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Posted 9/7/2014 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all....I'm just looking for some friendly advice?

I have posted here before and have spoken to several and I love how supportive everyone is with one another.

I'm having a dilemma....I started lexapro for the third time in my life 6 days ago....I've always taken the lowest dose of 5mg and always worked perfect for me....before I started taking lexapro again I was taking an antibiotic called metrodinazole for 14 days 3x a day...I started getting almost all side effects from that med and started feeling anxious and later just sad...and around that same time I had also started my menstrual cycle...so it was hard to determine whether it was the antibiotic or my menstrual cycle causing the anxiety and sadness...

I had researched the antibiotic and saw that several people had to stop the med due to similar side effects but I had to just tough it out and try to finish it...the sadness was getting to me and the anxiety and it was always more in the morning(afternoons I was normal)...so I thought maybe its not the antibiotic or my menstrual cycle maybe it was due to all the stress I was going through I was having a relapse so I started myself on lexapro again...I saw my doc on Wednesday and he said to stop the antibiotic since i had been on it for 11 days and sent me for a lab to make sure infection was gone....its been 3 days since I got off the antibiotic and all of a sudden my anxiety lessened and I don't feel sad anymore....I'm still taking lexapro... once again its been 6 days on lex so I doubt that its the lex making me feel better....I just don't know what to do at this point... should I stay on lex or stop it?!!! confused confused
Posted 9/7/2014 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hunh?

Is a doctor aware of your use of anti-depressants? Are you stopping and starting by yourself or is there medical supervision?

It is most likely that the AD is making you feel better. It would be silly to stop it.

It is also dangerous to stop and start. You *might* be damaging the *transmission* of your brain, to use an automotive metaphor.

I am sorry. But it really makes me crazy when people go on and off medications as if they are just like candy. They aren't. Even at your low dosage, your brain is confused and off-center.
Posted 9/7/2014 9:31 PM (GMT 0)
Yes my doc is fully aware...he knows I'm on it again... when I saw him Wednesday he said to continue to take it and stay on the same dose I've been on in the past...

The first time I took lexapro was about 7 years ago due to postpartum and took it for 8 months and weaned off fine...and the second time I took it again was 2 years ago and I was going through a very hard time in my life and took it for 5 months and got off fine...

so with everything that's been going on lately I couldn't tell if it was the antibiotic I was on or stress...but yes he is aware I'm on it again I asked him first of course and I have to go again this upcoming Wednesday to see him for a follow up...
Posted 9/7/2014 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Stay on the lexapro until you see your doctor. He will be able to address this further.

I apologize if I sounded sharp. We do get posts about stopping meds here every week or so, and it really does make me nuts. It reminds me of that eighties anti-drug ad campaign of "this is your brain... this is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" This is one way that our culture can undermine itself--by deciding we know too much and really understanding very little.

But I digress. Your appointment is in a few days. Why stop now?
Posted 9/7/2014 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
Don't worry about It I completely understand.... I for one do what's best for me...and yes I will stay on lexapro until I see my doctor...I know he will tell me what's best for me I trust him...

I never just start or stop any AD...I know that can be dangerous... I guess another thing that was stressing me out was the fact that I don't have insurance and how I'm going to refill soon...I really don't want to switch to generic but I guess we shall see what happens when the time comes. My Dr has always supplied me with the sample boxes and that has always lasted me long enough and now he says he hasn't been given any in years.
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