I've been on lexapro for about 2 years, which seemed to help with overall depression, but doesn't help that much any more. What's good about AD's is that you can't abuse them (anyway based on my experience u cant- at 1st i figured if 10 mg's mad me feel good, 20 would make me euphoric, & fortunately they just dont work like that.). But these lexapro don't seem to work much, any suggestions.
Harry-
I was on lexapro as well, and it did nothing for me. The newest AD out is called Cymbalta and I swear, it is actually the FIRST AD that I feel "a little better" from. There are a couple of other people from this board on it as well. Ask your dr. about it - it cant hurt, right? Good luck, guy.
Love,
Marie
I was on lexapro as well, and it did nothing for me. The newest AD out is called Cymbalta and I swear, it is actually the FIRST AD that I feel "a little better" from. There are a couple of other people from this board on it as well. Ask your dr. about it - it cant hurt, right? Good luck, guy.
Love,
Marie
Lexapro gave me chest pains and made me so dizzy I couldn't take it.... I wish I had an answer for you, but almost all antidepressants work for me for a little while and then they cease to work any more. I guess that's a sign that I need to straighten out some things in my life so that I can be happy on my own....
Danielle, if only it were that easy, but depression has been in the background of my life as long as i can remember, so there is a good chance that it could really be a chemical thing thats not ur fault at all. one of the biggest reasons i use (or used i hope) is to feel "normal".
I remember years ago when i was in detox for c &v's & the dr suggested antidepresants to me & i said "im not using that crap" (i'd only use safe drugs that i could buy from strangers on the streets)
From what i m told, ad's help a lot of people, its just a matter of finding the right one. at first lexapro made me feel, well, not depressed, but not feeling like getting up either. then i cut the dose in half & it worked good for a while but then i gained a lot of weight, & after about 6 mos decided to get off that by using, well u guessed it. finally i stopped using again, & got back on lexapro, which helps a little, but my wife says that she doesn't think they work because i still manifest a lot of signs of depression like: apathy, not wanting to do anything, etc. Shes right, & id like to find something that helps. I am gonna look into that one listed on the last post. Sometimes depression is not our fault, or your fault, and you cant just work it away with a lifestyle change. When i think about it, i believe my father was depressed & when i talk to my one brother, he always strikes me as being negative & depressing & depressed & wont aknowledge it.
I remember years ago when i was in detox for c &v's & the dr suggested antidepresants to me & i said "im not using that crap" (i'd only use safe drugs that i could buy from strangers on the streets)
From what i m told, ad's help a lot of people, its just a matter of finding the right one. at first lexapro made me feel, well, not depressed, but not feeling like getting up either. then i cut the dose in half & it worked good for a while but then i gained a lot of weight, & after about 6 mos decided to get off that by using, well u guessed it. finally i stopped using again, & got back on lexapro, which helps a little, but my wife says that she doesn't think they work because i still manifest a lot of signs of depression like: apathy, not wanting to do anything, etc. Shes right, & id like to find something that helps. I am gonna look into that one listed on the last post. Sometimes depression is not our fault, or your fault, and you cant just work it away with a lifestyle change. When i think about it, i believe my father was depressed & when i talk to my one brother, he always strikes me as being negative & depressing & depressed & wont aknowledge it.
Hi Browndog,
I was on Lexapro too. It didn't even work well on me at all. I was switched over to cymbalta, just like Marie is taking and I have felt so much better. Cymbalta also works a lot quicker then the other ad's. I felt a difference after a couple of days of using it. You may want to try it. Talk with your doctor.
Love,
Liz
I was on Lexapro too. It didn't even work well on me at all. I was switched over to cymbalta, just like Marie is taking and I have felt so much better. Cymbalta also works a lot quicker then the other ad's. I felt a difference after a couple of days of using it. You may want to try it. Talk with your doctor.
Love,
Liz
Browndog, I refuse to take anything that makes me gain weight.... talk about getting depressed... LOL .... Although I binge eat on ambien every single night.... my husband says he can't understand why I'm not 300lbs because every time they kick in, I eat EVERYTHING I can get my hands on...
