Posted by phidippus on March 20, 2014, at 18:15:28
In reply to Re: Another step on the Lexapro journey » phidippus, posted by merpmerp on March 19, 2014, at 20:33:16
> Eric,
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> I've been spending the last few days re-reading my old posts from 2010/2011 to try and remember exactly what happened. I have a few questions, I'm honestly asking if you or anyone else have any ideas as to why this all happened. Brainstorming and all that.
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> I'm going to post a condensed timeline.
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> 2006-2007: Generic ProzacDo you remember the dose?
>akathisia/diarrhea/intrusive thoughtsThis may have been a reaction to the generic prozac. At this point did you try name brand again?
>Lexapro name brand, 10 mg. Switched from 5 to 10 mg every now and then
Exactly how did you switch from 5 to 10 mg?
>akathisia, diarrhea and intrusive thoughts.
SSRIs don't seem to be agreeing with you. Do you have OCD in the first place?
> Late 2010: Realized the Lexapro was making things worse and dropped to 2.5 mg *against my pdoc's advice*.You should have just stopped it.
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>Then the akathisia, diarrhea, intrusive thoughts started to return a couple of months after they switched my generic manufacturer in Oct 2013.This tells me you may not have these reactions to all SSRIs.
> -My question is, why did the Prozac help me so much in 2006-2007? Why then was I unable to tolerate it again in March 2009?
Again there's some question as to which you were taking at the time-name bradnd or generic.
>Why did Lexapro work so well for 3 years?
It sounds like you switched to a generic brand that didn't work for you.
> -Are all SSRIs bad for me now for some inexplicable reason?
I wouldn't say that, but perhaps you should try something else like a TCA or Mirtazapine.
>This is the reason I stayed so long on the meds even when they seemed to not help
When medicines have stopped working for me, I immediately stop them and seek treatment with another medication.
Eric
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