Switching Meds? Help please :(

worrywort87

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Joined : Jun 2013

Posts : 196

Posted 9/11/2013 12:32 PM (GMT 0)

I've been on lexapro, and only lexapro, for almost 10 years now. It was the first antidepressant and only antidepressant I have tried.

The effects seem to be extremely reduced, giving me completely unsatisfactory relief from anxiety and depression. I've been thinking about switching medications (I have already tried increasing the dosage). I'm scared that if I stop taking lexapro and try other medications that they may not work and if I go back to lexapro it'll have stopped working completely too, leaving me in a much worse situation than I am in now. I am also afraid of switching medications because I feel like if I find a new one that works for awhile and "poops out" like my lexapro did, then I will eventually run out of antidepressants to turn to and be doomed with untreated panic, anxiety, and depression.

Does anyone have experience with switching medications after one "poops out?" I really need help and advice on this; I'm afraid to try something new.

Scaredy Cat

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Joined : Sep 2006

Posts : 28868

Posted 9/11/2013 4:00 PM (GMT 0)

WW,

I am sorry to hear of your current Rx worries.

First have you talked to your prescribing doctor about this? What does he/she have to say?

Are you at the maximum dose then? If not, why not try another small increase...this could be all it takes to get you back to where you want to be.

I would definitely talk to my doctor about concerns though. He/she knows the closest, but different med to your current one that may be the most likely to help you.;)

Try not to project fears into the future. Take it one day and step at a time...you'll get this figured out and be fine.:)

Keep us posted.

S.C.

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