Posted by oldschool305 on November 6, 2007, at 2:03:09
Hi everybody! I haven't posted on here in years but I am back =O Here is a quick background... I use to be a drug abuser and overdosed from cocaine in 2001. Since then, I've battled with panic attacks/anxiety/depression/etccccc. This overdose really brought out my mental problems that were probably always there but were not yet unleashed!
i can't even drink a beer without feeling like death the entire next 3 days.
So I have been on Lexapro for 4 years now, only 5mg because if I take more than 5mg I can't get out of bed! Although it has helped tremendously, I am far from fine. I have lost over 20 jobs over the past 6 years. Yup, OVER 20! I've had GREAT jobs, but one day I feel great... next day I feel like dying. Feel great again for a day, then feel so depressed and anxious and can't leave my bed and quit all my jobs.
I think it's time to change the Lexapro. I just saw a TV commercial for Cymbalta and was wondering if that stuff is any good? I HATE SSRI's, Paxil was horrendous. I didn't sleep for a week, throwing up, anxiety to the max. Zoloft, same results. Prozac, same results. Lexapro makes me fat and tired but it's tolerable. It actally helps me sleep (the only time i feel good is when i am sleeping, i love sleeping). i guess that's part of my depression.
I REALLY NEED TO GET A JOB! I am broke, about to lose my home and i have nowhere to go. I need to start working again but I can't. I quit within two weeks because I feel so crappy all the time. I am now 27 years old and really starting to hate life because I know it's going to be hell until the end. Damn that drug overdose, if I could turn back the clock. Everyday is a struggle, everyday is a 50/50 chance of feeling good.
I just want to feel good when i wake up everyday, is that possible? to actually wake up and not feel like i am going to DIE, so i can hold a job? Can Cymbalta help me? Any other anti-depressants that work better than Lexapro???
Thanks guys for any advice you can give to me. I really appreciate it.
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