Best antidepressant
Lexapro - 60.0% - 3 votes
Cymbalta - 20.0% - 1 votes
Celexa - 0.0% - 0 votes
Pristiq - 20.0% - 1 votes
Any other - 0.0% - 0 votes
cilly
Veteran Member
Joined : Aug 2014
Posts : 1620
Posted 9/12/2019 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi there,
I am on different medications but asked doc for depression pill as I am deeply depressed.He prescribed Lexapro.
Do you think it’s good or any other you have used and it helped.
Thanks
Posted 9/12/2019 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
I never took Lexapro. I'm currently on Wellbutrin which works for me.
Every person, however, responds to medication differently. What may work for one person, may not work for another.
Buena76
Regular Member
Joined : Mar 2019
Posts : 411
Posted 9/12/2019 3:51 AM (GMT 0)
FP is right. The right medication for depression just depends on the person. So give the Lexapro a chance. Any antidepressant can take up to 4 weeks to work. The fact that you have asked for help tells me that you have inner strength, so I know that you can persist until you find the right medication for you. Hopefully, the Lexapro will be it.
JRF007
Regular Member
Joined : Oct 2015
Posts : 384
Posted 9/12/2019 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
I had really good results the first time I was on lexapro a couple years ago. I am restarting it right now and hoping it does the trick again. As mentioned above, it really is different for everyone. I'm having a hard time right now but hoping once the lexapro builds up in my system it will start to level out. Good luck and keep us updated!
getting by
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Joined : Sep 2007
Posts : 45296
Posted 9/12/2019 1:15 PM (GMT 0)
I started out with buspar. Then tried Zoloft, paxil, and Prozac. All of which had bad side effects for me. I took Effexor and then tried serzone and Remeron. Went back to Effexor and took that for about 15 years. I am now on Pristiq and Lexapro. Which seem to be working well together. I also take abilify and Xanax. So it took me a long time to find what works for me. I do better with SNRI's than SSRI's. They seem to have less side effects for me.
It can actually take six to eight weeks for your medication to work full potential. So be patient and keep in touch with your doctor for concerns. I hope you feel better soon. I know you have been through a lot lately so be kind to yourself. I wish you the best.
Hugs, Karen...
Posted 9/14/2019 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
It all all trial n error. Yup six to eight weeks for full kick in on a med. Some kick quicker....lexaoro is known to have this effect on some people. Keep 💪. HT
Inspiredby3
Regular Member
Joined : Jul 2013
Posts : 431
Posted 11/27/2019 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hope it works for you! Everyone’s chemistry is different so you just have to try something and see if it works for you. The best I felt on a med was Zoloft. But it stopped working. Next best was Pristiq. I find that SNRIs kick in quicker than SSRIs. So the lexapro will probably take 4 weeks before you feel it’s effect and it should work even better by 8 weeks. I found that the meds that I barely had any side effects with were the ones that worked best for me. If I had a lot of side effects, it wasn’t clicking with my chemistry.
Posted 11/27/2019 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
I've found Clozaril to be the best psychiatric drug for me when it comes to depression, anger, and anxiety. But that's just me.
I've been on Zoloft, Prozac, and a million other psych meds over the years.
However, I've never been on Lexapro, Pristiq, Cymbalta, or Celexa before.