I was on Lexapro for 15 years and never had any adverse side effects. I had tried quite a few AD's before that, but none worked as well for me. Unfortunately, I had a major depression crash about a month ago, so my doctor switched me to Pristiq - 100mgs. I've been on it for two weeks and have had no negative reactions. I also suffer from tinnitus (ringing/buzzing in the ears), so that only adds to my depression woes. Listening to your story (and watching your other videos) remind me that I'm not alone in this. I can totally relate to having feelings of detachment, losing passion for things that usually bring me joy, and just complete apathy for living. It's a horrible existence. Even though I'm much older than you, Bri, I have had depression since childhood, but I probably didn't know it until I was in my late 20's. Thank you for sharing your journey, and I hope you continue to get past the darkness. :)
How is the pristiq working for you. It personally made me have really bad insomnia and panic attacks. However it really helped with energy levels, apathy, and motivation.
@@darkmom8903 The first four weeks had no effect on me at all, good or bad. But then my doctor added 5mg. of Abilify, and I'm feeling much better. My tinnitus seems to have calmed down, too, which was the main cause of my depression relapse. I'm still not completely out of the hole, but I don't feel as much dread as I did a month ago.
@@actfray that is really good to hear! I hear a lot of good things about abilify. Considering it for myself. However I am a little concerned about the possibility of developing tardive dyskinesia.
@@darkmom8903 I was concerned about the same thing, too. But I hear that's a rare side effect. I've been on it for a week now and have had no ill side effects at all. Of course, everyone is different. Only your doctor can decide what's right for you.
Thank you for sharing your experiences! I am on a medicine journey right now as well, and know I need to seek a bit more help finding the right medicine. Glad you are feeling better lately 😊
Hey Tori!(: thank you for your support. It’s good to hear from you! I’m definitely still trying to figure out my medicine combo and dosage, but I think I’ve finally found the right person to help me which honestly feels like half the battle 🙄 I hope you can find someone that can help. If you need a recommendation for someone, feel free to message me on Instagram!
SSRI's are renowned for being so activating. I can't stand them for that reason. I've recently been prescribed Mirtazapine to ease my GAD. I hope it works - I can tolerate the weight gain if it means I'll feel better.
This isn't going to mean much cuz I'm just some random dude on the internet but from the second I saw you I was like oh my God she is gorgeous. I'm not trying to hit on you I promise I'm just giving you a compliment
Watched it all. I was on Lexapro for 5+ years and it worked great for me. Much less anxiety. When I lost my insurance I switched over to citalopram and have had an equally good experience with it. I had to take them both at night though, def made me sleepy. They started me on Mirtazapine during my first psych ward stay. It knocks me out hard so I alternated mirtazapine and Ambien for a long time for sleep. Mirtazapine made me hungry and I def put on weight from it. I have a few left but I don’t take it any more. Thanks for sharing about your Wellbutrin experience. I felt a lot of those same thoughts before too. It’s ok. Wellbutrin has been good for me but I’m also a heavy nicotine user. I could see that it wouldn’t be good for stimulant sensitive people. Ohhh man, Atarax (hydroxozine) I’ve heard them called shitty Xanax and that’s how I feel about them. They made me tired and kinda helped a bit with anxiety attacks but I wasn’t really a fan. Not bad, but not great. Withdrawal from Ativan was horrible for me. Super turbo suicidal. My brain was talking to me similar to what you were talking about. Benzos require a lot of care to responsibly take them. Great for isolated horrible days to shut your brain off but not good every day. Thanks for making the video.
I shared it to one of my groups. Hopefully you’ll get a few views and subs from it. Please you’d rather not have it shared, I can definitely delete it.
Thank you for always supporting my videos! I’m totally comfortable with them being shared, especially in spaces where people can get something from them. Mirtazapine was the only one I gained weight on, and boy was it quick! I hadn’t realized it till I looked back at pictures from that time. I still wish the Wellbutrin had worked, as it is such a good add on, but it just wasn’t the right fit. I actually just found out from my therapist that having opposite reactions to things like I do with Pristiq and Lexapro can get an indication of ADHD, so that’s a conversation I get to have with my NP next session. Thank you for sharing your experiences, too! It helps me normalize mine for sure.
