Posted by morgan miller on January 28, 2011, at 23:08:11
In reply to Re: I think im stopping my meds, posted by linkadge on January 28, 2011, at 6:39:04
Sorry if that sounded like a criticism of you Linkage, and I'm not just saying this out of fear of a warning or blockage. I actually know exactly what you mean. I have experienced some apathy and lack of motivation on SSRIs. I have though experienced plenty of energy and motivation to do the things I enjoyed in life. I may have lacked some depth of thought in the beginning, but this wore off after 2 or 3 months and I was back to my old sensitive, analytical, deep thinking, and empathetic self. Did I at times feel a bit too numb to the world and a little too stimulated in an artificial way? Yep, sure did. But it beat the hell out of the way I felt without my SSRI, which was much much worse. In the end, for me, and a lot of other people out there, the positives of being on SSRIs way out weigh the negatives.
I have to admit I'm feeling pretty numb and apathetic on Lexapro after 3 weeks. But, I have worked out 5 times in the last week and I have much less anxiety. I see progress taking place and I only hope that with time, dosage tweaking, pleasurable social interaction and working out again I will be close to feeling more like my old self again.
Morgan
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