Topic Title: taking sjw b/c Lexapro caused my depression
| |  "taking sjw b/c Lexapro caused my depression"
, Mon 17 May 21:01
hello,
Im new to this board...ive been reading for the past few days now and thought i should share my story. Im a 23 year old college student who used to be very much into bodybuilding. I ate right, trained, got enough sleep...i was a very healthy person. Depression doesnt run in my family and for 22 years of my life i was fine. Then last summer I had horrible anxiety attacks that came from stress of work/relationship/and some other stuff. The anxiety was so bad...i can not even put it into words. Literally I was out of commission for 3 months, no sleep...didnt eat....lost lots of weight...the whole thing. One night while i couldnt sleep...i gave up bodybuilding. I would NEVER in a million years ever do that. That was my life. I went to the doc and he prescribed lexapro for depression/anxiety and I was very hesitant to take it b/c of the stigma attached to it. Well I finally did and I HATED how it made me feel. I continued to take it and within a week my anxiety was completely GONE. It was great except I felt weird. All of a sudden...no desire, whatsoever, for a girlfriend. That was the first thing to go. Then I had all of these crazy thoughts the longer I was on it. I felt like I didnt care about my family...i felt i didnt care about my friends...i felt like i didnt care about anything. That was so horrible b/c i know thats not me. It even went as far as me giving up on God....someone I have believed in since i can remember. I tried to get off it around jan 04 and 2 weeks later i had to get back on it b/c i balled my eyes out all the time. My doc insisted i stay on Lexapro even after i told him all of this. I went and saw another doc and he put me on celexa(20 mg)...with no good results. Finally after a month of taking Celexa I told the new doc that this was it and im going to try sjw. He said he didnt know enough to help me but he said that was fine. He said i could quit cold turkey and I did 3.5 weeks ago. Withdrawl symptoms werent too bad...just felt like i was buzzed all the time. So ive been taking sjw since ive stopped Celexa so my question is how long does it take Celexa to get out of my system and will the sjw work now even though i just came off an ssri? or will it take a few weeks (right now not too much of anything...ive noticed a little bit better mood some days, but not consistently) ive been taking 3mg pills 3 x daily and just the other day up'ed it to 4 a day. (also i still work out 4 days a week plus eat healthy) sorry for the long post...never really talked about this b4 to anyone. thanks for reading
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| | "Re(1):taking sjw b/c Lexapro caused my depres" , Tue 18 May 08:54
Hi
First I want to say sometimes things get so bad it feels like God is far away from us .but thats only us feeling like that he is there don't lose faith go to his word and read his pormises to us he loves in Jesus. he sent his son to die for us if thats not love I don't know what is.and also give it a little time for the drug to get out of your system its good your workingout to swet all that stuff out of you.give the sjw a chance to work it take a couple of weeks to I would say about a month and a half.I'm going thru the same thing I was on paxil for a couple of years and finally got off the withdrawal are bad and I'm still getting over some of the affect from this drug But praise God that our bodys heal.
God Bless You
Tom
Joh 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Php 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Php 4:5
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Php 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Php 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Php 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Heb 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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| | | "Re(2):taking sjw b/c Lexapro caused my depres" , Tue 18 May 22:24
Thanks Tom
Yeah I still believe and all...just really frustrated I guess is the word. I totally blame it on the depression though, and that i will get better. I'll tell you what though...never again will I use an SSRI. The terrible negative thoughts Ive had since being put on the lexapro is unacceptable.
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| | | "Re(3):taking sjw b/c Lexapro caused my depres" , Wed 19 May 07:22
Hang in there that will pass as you get that stuff out of your body.it takes a little time these drugs are bad in the long run they help at first but then you have other problems.Withdrawing from the paxil put me in a depression . Give the sjw a chance to kick in and also keep in mind there is a lot of stuff out there besides ssri's to help you if you need it.I'll pray for you
God Bless you
Tom
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