I also tried Mirtazapine and Wellbutrin but unfortunately Mirtazapine made me gain 10 kg and Wellbutrin made me crazy in the head and I felt so sick and super depressed.Next week I’m starting with Lexapro I hope that one is a match for me. I salute you for sharing your story
First and foremost I hope you are doing well now and you are such a beautiful lady. The stuff you experienced on Lexapro is very normal and what I experience. I've done 3 separate rounds of lexapro for depression and anxiety. I must say it has always worked very very well for me. I personally take it in the morning cos at night I feel it gives me insomnia. That buzz and jitter you mentioned is real. What I did to help with this was taper onto it very very slowly and reduce my caffeine. I would drink 2 coffees a day so I reduced to 1 and only got a small coffee in the morning. I also tapered on increments on just 2.5mg. I would do 2.5mg per week or per 2 weeks. It just depended on how I felt was the right time to bump it up. I felt going into increments of 5mg heightened my anxiety, depression. My doctor then told me about this super slow taper which I found really helped and got me to my therapeutic dose of 10mg per day. Personally I don't feel 5mg is enough, I tried that for a while but I felt it just kept my head above water. It definitely helps but 10mg has for me personally been the perfect dose and makes me anxiety feel like it's almost non existent. In terms of depression I've been OK. When things in my life are good I have no issues, but I can get into a dark place at times even on the meds when I have lots going on. But do I think lexapro helps with depression ABSOLUTELY. But I personally think it takes a little more time to work for mood whereas I get quicker relief for the anxiety. My doc has recently told me to try adding mertazapine to help with the sleep and depression cos now on my 3rd stint of Lexapro I seem to be struggling more on the depression side but have only been on it again full dose for 6 weeks. To be honest I've only taken mertazapine twice and feel like I want to stop. Yes I sleep GREAT but I feel like a zombie the next day. He prescribed me 7.5mg but I just feel the sedation makes me more agitated as I'm the type of person who wants to have an active life. So I think I'll stick to Lexapro and give it more time to help with the mood side of things. You'll make it and find the right stuff. I think lexapro may be right for you but just take the taper super super slow. You can even for example when going from 2.5mg to 5mg do something like this in the first week. 2.5mg, 5mg, 2.5mg, 5mg, 2.5, 5mg, 5mg I think it can work for you. And I can't believe they did not taper you off mertazapine considering you were on it for a month. Wow
From my understanding I believe you have to titrate (tapper) off Mirtazapine. I know that when I've forgotten to take my antidepressants for a couple of days, I get extremely irritable and have terrible symptoms. I also had a not so good experience with Wellbutrin as it gave me insomnia. Thanks so much for sharing!
Also, I'll leave this here as I found it helpful for switching medications: www.nps.org.au/assets/7a28ed702ca5be2b-5e5ec67645ad-Guidelines-switching-antidepressants_A4.pdf
Omg I had the same experience with lexapro! it totally brought on an anxiety attack for me.. took for one day.. told my dr that I didn't think it was right for me.. he snapped on me telling me, well then don't take it.. then he hung up on me.. haven't spoken to him since.
Honestly I can’t believe they even prescribed Wellbutrin when you deal with a lot of anxiety?? It’s great for people without GAD but can make anxiety levels extreme with people who already have a baseline of anxiety. That’s frustrating.
All should start with Zoloft, especially women (the lowest impact on prolactine and other hormones, beacause it's weak DRI too) , if not working properly for you then Lexapro and it's enough when it comes to SSRI ;) Of course the drugs work a bit differenly for everyone, but it's about statistics. Clean GAD is much more difficult to manage than simple not severe depression.
