Posted by morgan miller on December 14, 2010, at 21:27:50
In reply to Re: Not sure if escitalopram (Lexapro) is working, posted by bleauberry on December 14, 2010, at 16:37:47
>"Motivated" and "outgoing"....these are not typically results seen with any of the SSRIs. Serotonin is more of a calming, serene, everything is ok neurotransmitter. Once in a while someone on an ssri will have an astounding response and feel great, motivated, born again. Those are kind of rare. More common is the apathetic flat line emotion....no lows, but no highs either, flat motivation. Apathy.
Have to been to Revolutionhealth or Ask a Patient or any other medication review sites? There are plenty of people reporting uplifting feel good responses from SSRIs. This response does not just happen rarely or once in a while. The apathetic reaction is focused so much on sites like babble because this is the place people go to when they are not responding well to medication and need some help and support. I have said it before here, I personally know enough people that are kinda loving their SSRI. I have a hard time believing that all the people I have known to do well on SSRIs are just part of this small population that has a rare positive reaction.
I do believe some SSRIs are more likely to leave someone feeling numb and apathetic, without feeling warm happy and vigilant. I think Zoloft is one SSRI that is much less likely to leave someone feeling numb and apathetic and much more likely to have an overall positive antidepressant response.
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