Posted by Bill L on May 12, 2003, at 9:25:24
In reply to Re: New to Lexapro, but is it forever?? » Glinda Ofnorth, posted by Dinah on May 11, 2003, at 19:59:42
It's hard to say if you would need to be on it forever. Research shows that these drugs might make a gradual permenant correction in the brain. But doctors and researchers really don't know if depression can be "cured" to the point where you don't need drugs. It seems that if one's depression is due to a traumatic event, such as rape or divorce, that one could eventually stop taking antidepressents.
I have been taking Lexapro for over 6 months (since it first came out). Before that, I took other drugs that are similar to Lexapro (Prozac and Celexa) for a few years. I doubt that I will ever be able to stop taking drugs because I have been depressed my whole life. My mother had severe depression so there may be a genetic component.
I am doing very well with antidepressents and I am not afraid of the prospect of taking them for the rest of my life.
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