Why is there always such a discrepancy regarding the effects of SSRI's?? My doc thinks that I should try lexapro for anxiety (tried it before and it didn't work) or pretty much any other SSRI as benzos, in his eyes, are not meant for the treatment of anxiety. So the Dr plans to taper me off valium (scary as shit) while putting me on lexapro and I'm really on the fence about it. Are SSRI's just bullshit pushed by pharm companies so they can make money or are they actually effective? I don't like putting my brain through all this shit as benzo withdrawal is bad enough.
In particular I'm interested in lexapro, so many people say it helps their anxiety tremendously then so many others say it is bullshit. And the studies on SSRI's aren't very convincing for me, but perhaps i should do more research. I'm not depressed but anxious as fuck; been addicted to benzos too many times and have tons of lexapo/cipralex to use... any advice? (I also have tons of zoloft, welbutrin and trazadone, wish it were that easy to get other drugs from my Dr.)
FWIW i was on cipralex (Canada's lexapro) for almost four weeks and quit cold turkey due to suicidal ideation and intense anxiety. The very things I hoped it would fix. I didn't feel brain zaps or anything, I actually felt better. But if it works, I'm more than willing to try again.