Posted by Spriggy on April 18, 2005, at 13:32:12
In reply to Re: Antidepressants and the central nervous system, posted by linkadge on April 18, 2005, at 12:38:12
I HATE SSRI's. I LOATHE them...
My mother was put on Paxil, it pooped out, she went on Lexapro, it pooped out, she is now on Cymbalta- it will eventually poop out. When they poop on her (okay that sounds weird, LOL), she always totally freaks out/suicidal and is not herself.
She is not my mother anymore.
I stupidly went on Wellbutrin (which I didn't take hardly at all- it made my anxiety so bad) and then went on Lexapro for 6 weeks. It made me hallucinate. I felt like I was on LSD. It changed me into a person I didn't even know. It was horrific for me.
I went off of Lexapro in February and I SWEAR that even NOW.. months later, I still don't feel right. I wish to God I had never put that stuff in my mouth.
Going off of it is what I can only imagine stopping cocaine or meth would be like.It was a nightmare.
I have no idea if there is a correlation but now I find out I am hypoglycemic and have irregular heart rhythms. I LIVE in anxiety land all the time. Before I started Lexapro it was occasional anxiety with a total of 3 panic attacks my entire life.
I've had several more panic attacks since.
I am now taking a small dose of Klonopin and Restoril for sleep and am starting to get worried about what this stuff is doing to my brain.
Oh Lord, help us.
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