I was just given Lexapro from a psychiatrist that I just started seeing. I am taking it just for anixety (social anxiety and GAD), I'm not depressed at all and when I do cry I know what I am crying about (I don't cry much at all anyways). I took it for the first time at 8pm and already at 10pm I notice that I felt weird... kinda spacy/sensitive to noises/I can hear things way better for some odd reason. Then for no reason at all I was crying very hysterically for over an hour! No reason at all for this! I couldn't stop and have no idea why... I cried like a little kid and I would never cry like this!..Also, I had more of a 'fear' reaction to things on TV that weren't even scary, idk weird stuff...this is very weird... Does this happen to some people?
SSRIs seem like strong, harmful medications condidering they change your vitals, can cause stomach bleeding etc... I heard how people's hair sometimes fell out etc. When you stop them I read you could have 'electrical surges' throughout your body! I would be less afraid of it if it was used on an 'as needed' basis, but daily, that means it effects your body more overall! I really don't trust it. Especially since I can't even take Aleve or Asprin with this medication!!! If I'm sick or have a bad headache I'll have nothing to take for it! Plus, I don't think I can drink with this and that suxs!!! Alcohol is the only thing that gets me to actually show up at social events... I am very skeptical... Alcohol seems to be the only thing that works for me... Ug. I should have known the psychiatrist would give me an SSRI, I have always refused them, but I'm desprate and trying it... I'm freaking out about it tho.... Just wish there was something that would work naturally... I tried natural herbs from the health food stores etc, but they didn't help enough....
SSRIs seem like strong, harmful medications condidering they change your vitals, can cause stomach bleeding etc... I heard how people's hair sometimes fell out etc. When you stop them I read you could have 'electrical surges' throughout your body! I would be less afraid of it if it was used on an 'as needed' basis, but daily, that means it effects your body more overall! I really don't trust it. Especially since I can't even take Aleve or Asprin with this medication!!! If I'm sick or have a bad headache I'll have nothing to take for it! Plus, I don't think I can drink with this and that suxs!!! Alcohol is the only thing that gets me to actually show up at social events... I am very skeptical... Alcohol seems to be the only thing that works for me... Ug. I should have known the psychiatrist would give me an SSRI, I have always refused them, but I'm desprate and trying it... I'm freaking out about it tho.... Just wish there was something that would work naturally... I tried natural herbs from the health food stores etc, but they didn't help enough....