Posted by blueberry1 on January 7, 2007, at 13:47:15
In reply to Anxiety and Depression coming back!, posted by bigpopper on January 7, 2007, at 11:08:56
You said you felt like lexapro wasn't doing anything? So chances are it wasn't. Or if it was, it was so minor you couldn't notice. I mean, when a drug does something, you KNOW it. There is no question or wondering about it. You just know it. Apparently you did not feel that.
When stopping a drug, even when it wasn't helping, there is often a lousy period of adjustment. I mean, your brain was getting used to all that extra serotonin, even though it wasn't helping. Now that extra serotonin is gone. So the feelings of badness and anxiety are the result. Again, not because it was working, but because of the drop in serotonin.
It is a cruel deal with these drugs. I have noticed that whenever a drug doesn't help me, and then I stop it, the brain has to go through adjustments all over again, in reverse, just like when getting on the drug.
I'm not sure where you go from here. I just think that what you are feeling is a drop of serotonin, not so much original symptoms. The whole key is that you said it wasn't helping. Even if it was helping to some minor degree which you weren't aware of, what sense is there in taking an expensive drug and messing with brain chemistry and dealing with side effects when the benefits are so minimal you don't even notice?
It's tough I know. Been there done that many times.
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