That happened to me on Seroquel. I had a voice in my head to kill my self. I called my psychiatrist and he told me to stay on it. And I told him if I stayed on it I wouldn’t be there in the next day so he took me off of it
Hi Bri! Hope you are doing fine now, I am currently on desvenlafaxine 100mg and mirtazapine 30mg These doses are, arguably, going good with me. I've been on these meds(doses lower or equal) for a couple of years, I guess. In your opinion, should I do a gene site test too. And you are way more beautiful than you think you are :)
May I recommend the books "The Inflamed Mind" and "Brain Inflamed"? There is likely an underlying cause to the issues you are experiencing, and while prescription medication can certainly provide much needed relief in the short run, meds are not curative and you need to address the root cause in order to find permanent relief. Let me also throw some ideas out there for you to consider and research. Remember, no one is as vested in your wellbeing as you - doctors are busy and you are fortunate to live in the information age: (a) histamine intolerance (b) MCAS (c) leaky gut (d) food intolerances (e) AIP + FODMAP diet. I am not advocating that you diagnose and treat yourself, simply that you become informed. Of course, you can try these lifestyle interventions without any risk in order to simply see if there is a benefit. Best of luck.
Hi Thomas. Thank you for the recommendations. Medication was a last resort for me after lifestyle changes, therapy, and working with a holistic care physician. Medication is just a part in a much larger treatment plan for myself, as it is for many others. I am a huge advocate for therapy in order to find the root cause.
I also want to just say that yes medication is not always the curative; however if your mental state is so bad you can even focus on taking care of yourself in those ways… medication outways it. I excercise and get outdoors however I still have depressed thoughts that’s make me so tired I don’t want to try anymore. Sometimes that’s not enough.
That’s an interesting suggestion! I haven’t heard that before. I would imagine that may be a good solution for someone with unbalanced hormones, as I know low tes is linked to depression. My hormones are okay though!
Dear God. These new generations are insuferable. All this melodrama. A pretty, white, young girl with a supportive family and grew up not wanting for anything. Yea, life sucks.
True. But the system is deceiving. Pop culture normalises it. Did you know 93% of all psychotropic drugs in Australia are prescribed by... a GP!? My GP doesn't know his head from his arse. I'm not letting than loon chemically lobotomise me because he knows how to consult the DSM. To subjectively analyse someone like that, that's disturbing. Even if it's a psychiatrist. The only reason to take one of these medicines is if you have otherwise uncontrollable schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder. I'm an '80s child. Constantly abused by my father. Constantly threatened to kill me. I have my problems, but I've never done benzos. Never been drunk. Never done drugs.
Disregarding chemical imbalances in the brain because a person has an otherwise positive environment is like saying you don't need oil in your car if you've got a well paved road to drive on.
@@sahydyxh5 A century's work of biologists and psychologists have produced firm understandings and methods of testing for dopamine, serotonin, testosterone and the many other chemicals that affect the way that our bodies operate. As for you, maybe an IQ test would be more appropriate.
I was on Lexapro for 15 years and never had any adverse side effects. I had tried quite a few AD's before that, but none worked as well for me. Unfortunately, I had a major depression crash about a month ago, so my doctor switched me to Pristiq - 100mgs. I've been on it for two weeks and have had no negative reactions. I also suffer from tinnitus (ringing/buzzing in the ears), so that only adds to my depression woes. Listening to your story (and watching your other videos) remind me that I'm not alone in this. I can totally relate to having feelings of detachment, losing passion for things that usually bring me joy, and just complete apathy for living. It's a horrible existence. Even though I'm much older than you, Bri, I have had depression since childhood, but I probably didn't know it until I was in my late 20's. Thank you for sharing your journey, and I hope you continue to get past the darkness. :)
How is the pristiq working for you. It personally made me have really bad insomnia and panic attacks. However it really helped with energy levels, apathy, and motivation.
