[medicalmilitary_industry]

I have taken just about every SSRI ever created and for some reason they design these drugs to where its almost impossible to get off them. Weird buzzing feelings when you move your eyes around,mood fluctuations etc. I have been taking Lexapro and really have seen no effects from it good or bad. Really not interested in being a guinea pig either.

Just think if the medicines they created really cured you or your ailments and diseases.... the medical industry and pharmaceutical companies would cave in and cause a global economic meltdown.

Sick population=Profit Healthy population=global economic collapse and overpopulation......you do the math.

[maidenspg]

I'm a Lexapro user as well. I think that the fact that I can't tell if it is doing a good job or not means that it probably has me on an even keel...which is the purpose of antidepressants, eh? I also take an anti-anxiety "chaser" 3x day, Buspar/Buspirone. The combination keeps me from sitting around like a bump on a pickle...but on the other hand keeps me from fretting & (as my husband calls it) "gritching" about everything.
Every time I've changed from one SSRI to another (and I think I've hit 'em all too!), I've tapered off one then picked up on another. Can't imagine that you wouldn't feel some sort of weirdness if you came off any antidepressant, SSRI or not. Let's face it. The medication is probably doing something or other, eh? And, when it stops doing it, you'll feel differently <shrug>.
If you *do* decide to stop taking the Lexapro, be sure to talk to your doc or NP or PA first (I love my NP!). They'll let you know what to expect and be there for you, if you start to get freaky. If they are not the type of "doc spot" that will be there for ya, then you're in the wrong place to begin with, wouldn't you say?

My guess. If you're wondering about meds and the pharmaceutical industry, you're pretty much in control of things.
My favorite pharmaceutical racket is their insistence that their R&D will cease to exist if US patients don't pay through the nose for medications. What ever happened to the good ol' fashioned capitalist system? In every industry, R&D creates new markets all the time. The Rx Guys are not gonna stop researching cures for stuff! If they don't come up with new products, they'll dry up and go away just like any other industry. They've managed to con our Congress into giving them special considerations by having lobbyists in numbers that rival the insurance industry! (That's the other subject I like to go-off on!) It's a problem that needs to be solved by Republicans who want to do away with lobbyists completely, and who believe in pure capitalism...well, at least, more than the Democrats seem to.
This is just another situation where you have to really pin down the candidates running for House or Senate from your area. If they don't have a good answer that shows awareness of the problem, then you need to educate them -- or tell him/her that they won't get your vote! The drug pricing and availability problem is not a medical one. It's a political one! Sad but true.

[johnwooden]

Hello Military Medical Industry,
I started taking buspirone a little over 2 months ago. I had taken Paxil in the past to treat anxiety problems and for the most part was effective though I had a some nausea. Buspirone I started taking before bed at 150 mg then my doc up'd it to 300 mg (I think size capsule not drug active ingredient amount). Normally I'm a heavy sleeper at least when I'm calm and I started waking up in the middle of the night and had trouble falling back to sleep. So I switched myself to taking it in the morning thinking I could benefit from a energy boost it might have. I noticed an hour after taking the pill for another hour I got this strange sensation of a buzz when I moved my eyes around that you made reference to. What is that? It is annoying when you're trying to drive or do anything active. The sensation I get is when I move my eyes suddenly, nerve endings in my face and finger tips and tips of my tows are all stimulated in like a buzz sensation. It lasts for about a second after I move eyes then fades away quickly but happens when ever I move my eyes. It's comforting to hear I'm not the only getting this strange side effect. I'm assuming something similar is happening when I take before bed which I've is now when I take it. Right now I'm @ 150 mg and able to get a full nights sleep. For the drugs effectiveness, I'm not certain about that yet either.