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Just got out of the hospital

Posted by Spriggy on February 23, 2005, at 16:52:42

Well if you followed my experience, you have a little idea where I have been coming from.

had bad reaction to Wellbutrin - no sleeping, no eating, etc.

Went to Lexapro and had even worse reaction- about 2 weeks into it become "manic" and almost psychotic. Severely depressed and suicidal for the first time in my life.


So I weaned off (not slowly enough) and had just as hard a time off the meds as I did on them.

I ended up in the hospital in Olympia and had a psych evaluation.
I spent 4 days there. Saw one of the "top" psychiatrists in our state who concluded that I had:

1) Akathasia from the Lexapro. He recommended I never take any other SSRI. Says becuase I also experienced akathasia on Compazine once (an anti nausea med) I have a sensitive central nervous system.

2) He declared I do not have any type of mental disorder, nor bipolar despite my family history. He thinks I may have "anxiety" issues but would not be willing to call it a disorder since i've only had a few panic attacks in my life.

3) He wants me on .25 Klonopin twice a day for one month to basically try and "calm" or sedate my central nervous system.

4) I am on Restirol for sleep at night. It knocks me out and does the job.


SO I am no longer jumping out of my skin or having the horrible racing thoughts. I am no longer uncomfortable and feeling like my insides are going to burst..

But here I am left with this depression; hopelessness, emptiness, dark pit feeling. Will this eventually subside once my central nervous system is back on track?

His only suggestion was that if the depression continues to try something like Cymbalta or Neurontin but to stay clear of SSRI"s and Wellbutrin.

I'm still kind of confused by all this. This Klonopin keeps me calm but I am SOOOOOOOOOOO tired I can't function as a mom, wife, etc.. It is 2:50 in the afternoon and I am just waking up! My husband had to get my kids' off to school and such (which he gladly does- he's an awesome man).

This depression is just kicking my butt right now. I want to feel ALIVE again.

I'm scared about the Cymbalta becuase I am so med sensitive so I don't know what to do.

Any thoughts?


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