No, I'm not on it myself.
2006-09-24 11:24:41 · 12 answers · asked by *babydoll* 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
What if they want to drink (and never did before) or became very sexually active or something?
2006-09-24 11:33:41 · update #1
Antidepressants, not antipsychotics.
2006-09-24 11:34:06 · update #2
I know someone who wanted to attempt suicide when on Lexapro actually, number 8. She was taking Strattera too and the doctor said it made a toxic combination for her in particular, I guess.
2006-09-24 11:48:22 · update #3
It's true-one of my best friends I ever had in my life got put on zoloft about a month ago-she had not had it for over 2 yrs and was fine-but she went nuts at my house the other day! To make a long story short she was better off not on the crap-it really impairs her thought process and we lost a good friendship over it. I do not want somebody that unstable on medication as a friend. Drugs are great, huh?
2006-09-24 11:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by dodlydink 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've been on Lexapro and I can tell you personally there is no difference. If you are unhappy, you are unhappy. No pill will all of a sudden make things better! I think it actually make me worse. After being depressed for awhile I got on Lexapro and then when I was on that for 2 months I attempted suicide. I would have never done it before but once I was on the pills it made me want to! I hope that helped you a bit!
2006-09-24 18:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by xxxxxxlinziexxxxxx 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Personally I have taken both. I took Lexapro for a little over a year and after a while I began to feel numb to all emotions (happy and sad). I didn't feel any repercussion to any of my actions so I definitely did act differently. Did not treat my gf as good, did not feel any emotion towards her or anything. This was only after a long period of time where I believe I should have had my dosage reduced at that point as the current dosage seemed to be proving to strong.
2006-09-25 02:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by jlintz2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are supposed to make people free of depression, so they change on a positive way. Some antidepressants like Zoloft have side effects in the sexual desire, and maybe have problems reaching an orgasms. If you add alcohol the things get worst. Have a nice day.
2006-09-24 18:33:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
god yes...i was on zoloft a few months ago..i had to get off of that medication at once because it was making me feel dull and suicidal. yes, suicidal. i was never suicidal before taking this medicine. i hate zoloft. i'm taking lexapro now, and i have gained 20 pounds! i hate this medicine too, and i'm thinking about switching to something else...(*sigh*) it seems to me that all anti-depressants have some negative side-effects...
2006-09-24 19:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by Queen of Halloween 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Zoloft makes people feel weird, the other I'm not sure about. All of that anti-dedressant medicine is deathly dangerous, especially if it's took earlier than it prescribed in between doses. Makes a person sleepy and they go off into a coma. I don't recommend any of it for anyone. It's all dangerous.
2006-09-24 18:33:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes your medication can stop working and you may need a stronger dosage level or a stronger medication.
2006-09-24 19:14:56 · answer #7 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But it's not always a bad thing if "acting like themselves" is very depressed or obsessive-compulsive or overy anxious.
2006-09-24 18:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by Eric H 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, my wife took Zoloft and didn't like the way it made her feel.
2006-09-24 18:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by baseballandbbq 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
my lil brother became suicidal and
started to get this big napoleon complex
i had to beat him up alot because of it
that was when we were little hes better now tho
2006-09-24 19:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