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Suicidal Thoughts on Lexapro

Well I wasn't even directing that towards anyone in particular, but this is your second post in the thread in reply to Tromp...

TheLostBoys said:
Why do you guys always think doctors know best, because they have a diploma sitting on their wall saying so? Give me a break, LoL........
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How exactly is this supposed to help the op? Are you suggesting that you know how to handle this better than their doctor? Pretty obvious you just came in to voice how much you don't like ssris and doctors. Normally I wouldn't give a shit, but we're talking about someone with suicidal ideation.
 
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All antidepressants carry a black box warning that states that people under 24 are at a greater risk for suicidal thoughts. I assume ur 21 from ur user name.

Call your doctor ASAP. This might be serious.
 
nuttynutskin said:
Well I wasn't even directing that towards anyone in particular, but this is your second post in the thread in reply to Tromp...



How exactly is this supposed to help the op? Are you suggesting that you know how to handle this better than their doctor? Pretty obvious you just came in to voice how much you don't like ssris and doctors. Normally I wouldn't give a shit, but we're talking about someone with suicidal ideation.
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He's clearly not addressing the OP in this post. And he has said nowhere in this thread to not seek help from his doctor. He's against SSRI's, since when is having an opinion a crime?

And I agree, the suicidal thoughts are most definitely a direct result of the medication, especially if the OP can rationalize against the thoughts. SSRI's most definitely gave me suicidal thoughts in the past, so I can attest to the reasoning.

When and where did this guy suggest he knows more/better than a medical doctor? Take it easy, man.
 
TLB, you sure know how to start a fire...you'd think most BL'ers would be more open minded. Ah well.
 
Yes, SSRI's (Paxil) also gave me horrid suicidal thoughts at 18. I just sat on my bed thinking of how my brain would look splattered all over the walls of my dorm room. Over and over and over for hours. Tapered of that shit fast after that and never touched another one again.

It's pretty common what you experience but definitely requires medical intervention fast because people have killed themselves on the these drugs.

They are helpful to some but not to others.

Maybe your doctor can put you on something like mitrazapine or amitryptiline or zyban. They seem to have less side effects (sexual especially) and I don't think they carry the warning about suicide (might be wrong).

There is a myriad of antidepressants to try from and not all carry such a high risk of suicidal idealization as lexapro. I think Lexapro is one of worst.
 
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Pillthrill said:
You stay on it until the Dr. Oks you to go off and will taper you off.
Going off all of a sudden CAN make it MUCH worse.
But I did say, go to your dr.
Call them at the least if you can't get an appointment!
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After just 5 days on Lexapro I doubt the doctor will have him taper. He'll just switch him to a different once most likely. I think AD w/d starts after several months of use and for me it was very mild and manageable to get off.
 
lexapro rules... its like being on clean low dose of ectasy 24/7..

a general sense of calm and well being...

I just came off it cause of apathy too though :(... i'm few days off i think id rather be on it because i have way too many more emotions
 
cire113 said:
i think id rather be on it because i have way too many more emotions
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Too many emotions? That's what life is about!! You would really rather be a numbed-out zombie? Also, you say this after claiming Lexapro is similar to MDMA...MDMA causes you to feel a myriad of very powerful emotions.

I don't know, I must really be severely misreading your comment.
 
Thanks for all the help guys, i really appreciate it.
Today its been a week since I started taking lexapro and I feel great,
these dark thoughts have only returned once since, but subsided after like an hour.
Still got an appointment with my doc set for next week to discuss this with him, but I think Ill be staying on lex. I find its really helping me get back into the things that I lost interest in due to depression and overall lack of motivation. Dont feel the need to be high constantly either, Ive been clean of everything for 9 days now and feeling great. I dont expect this sobriety to last long, but its been a nice break and has helped to striaghten out my head. =D
 
That's great to hear. Lexapro worked great for me as well a few years back. It had a quick onset and no side effects in my experience. Hope things continue to go swimmingly for you and your treatment.
 
The thing is i have been away overemotional my whole life... lexapro makes my emotions normal instead of 500% all the time... so yes feeling less makes me feel more stable..

TO me lexapro is like the "i dont care" pill.... because of the serotonin soaked in my brain 24/7 it makes me shrugs things off as they mean nothing....

Its like having a bullet proof vest on all the time... no matter what happens the vest absorbs most of the blow that my mind would take....

The main reason im coming off it is for more creativity... im a musician and lexapro definetly hinders the creative urges...

But i wouldnt hesitate in a second to start taking it again..

Honestly the magical dose for me was 5mg... anything more than that it was too much
 
cire113 said:
The thing is i have been away overemotional my whole life... lexapro makes my emotions normal instead of 500% all the time... so yes feeling less makes me feel more stable..

TO me lexapro is like the "i dont care" pill.... because of the serotonin soaked in my brain 24/7 it makes me shrugs things off as they mean nothing....

Its like having a bullet proof vest on all the time... no matter what happens the vest absorbs most of the blow that my mind would take....

The main reason im coming off it is for more creativity... im a musician and lexapro definetly hinders the creative urges...

But i wouldnt hesitate in a second to start taking it again..

Honestly the magical dose for me was 5mg... anything more than that it was too much
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I was going to discuss with my docotr about tapering off of the Cymbalta dnd Abilify I currently take for the depression I no longer feel I have.

Sure I still get urges to slef harm and the occaissional suicidal thought, but these arw things that I would never act on.
 
Have you ever experienced suicidal thoughts before you began SSRI's?

I would consider how you feel now: any better? If so, how hard was it to shake off those feelings?

If you choose to continue with the medication, carefully try to examine how often you feel this way, and if it is getting worse, staying the same, or decreasing in severity.

If you choose to stop taking the medication, then please do so carefully and gradually. Suddenly discontinuing taking SSRI's can be devastatingly bad if you just randomly stop taking them, especially if you have been on them a long time. 5 days is not a long time though. :)​
 
^^^^^ Iven take lexapro many times in my life... the last stint for 6 months..

I tapered all the way dow to 1mg... every 2 days the last week...

Man the withdrawal has been Brutal even by lowering and tapering to a long low dose..

It feels like opiate withdrawal except more of a mind fuck that physical withdrawals...

Physical withdrawals are present though...

I know now why i was feeling so good on this ... drug... When you stop taking its awful lol
 
Everytime i went on SSRi's i would get shooting electric shocks - i never made it past 2 weeks due to these and suicidal / homicidal outbreaks - I just do not do well with them. If you have had negative reactions to SSRis is it a given you will react similarly to SNRIs ?
 
Besides OCD, SSRI's and SNRI's haven't shown any consistent results, and the adverse reactions vary so significantly from person to person, not to mention ARE PROVEN TO BE HABIT FORMING AND OFTEN THE WITHDRAWALS FROM THE MEDICATION CAN BRING MORE SEVERE DEPRESSION/SUICIDAL IDEATION THAN PRIOR TO TAKING THE MEDICATION.

Humans don't stop developing until their 30's, and for that reason, it seems unwise to alter ones chemistry before it has had it's natural chance to self-correct through developing maturity and experience.
 
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