I was losing a lot of hair.

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Sorry, I do not know how to write a new thread. I care for all, but I am very ill right now, overloaded, my husband is being his bastard self (he was just pretending to be nice whilst CPS was investigating) andf the PTSD is strong this month.

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@lain59

Sorry, I do not know how to write a new thread. I care for all, but I am very ill right now, overloaded, my husband is being his bastard self (he was just pretending to be nice whilst CPS was investigating) andf the PTSD is strong this month.

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Dear girl, please turn off your computer. As a behavior analyst, I feel compelled to tell you that your agitated and negative "self-reporting" is actually the worst possible thing you could be doing to yourself, as far as self-care is concerned. Your mind and spirit do not know the difference between fact and exaggeration, past, present and future, therefore when you speak these constant curses aka self diagnoses updates over yourself, you are producing a 'self-fulfilling' scenario. Close the negative and ego-centered mouth and replace these curses with prayers of thanksgiving and positive statements, some call them gratitude lists but they need to be spoken aloud. Isn't it interesting that something as small as a rudder can turn the direction of a large ship? Consider the similarity with the tongue. Blessings, LCP

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@lain59

Sorry, I do not know how to write a new thread. I care for all, but I am very ill right now, overloaded, my husband is being his bastard self (he was just pretending to be nice whilst CPS was investigating) andf the PTSD is strong this month.

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Ouch!

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@lain59

Sorry, I do not know how to write a new thread. I care for all, but I am very ill right now, overloaded, my husband is being his bastard self (he was just pretending to be nice whilst CPS was investigating) andf the PTSD is strong this month.

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I know I posted a strong response to a somewhat benign thread, but I had read several of yours in other places that were so disturbing....only because they revealed a self-harming spirit. It may seem a matter of over simplifying but I really do believe you could benefit from more positive self-talk and imaging, prayer, whatever might overlay or replace (over time) the harm and hurt that has been processed in your mind......about yourself and your circumstances. I have some ugly stories that threatened to overtake me, as well. I fight them each day in the same way that I suggested to you. I wish you well!

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