And isn't it funny how you said you didn't want to take any medications like antidepressants, but you were taking pain pills?? I ALWAYS do that.... My doctor will recommend this med or that med for manic depression and I'll say "I don't want to be on that crap" and then my husband reminds me that I self-medicate all day long. A wise man once told me "Justification is like masturbation - you only screw yourself".... LOL
And isn't it funny how you said you didn't want to take any medications like antidepressants, but you were taking pain pills?? I ALWAYS do that.... My doctor will recommend this med or that med for manic depression and I'll say "I don't want to be on that crap" and then my husband reminds me that I self-medicate all day long. A wise man once told me "Justification is like masturbation - you only screw yourself".... LOL
I NO THIS SOUNDS CRAZY But what is depression I feel sad down but what really is how do you feel could you explain to me ...please dont think this is stupid love poopie
Yspearing, it is usually more then feeling sad deep down, i think we all do that. there are many symptoms,: not doing or finding pleasure in things, apathay, an ongoing underlayment of continueous unhappiness, and more severe symptoms like ideation of suicide (passive or active), etc, etc,.
I hope u don't have depresson, cause it su.ks.
One of the worse things for me is when i dont want to wake up (not once in a while, but when it goes on day after day after day.)
I hope u don't have depresson, cause it su.ks.
One of the worse things for me is when i dont want to wake up (not once in a while, but when it goes on day after day after day.)
Danielle, according to what my dr told my wife is the lexapro didnt make me gain weight, it was because i was feeling better i ate more. i dont know if that was true or not.
please be careful with those ambian. they are not as safe as they pretend or as drs think. i stopped them altogether when people where telling me stuff i was doing on them that i had no recollection whatsoever of, including driving my car to the store & driving to a reastaurant & slobbering things all over myself. i think they are dangerous, worse then barbituates.
i think what happens is drug companies come out with stuff that works, gets overprescribed, people abuse it, it gets restricted or sells generically to cheap & so they come out with something else & the process starts again.
when i was young it was seconal & tuinal & dordan, & dexidrine & mollies,
now those arent available so they got stuff like adderal & ambian.
please be careful with those ambian. they are not as safe as they pretend or as drs think. i stopped them altogether when people where telling me stuff i was doing on them that i had no recollection whatsoever of, including driving my car to the store & driving to a reastaurant & slobbering things all over myself. i think they are dangerous, worse then barbituates.
i think what happens is drug companies come out with stuff that works, gets overprescribed, people abuse it, it gets restricted or sells generically to cheap & so they come out with something else & the process starts again.
when i was young it was seconal & tuinal & dordan, & dexidrine & mollies,
now those arent available so they got stuff like adderal & ambian.
Browndog, I know first hand that ambien is addictive, but that is one addiction I can't give up..... I have insomnia worse than you can imagine, so if taking 2 pills at night guarantees sleep, then I'm all for that. Also, I work swing shifts, meaning that sometimes I go to bed at 9pm and then other times I work until 5am (I work 3 jobs AND go to college).... I like ambien better than xanax or anything like that because I CAN'T take it during the day or abuse it because, as you know, you can't function on them....
The one bad part is definitely not remembering ANYTHING from the night before... I DO NOT take them if I am home alone (which isn't often b/c I'm married and my sister and her boyfriend are staying with us as well), so I don' t worry about driving or anything like that.... it's just weird to wake up and hear my sister say "You did this" or "Don't you remember?" and I have no clue whatsoever. My husband and I will be intimate and everything and I have no memory of it....
The one bad part is definitely not remembering ANYTHING from the night before... I DO NOT take them if I am home alone (which isn't often b/c I'm married and my sister and her boyfriend are staying with us as well), so I don' t worry about driving or anything like that.... it's just weird to wake up and hear my sister say "You did this" or "Don't you remember?" and I have no clue whatsoever. My husband and I will be intimate and everything and I have no memory of it....