@@darkmom8903 The first four weeks had no effect on me at all, good or bad. But then my doctor added 5mg. of Abilify, and I'm feeling much better. My tinnitus seems to have calmed down, too, which was the main cause of my depression relapse. I'm still not completely out of the hole, but I don't feel as much dread as I did a month ago.
@@actfray that is really good to hear! I hear a lot of good things about abilify. Considering it for myself. However I am a little concerned about the possibility of developing tardive dyskinesia.
@@darkmom8903 I was concerned about the same thing, too. But I hear that's a rare side effect. I've been on it for a week now and have had no ill side effects at all. Of course, everyone is different. Only your doctor can decide what's right for you.
Thank you for your comment♥️ I am so glad you’re feeling better (based on comments below), and I am so happy my videos could give you some comfort.
Lexapro is the best ssri imo it changed my life but like u said it works differently for everyone
Thank you for sharing your experiences! I am on a medicine journey right now as well, and know I need to seek a bit more help finding the right medicine. Glad you are feeling better lately 😊
Hey Tori!(: thank you for your support. It’s good to hear from you! I’m definitely still trying to figure out my medicine combo and dosage, but I think I’ve finally found the right person to help me which honestly feels like half the battle 🙄 I hope you can find someone that can help. If you need a recommendation for someone, feel free to message me on Instagram!
@@anxiouslybri4350google "Pssd"
SSRI's are renowned for being so activating. I can't stand them for that reason. I've recently been prescribed Mirtazapine to ease my GAD. I hope it works - I can tolerate the weight gain if it means I'll feel better.
Is it beneficial for anxiety and social phobia
@@omaziz-hlaly I didn’t take it in the end 👍🏻
This isn't going to mean much cuz I'm just some random dude on the internet but from the second I saw you I was like oh my God she is gorgeous. I'm not trying to hit on you I promise I'm just giving you a compliment
Watched it all.
I was on Lexapro for 5+ years and it worked great for me. Much less anxiety. When I lost my insurance I switched over to citalopram and have had an equally good experience with it. I had to take them both at night though, def made me sleepy.
They started me on Mirtazapine during my first psych ward stay. It knocks me out hard so I alternated mirtazapine and Ambien for a long time for sleep. Mirtazapine made me hungry and I def put on weight from it. I have a few left but I don’t take it any more.
Thanks for sharing about your Wellbutrin experience. I felt a lot of those same thoughts before too. It’s ok.
Wellbutrin has been good for me but I’m also a heavy nicotine user. I could see that it wouldn’t be good for stimulant sensitive people.
Ohhh man, Atarax (hydroxozine) I’ve heard them called shitty Xanax and that’s how I feel about them. They made me tired and kinda helped a bit with anxiety attacks but I wasn’t really a fan. Not bad, but not great.
Withdrawal from Ativan was horrible for me. Super turbo suicidal. My brain was talking to me similar to what you were talking about. Benzos require a lot of care to responsibly take them. Great for isolated horrible days to shut your brain off but not good every day.
Thanks for making the video.
I shared it to one of my groups. Hopefully you’ll get a few views and subs from it.
Please you’d rather not have it shared, I can definitely delete it.
Thank you for always supporting my videos! I’m totally comfortable with them being shared, especially in spaces where people can get something from them. Mirtazapine was the only one I gained weight on, and boy was it quick! I hadn’t realized it till I looked back at pictures from that time.
I still wish the Wellbutrin had worked, as it is such a good add on, but it just wasn’t the right fit.
I actually just found out from my therapist that having opposite reactions to things like I do with Pristiq and Lexapro can get an indication of ADHD, so that’s a conversation I get to have with my NP next session.
Thank you for sharing your experiences, too! It helps me normalize mine for sure.
I also tried Mirtazapine and Wellbutrin but unfortunately Mirtazapine made me gain 10 kg and Wellbutrin made me crazy in the head and I felt so sick and super depressed.Next week I’m starting with Lexapro I hope that one is a match for me. I salute you for sharing your story
Aw I’m sry they ddnt work out!
