Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on February 18, 2009, at 10:19:52
In reply to Re: Long Term SSRI Use Has Destabilzed Me--Alexand, posted by NewQuestions on February 18, 2009, at 9:24:32
Yeah, I've been off medications since september last year. You should think that an SSRI, couldn't cause the problems I have now, but the the fact is that, I have issues now that I never had pre-SSRI usage. I have no conclusive blood test or mri scans to prove the connection, just my own experience.
Since they offer no blood test indicating a serotonin defiency, I don't find the thought surprising that 1 year of elevated serotonin can cause lasting problems, especially if there was no serotonin defiency to begin with. I never got much benefit from Lexapro, and should never have stayed on it past three months. Also SSRI's decrease HGH production, lower free tetosterone, cause high morning cortisol and lower T3. Certainly SSRI's are no boon to the body.
My blood tests revealed cortisol abnormalities, a TSH slighty above the reference range, and a T3 in the low end of normal. Same goes for DHEA.
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