Posted by Bill L on September 12, 2003, at 10:40:31
In reply to SSRI's without Chem Imbalance, posted by Gianpiero on September 12, 2003, at 9:56:54
Unfortunately, there is no reliable blood test for serotonin levels. So medication is mostly trial and error.
Right now you feel better and more energetic 3 days after stopping your medication. That is a very common experience that people have. It's because the medication made you tired and now you have more energy. Hopefully that feeling will last, but a lot of times people will eventually go back to being anxious and depressed within a few weeks.
You said that you initially did good on Celexa. Usually if one does good on a drug, the good feeling often times diminishes over time and the dose needs to be increased. An increased dose will very often work.
In your case, it's hard to tell what to do. First see if you do ok without any drugs. But if the anxiety and/or depression returns, resume medication immediately! Be aggressive. I can't say whether you should go back on Lexapro with an increased dose, or a different drug, or Lexapro in combination with another drug.
You said that before drugs, you were performing poorly in school. To me, that means that you may very well need Ritalin. Ritalin can be, and often is, combined with an antidepressant. Ask your doctor about that.
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