I hope u find the right ones for u! 🤞🏼
First and foremost I hope you are doing well now and you are such a beautiful lady. The stuff you experienced on Lexapro is very normal and what I experience. I've done 3 separate rounds of lexapro for depression and anxiety. I must say it has always worked very very well for me. I personally take it in the morning cos at night I feel it gives me insomnia. That buzz and jitter you mentioned is real. What I did to help with this was taper onto it very very slowly and reduce my caffeine. I would drink 2 coffees a day so I reduced to 1 and only got a small coffee in the morning. I also tapered on increments on just 2.5mg. I would do 2.5mg per week or per 2 weeks. It just depended on how I felt was the right time to bump it up. I felt going into increments of 5mg heightened my anxiety, depression. My doctor then told me about this super slow taper which I found really helped and got me to my therapeutic dose of 10mg per day. Personally I don't feel 5mg is enough, I tried that for a while but I felt it just kept my head above water. It definitely helps but 10mg has for me personally been the perfect dose and makes me anxiety feel like it's almost non existent. In terms of depression I've been OK. When things in my life are good I have no issues, but I can get into a dark place at times even on the meds when I have lots going on. But do I think lexapro helps with depression ABSOLUTELY. But I personally think it takes a little more time to work for mood whereas I get quicker relief for the anxiety. My doc has recently told me to try adding mertazapine to help with the sleep and depression cos now on my 3rd stint of Lexapro I seem to be struggling more on the depression side but have only been on it again full dose for 6 weeks. To be honest I've only taken mertazapine twice and feel like I want to stop. Yes I sleep GREAT but I feel like a zombie the next day. He prescribed me 7.5mg but I just feel the sedation makes me more agitated as I'm the type of person who wants to have an active life. So I think I'll stick to Lexapro and give it more time to help with the mood side of things.
You'll make it and find the right stuff. I think lexapro may be right for you but just take the taper super super slow. You can even for example when going from 2.5mg to 5mg do something like this in the first week. 2.5mg, 5mg, 2.5mg, 5mg, 2.5, 5mg, 5mg
I think it can work for you. And I can't believe they did not taper you off mertazapine considering you were on it for a month. Wow
Did you deal with any weight gain when taking Lexapro?
You might want to try Tricyclic antidepressants, they're really good in terms of side effects like sexual, emotional blunting etc
From my understanding I believe you have to titrate (tapper) off Mirtazapine. I know that when I've forgotten to take my antidepressants for a couple of days, I get extremely irritable and have terrible symptoms. I also had a not so good experience with Wellbutrin as it gave me insomnia. Thanks so much for sharing!
Also, I'll leave this here as I found it helpful for switching medications:
www.nps.org.au/assets/7a28ed702ca5be2b-5e5ec67645ad-Guidelines-switching-antidepressants_A4.pdf
Currently going through the massive depersonalization while on mirtazapine but scared to keep tapering because it got worse as I lowered the dose
You are a beautiful person. Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad that I’m not alone
Different meds for different heads
thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much for sharing this
Omg I had the same experience with lexapro! it totally brought on an anxiety attack for me.. took for one day.. told my dr that I didn't think it was right for me.. he snapped on me telling me, well then don't take it.. then he hung up on me.. haven't spoken to him since.
Thanks for the video. Do the side effects of feeling groggy the next day go away after a certain time ? thanks
Honestly I can’t believe they even prescribed Wellbutrin when you deal with a lot of anxiety?? It’s great for people without GAD but can make anxiety levels extreme with people who already have a baseline of anxiety. That’s frustrating.
All should start with Zoloft, especially women (the lowest impact on prolactine and other hormones, beacause it's weak DRI too) , if not working properly for you then Lexapro and it's enough when it comes to SSRI ;) Of course the drugs work a bit differenly for everyone, but it's about statistics. Clean GAD is much more difficult to manage than simple not severe depression.
