Posted by anxiousbabe on September 19, 2005, at 22:37:35
In reply to Weaning off Zoloft, posted by vslyke on September 18, 2005, at 10:54:47
Hi Well I am weaning off Lexapro not Zoloft, but it's still an SSRI so the things in your head are probably brain zaps as everyone calls them and I too have gained almost 40 pounds which is the main reason for why I am getting off of the Lexapro, not to mention all the other lovely side effects.
I was taking it for anxiety and suddently starting getting depressed from all of the weight gain no matter how much I excercised and watched what I ate and not to mention the short term memory loss - I would shut my garage door in the morning on the way to work and then get down the street and drive back up my hill and check to make sure I shut it.
I also have no motivation on this stuff and absolutely no sex drive at all. I always had awesome sex drive, but the lexapro killed that (my poor husband too) however I am almost at two weeks at half the dose of lexapro and on Wedneday I will cut it in half again and do that for another 2 or maybe 3 weeks. I have been going to a natural doctor and she had been performing accupuncture twice a week and giving me an anti stress massage on my neck and head along with a body adjustment where she cracks all of my bones or joints.
I have not had any anxiety whatsoever and have not needed to take my xanax, so something must be working here. Either I am happy because I am filled with energy to work out even though I haven't lost an ounce yet, but my mind is telling me that I am going to once I get this crap out of my system. If anyone reading this has weaned off lexapro or any other SSRI and has lost the weight that they have gained since taken this drug or has gained their sex drive back then please feel free to share and let me know so I have something to look forward too.
Any advice is appreciated.
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