Posted by Jay2112 on August 3, 2022, at 21:02:40
In reply to Retrying escitalopram, posted by linkadge on August 3, 2022, at 16:41:19
> I had a doctor's appointment today and we decided to try changing the effexor with escitalopram (again). For some reason, effexor is making me feel increasingly isolated and detached. My depression has been worsening in the last 6 months.
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> I don't hold high hopes, but (in the least) maybe I can tolerate it better than effexor.
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> LinkadgeHi Linkadge,
Escitalopram, in particularly at high doses, enabled me to deeply emote, to work through the core of my depression and anxiety. I was on approx 30mg at one time, and I would take it a bit later in the evening. I engulfed myself in deeply, almost mystical music, like Enigma and Madonna's Ray of Light albums...and I cried, so, so intensively. But, I felt so in touch with my deeply sensitive side, and it sounds odd...but it actually made me feel good, after a long, hard cry. I never used to believe that catharcism was of any use, but now, I KNOW it helped me get the tears, and the pain out, into the open.
I think this is especially useful if you have trauma in your life..and sounds similar as to what MDMA does. Ironic that both MDMA and escitalopram act strongly on serotonin.
I may just ask my pdoc about an escitalopram trial, again, as I too am stuck on Effexor, which has been bringing the worst out in me lately. We tried Trintellix, with poor results, as well as Viibryd.
So please, post your regular results.
Jay
Humans punish themselves endlessly
for not being what they believe they should be.
-Don Miguel Ruiz-
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