[Augusto99]

Hey everyone. I am completely new to the anti-depressant scene and to taking any medications at all actually. But after doing a little to much cocaine (which i will never touch again in my life) and freaking out that i was having a heart attack and I had a brain tumor at the same time I was diagnosed with GAD. I have had some mild depression after breaking up with my girlfriend for two years but I mostly just wanted something to control the anxiety attacks. Well i took the drug for a week and found the side effects annoying so I stopped. 3 days after I stopped I probably felt the most disoriented and f'ed up ever in my life. Accompanied by the worse nightmare I've ever had in my life that night I decided to go back on. I am currently on my 4th day agian and I seem a little tripped out but I guess this goes away. The good news though is my anxiety has been minimal if there at all after minimal use, but all this reading on here has freaked me out to continue or to stop. I had that awful day with that awful nightmare and it seems like I was already having withdrawal symptoms. Does this seem far-fetched to anyone? Well anyways I think im gonna try it out casue the anxiety is unbearable, especially when im sitting in a 2 hour lecture! Ive read some success stories for anxiety treatment which makes me feel better, but does anyone have any idea how long you should take this stuff before you try to taper off. I wanna use this drug, but for as little as possible. Also this is kind of a funny question but does anyone know if smoking weed or drinking has any effects while your on this stuff? Im a college student so give me a break. Anyways I like this site a lot, but I got a lot of questions of what im doing wiht myself because I had about a 15 minute meeting with a random doctor and he just gave it to me after I took some stupid test for depression. But i went with it cause im very uneducated about this stuff. Well if anyone could help me out that would be awesome. Thanks!

[tiger]

Hi College Student.
Your condition doesn't sound serious. Stress at school and girl problems. What about a nice glass of wine? I think if you stop cocaine you're going to have withdrawls. When i was in school doing coke, drinking, smoking pot, and taking sleeping pills, when i stopped, oh my gosh, i thought i was going to DIE. IT was a nightmare. i'm pretty sure smoking and drinking can effect the drugs but some people are okay doing it. i'm taking only 5 mg. Doesn't sound like you need alot to be honest, but i'm not a doctor. Your body will adjust in couple weeks if you can make it that far. I wish i NEVER got on it. I'm coming off it now....one week so far....no side effects yet. coming off slow as hell.

quote:Originally posted by Augusto99

Hey everyone. I am completely new to the anti-depressant scene and to taking any medications at all actually. But after doing a little to much cocaine (which i will never touch again in my life) and freaking out that i was having a heart attack and I had a brain tumor at the same time I was diagnosed with GAD. I have had some mild depression after breaking up with my girlfriend for two years but I mostly just wanted something to control the anxiety attacks. Well i took the drug for a week and found the side effects annoying so I stopped. 3 days after I stopped I probably felt the most disoriented and f'ed up ever in my life. Accompanied by the worse nightmare I've ever had in my life that night I decided to go back on. I am currently on my 4th day agian and I seem a little tripped out but I guess this goes away. The good news though is my anxiety has been minimal if there at all after minimal use, but all this reading on here has freaked me out to continue or to stop. I had that awful day with that awful nightmare and it seems like I was already having withdrawal symptoms. Does this seem far-fetched to anyone? Well anyways I think im gonna try it out casue the anxiety is unbearable, especially when im sitting in a 2 hour lecture! Ive read some success stories for anxiety treatment which makes me feel better, but does anyone have any idea how long you should take this stuff before you try to taper off. I wanna use this drug, but for as little as possible. Also this is kind of a funny question but does anyone know if smoking weed or drinking has any effects while your on this stuff? Im a college student so give me a break. Anyways I like this site a lot, but I got a lot of questions of what im doing wiht myself because I had about a 15 minute meeting with a random doctor and he just gave it to me after I took some stupid test for depression. But i went with it cause im very uneducated about this stuff. Well if anyone could help me out that would be awesome. Thanks!

[tiger]

OH YEah. Nightmares(not too bad--more like fear dreams like my husband is cheating on me) and very vivid dreams haunt me throughtout the day. Weight gain, YES. and i'm not lying..i eat like a bird..and i gained 10 lbs.

quote:Originally posted by tiger

Hi College Student.
Your condition doesn't sound serious. Stress at school and girl problems. What about a nice glass of wine? I think if you stop cocaine you're going to have withdrawls. When i was in school doing coke, drinking, smoking pot, and taking sleeping pills, when i stopped, oh my gosh, i thought i was going to DIE. IT was a nightmare. i'm pretty sure smoking and drinking can effect the drugs but some people are okay doing it. i'm taking only 5 mg. Doesn't sound like you need alot to be honest, but i'm not a doctor. Your body will adjust in couple weeks if you can make it that far. I wish i NEVER got on it. I'm coming off it now....one week so far....no side effects yet. coming off slow as hell.

[bluegirl]

you should check out the lexapro withdrawl forum under featured conditions. Lots of people like you and great support.

[azraelsknife]

let me say i was one of the 1st to use lexapro in its trial stages 3 years ago, it was the worst absolute worst medication. maybe not for you or someone else, but the 1st 2 weeks i took it only made me stoned. then I smoked weed while on it, big mistake. the paramedics were called for the "brain sparks" that made me writhe in pain and vomit. It did not make my depression any better (they worked me up to 3 pills a day) and only made me in a stupor. There is also a rumor that the combination of SRI's and smoking cigarettes can permenantly damage the release in your brain in fact causing you to become more irritated long after you stop taking them in corollation with declining intelligence. Again this is only my personal experiances but try something a little less risky if anything at all

quote:Originally posted by Augusto99

Hey everyone. I am completely new to the anti-depressant scene and to taking any medications at all actually. But after doing a little to much cocaine (which i will never touch again in my life) and freaking out that i was having a heart attack and I had a brain tumor at the same time I was diagnosed with GAD. I have had some mild depression after breaking up with my girlfriend for two years but I mostly just wanted something to control the anxiety attacks. Well i took the drug for a week and found the side effects annoying so I stopped. 3 days after I stopped I probably felt the most disoriented and f'ed up ever in my life. Accompanied by the worse nightmare I've ever had in my life that night I decided to go back on. I am currently on my 4th day agian and I seem a little tripped out but I guess this goes away. The good news though is my anxiety has been minimal if there at all after minimal use, but all this reading on here has freaked me out to continue or to stop. I had that awful day with that awful nightmare and it seems like I was already having withdrawal symptoms. Does this seem far-fetched to anyone? Well anyways I think im gonna try it out casue the anxiety is unbearable, especially when im sitting in a 2 hour lecture! Ive read some success stories for anxiety treatment which makes me feel better, but does anyone have any idea how long you should take this stuff before you try to taper off. I wanna use this drug, but for as little as possible. Also this is kind of a funny question but does anyone know if smoking weed or drinking has any effects while your on this stuff? Im a college student so give me a break. Anyways I like this site a lot, but I got a lot of questions of what im doing wiht myself because I had about a 15 minute meeting with a random doctor and he just gave it to me after I took some stupid test for depression. But i went with it cause im very uneducated about this stuff. Well if anyone could help me out that would be awesome. Thanks!