If u need them to sleep u need them to sleep. I'd take something too, cause nothings worse to me then not sleeping & then working & not sleeping. You are smart to make sure someones around. They just scare the H out of me, baised on my experience. But at the time i was also sometimes taking provigal in the am & sometimes ambian to sleep & i think the combo was dangerous, cause i was awake & didn't know it.
years ago a dr prescribed me some kind of strong antihistimine to sleep (not otc stuff like benedryl) and it was real cheap (not $4.00 a pill like ambien) & old time (from the 50's) & it worked, with no hangover, or high, it just got me to sleep. I can't remember what it was, & i no longer have a pdr, but i wish i could, cause drs don't know it off hand, they only seem to be aware of what drug companies are pushing & they sell what they make dinaros on.
years ago a dr prescribed me some kind of strong antihistimine to sleep (not otc stuff like benedryl) and it was real cheap (not $4.00 a pill like ambien) & old time (from the 50's) & it worked, with no hangover, or high, it just got me to sleep. I can't remember what it was, & i no longer have a pdr, but i wish i could, cause drs don't know it off hand, they only seem to be aware of what drug companies are pushing & they sell what they make dinaros on.
Browndog- What I founf works the best is Trazadone
Wow Danielle, that's kind of scary. I suffer from insomnia too and I can relate to how you feel about it. The drug that Danny just mentioned...Trazedone has been recommended to me. I hear it works very well and isn't a narcotic. I don't know about you but sometimes I crave sleep so badly I would do almost anything to be able to rest all night. Therefore I see your reasoning about the ambien. Seems like the black out thing would be unpleasant though. Maybe you could ask you dr about the trazedone and see what he tells you. Good luck! Much love, Kat
what is trazedone?
ITS a antidepresnt it helps with sleep type it in google info mt spouse takes it it help him sleep I took one felt strong I didnt like it but I was w\d to ,, i mean strange not strong.. you might look into it dear love poopie
Trazedone didn't work for me.... I tried it.... I've also tried Remeron and Restoril, to no avail.... Benadryl has a weird effect on me - it makes my body jump and my heart race and makes me real anxious. I'm even like that on Nyquil.
Yes, the blackouts are sometimes scary, like last night my hubbie told me I was trying to fry eggs while wearing long sleeves (could have been dangerous).... Most of the time, it's just funny, because I wake up with food in my hair or with the milk in the cabinet...... I am wide awake and don't even feel sleepy (which is why I guess you don't get that hangover feeling in the morning)..... When I take them, they don't make me tired, but as soon as I lie down, I'm out like a rock. I guess I need to start taking them after I climb into bed for the night...
To me, insomnia is the WORST disorder.... You can't function on no sleep and that alone will make you depressed and want to kill yourself. I just worry about taking more or taking something else and not realizing it and overdosing.... I never worried about that before because I know what I'm doing when it's happening, I just don't remember the next day, but then I knew someone who overdosed on sleeping pills and, although his family called it a suicide, his best friend said he probably took too much without realizing it.
Yes, the blackouts are sometimes scary, like last night my hubbie told me I was trying to fry eggs while wearing long sleeves (could have been dangerous).... Most of the time, it's just funny, because I wake up with food in my hair or with the milk in the cabinet...... I am wide awake and don't even feel sleepy (which is why I guess you don't get that hangover feeling in the morning)..... When I take them, they don't make me tired, but as soon as I lie down, I'm out like a rock. I guess I need to start taking them after I climb into bed for the night...
To me, insomnia is the WORST disorder.... You can't function on no sleep and that alone will make you depressed and want to kill yourself. I just worry about taking more or taking something else and not realizing it and overdosing.... I never worried about that before because I know what I'm doing when it's happening, I just don't remember the next day, but then I knew someone who overdosed on sleeping pills and, although his family called it a suicide, his best friend said he probably took too much without realizing it.
Hey guys, yes Ambien is strong - this is really bad what I did a few times - a friend of mine told me that she would take Ambien and have a couple glasses of wine - she told me she would hallucinate - of course I had to try it -Seriously, I saw pictures on the wall MOVING - it was a trip - strong stuff.
Danielle - I'm like you - benedryl and nyquil (stuff thats supposed to make you sleepy) makes me nervous, anxious and heart races - isnt that wierd??
Love,
Marie
Danielle - I'm like you - benedryl and nyquil (stuff thats supposed to make you sleepy) makes me nervous, anxious and heart races - isnt that wierd??
Love,
Marie
I've hallucinated on ambien.... not any more because I've been taking it daily for 2 years, but I used to. My husband was on it for a while, too, and one time when we were making love, we both thought we saw people standing around the bed taking score... LOL
who got the most points?
OH MY GOSH DOG that was funny...mj
