Posted by TexasChic on March 23, 2004, at 16:29:02
In reply to Is any of this research on SSRIs really legit?, posted by Lindsay Rae on March 21, 2004, at 11:48:52
Just to throw in my two cents... I changed from Prozac to Lexapro about 5 months ago because my pdoc thought it would treat my depression as well as help my anxiety attacks. I haven't felt this bad since before I started taking meds. The depression has been so bad I just could not stop crying some days (even at work!). A couple of weeks ago she put me on Wellbutrin as well. I do feel a little more motivated, but still depressed. Plus I now have headaches everyday. Anyway, I went in today and told her I wanted back on the Prozac (which I had been on 3 or 4 years and was a miracle worker for my depression). She agreed and told me I was the 4th person today who wanted off the Lexapro. Apparently Lexapro is geared toward specific receptors whereas older meds like Prozac cover a wider range. She said the medical field is discovering that the wider range ones are working better than these new ones taylored toward specific receptors. So I'm going back to Prozac, along with Xanax as needed for panic attacks. Luckily this doc isn't scared of Xanax like my old one was who wouldn't prescribe it at all. I really can't understand Xanax addiction myself, mainly because it makes me sleepy. So I usually take it as a last resort.
I also had the dependence/addiction thing come up when I was having extreme pain that no one could explain. That doc called me a drug seeker, which was devastating. But I got a new one and realized not all docs are evil.
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