Posted by deniseuk190466 on February 8, 2007, at 13:32:57
In reply to Lexapro not working second time around, posted by resnick on February 1, 2007, at 6:53:01
Hi,
I suffer from depression and anxiety. Years ago, when I was in my 20s, I was on a small dose (20mg) of Seroxat and it worked really, really well for me. I then came off it when I hit 30 because I wanted to do it alone. I was fine for three years and then I started to get suicidally depressed. I tried going back on 20mg of Seroxat but to no avail, then for the next two years I tried lots of drugs to no avail. Then Spring of 2003 I went back on Seroxat at 40mg and it suddenly started to work but never as well as before but even so I suddenly felt as though life was worth living again and I made the most of it.
Then in 2005 it seemed to stop working. I have come off it a few times and gone back on it and it hasn't worked as well. I'm now off everything (have been for about two months (just taking Zyprexa 10mg every seven days) and if I don't take it after seven days my mood goes really really low.
Part of me just wants to get back on Seroxat again because I wasn't this bad but then part of me is scared it won't work at all and then another part of me thinks maybe I should try something else (like lexapro). I don't know what to do either. I'm very worried about where my mood is going.
Anyway, just wanted you to know that you are not alone,although it's probably not a consolation.
Just keep trying and keep us updated.
Denise
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