That happened to me on Seroquel. I had a voice in my head to kill my self. I called my psychiatrist and he told me to stay on it. And I told him if I stayed on it I wouldn’t be there in the next day so he took me off of it
I took remeron for about 4 years, my anxiety woudn’t let me eat…
Been on lexapro for 5 months now and I felt better on start now I just feel depressing I go to therapist toon
Hi Bri! Hope you are doing fine now,
I am currently on desvenlafaxine 100mg and mirtazapine 30mg
These doses are, arguably, going good with me. I've been on these meds(doses lower or equal) for a couple of years, I guess. In your opinion, should I do a gene site test too.
And you are way more beautiful than you think you are :)
Love ya! 😊
Where are you now if I may ask? Anything long term?
My psychiatrist took me off hydroxyzine and put me on buspirone
Have you ever had a genesight test to find out what will work for you if not I suggest asking your psychiatrist 😀
I have(: it’s a good resource to have
I need help
I was prescribed mirtazapine yesterday but i am to scared to take it now after watching other peoples experiences.
How is it going have you began taking it?
Have you began taking it?
I felt the same way!!!!
Pssd ?
Have you tried melatonin for sleep issues?
Can I hug you you please😑
May I recommend the books "The Inflamed Mind" and "Brain Inflamed"? There is likely an underlying cause to the issues you are experiencing, and while prescription medication can certainly provide much needed relief in the short run, meds are not curative and you need to address the root cause in order to find permanent relief. Let me also throw some ideas out there for you to consider and research. Remember, no one is as vested in your wellbeing as you - doctors are busy and you are fortunate to live in the information age: (a) histamine intolerance (b) MCAS (c) leaky gut (d) food intolerances (e) AIP + FODMAP diet. I am not advocating that you diagnose and treat yourself, simply that you become informed. Of course, you can try these lifestyle interventions without any risk in order to simply see if there is a benefit. Best of luck.
Hi Thomas. Thank you for the recommendations. Medication was a last resort for me after lifestyle changes, therapy, and working with a holistic care physician. Medication is just a part in a much larger treatment plan for myself, as it is for many others. I am a huge advocate for therapy in order to find the root cause.
I also want to just say that yes medication is not always the curative; however if your mental state is so bad you can even focus on taking care of yourself in those ways… medication outways it. I excercise and get outdoors however I still have depressed thoughts that’s make me so tired I don’t want to try anymore. Sometimes that’s not enough.
You should try testosterone injections
That’s an interesting suggestion! I haven’t heard that before. I would imagine that may be a good solution for someone with unbalanced hormones, as I know low tes is linked to depression. My hormones are okay though!
Dear God. These new generations are insuferable. All this melodrama. A pretty, white, young girl with a supportive family and grew up not wanting for anything. Yea, life sucks.
True. But the system is deceiving. Pop culture normalises it. Did you know 93% of all psychotropic drugs in Australia are prescribed by... a GP!? My GP doesn't know his head from his arse. I'm not letting than loon chemically lobotomise me because he knows how to consult the DSM. To subjectively analyse someone like that, that's disturbing. Even if it's a psychiatrist. The only reason to take one of these medicines is if you have otherwise uncontrollable schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder. I'm an '80s child. Constantly abused by my father. Constantly threatened to kill me. I have my problems, but I've never done benzos. Never been drunk. Never done drugs.
Disregarding chemical imbalances in the brain because a person has an otherwise positive environment is like saying you don't need oil in your car if you've got a well paved road to drive on.
@@HydefHydehow you test your "chemichal imbalance"? 😂
@@sahydyxh5 A century's work of biologists and psychologists have produced firm understandings and methods of testing for dopamine, serotonin, testosterone and the many other chemicals that affect the way that our bodies operate. As for you, maybe an IQ test would be more appropriate.
@@HydefHyde chemichal imbalance is just hypothesis ahahahahhah. Your psychiatrist told you this bs? Ahahahha
Neurotoxic placebo
I had the same reaction on Wellbutrin, only it wasn’t just ideation 🫤