Posted by linkadge on March 19, 2010, at 15:54:03
Hi, I am currently on escitalopram, amitriptyline and methylphenidate.
At first, the addition of escitalopram was beneficial. Now, I don't know.
It seems to have been making me very numb and detached. I regret taking it for the almost immediate dysphoria I get. It does help anxiety a little, but this is not my main symptom. It makes me confused and distorts my thinking.
The worst part of the escitalopram is that I do not feel *in control*.
Possible alternatives are:
Getting off the escitalopram and adding low dose nortriptyline to help with anxiety (the main reason I didn't stay on higher dose amitriptyline was due to side effects) - but I do think it works better than nortriptyline for depression.
Linkadge
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