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Restarting meds: Did your anti-depressant work the 2nd time around?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jul 19, 2023 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
I went on lexapro 10 mg one year ago when tears were always near the surface ready to flow over many topics of thought and discussion, and romantic disappointments. I decided I wanted to go off and weaned off per MD’s step-down instructions in May. After several days of tears, despair, lack of perspective, inability to feel on track, productive and happy, I took a pill today and I’d swear I felt better, calmer, with an emotional floor, within 5 hours or so. No tears, no worry. Looking back I had a teary and sad June post-lexapro.
This is my third go-round. I took it for several years prior with a decades-long gap.
Forced to trade big decrease in sex response for emotional stability and serenity
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Hello @hudsonatty and welcome to the Depression/Anxiety support group on Mayo Connect! You made some excellent observations about the use of meds to deal with depression, disappointments and all of the stuff of life that tends to bring us down.
I especially like what you said, " I decided I wanted to go off and weaned off per MD’s step-down instructions..." This is so important, not to suddenly drop off of antidepressant meds. It really does require a doctor's help to wean-off successfully.
What you said in your last sentence is important as well. Often there is a trade off when we decide to take medications. Sometimes it is good to do a benefit/cost analysis. That is, to list the benefits of a particular medication against the costs and/or limitations it can bring and then to decide what is most important.
Obviously, the benefits you received, helped you with the decision to stay on the medication. Good for you!