I Quit Lexapro | Why I stopped taking Antidepressants + My Anxiety Medication Story

"I almost didn't want people to perceive me" I feel this.

Thanks for being so open and honest! I’ve been on lexapro 15mg for 7 years!!! Started weaning off 1 mg at a time for the last couple of weeks. So far so good but I can feel different. I’m doing it VERY slow. But yes, the weight gain is REAL. I’m trying to lose the weight now and it’s working but damn. I also agree that when I started it, I needed it. It saved my life. But these videos are so good. People should feel free to openly talk about all these issues and normal things most people don’t talk about.

I certainly needed to hear your story, I’m weaning off, trying to do mon, wed, fri.. then eventually stop. I so appreciate you for this. This helps me figure out my next steps. Your experience is appreciated. Thank you

I am happy for you. Thank you for sharing your journey.

Thank you for this video. I so wish you well. You seem like such a lovely person and thank you for sharing your story and helping others❤

I've been struggling with my mental health since i was 15 years old. at that time i was treated by a psychiatrist who didn't care about me and his way of "treatment" altered my brain chemistry in a bad way, and i didn't realize it until July this year. I'm from Ukraine and never left country since the beginning of war, so my depression and anxiety worsened a 100x times. Last month i decided that i really need to take care of my mental health and went to a psychiatrist again, this time as a 22 y.o. She prescribed me Escitalopram 10mg and Trazodone. i have big hopes it will help me be myself again after all these years. Thank you very much for your videos, it made me feel so safe, understood and not alone. Now i feel much more confident on my journey with antidepressants and healing, and thank you so much for sharing yours. 💙

Thank you so much for this video! It was really helpful. I'm presently on Fluoxetine an SSRI for social anxiety disorder. Watching your video made me very comfortable taking the drug. I really believe i will be fine at the end of it all. Thanks alot!

You are inspiring, thanks for sharing your experience, very informative.

Thank you for sharing your experience, it took so much for me to watch this video bc I didn't want to hear the negatives about lexapro. But weight gain is a no for me. I have been thin my entire life and enjoy being able to feel good when I go shopping. I gained weight during the pandemic like most of us and I was couldn't even bare seeing a photo of myself, so I know gaining weight under any circumstance will destroy my mental health. I will definitely start the meds but I will monitor what I eat waaaaaay more and go to hot yoga everyday instead of a few times a week. Knowing about the weight gain will give me even more motivation to monitor my weight.

Thanks for being so open and honest to share this. I want to stop but am extremely scared about it.

Thank you for this video! Roughly a year ago, for the first time in my life, I slipped into a depressive state. I tried as hard as I can to fight through it without meds but couldn’t as I became suicidal and ended up having a mental breakdown. I ended up on Escitorpam 10 mg and they saved my life! The first month on them was rough but six months in now, I want to taper off them as I ended up gaining 80 lbs with them. I also feel like all my emotions quieted down, so much so that even the happy emotions simply feel, normal. I can’t explain it.

I'm glad you figured it out, I am taking lexapro now it's helping a lot in my own experience, 6:47 i'm glad =)

You are such an inspiration ❤🎉

Great video! You sound so smart and intelligent when you speak but it was very valuable hearing you share your experience coming off of lexapro👍

Thank you for sharing. It's appauling the doctor wanted to add more medication for symptom management. That type of indescriminate prescription writing is what keeps me from seeing doctors. I wouldn't feel safe trusting someone who wants to push symptom suppression, even if they "accepted my choice not to".

Really helpful video! Thanks

Thank you for sharing your story 🖤

Yes! Advocate for yourselves people! I think Black women, especially, deserve that encouragement! We DO know our bodies! I have had a lot of the rare side effects to a few anti anxiety/depression meds. My dr always takes my lead and is very mindful in their approach so i felt empowered to say absolutely NOT to some of them. I was nervous to start Pristiq cuz a lot of ppl had bad side effects, but my intuition said it was worth and eveyones body is different. Of course its the one that works for me! I still have ADHD symptoms, but the lack of motivation has really lessened and my emotions dont take all my energy anymore. Im also no longer debilitated by decision making or intrusive thoughts.

I was on lexapro for 4 months and I gained so much weight and I was also sleeping all day. I eventually switched to Prozac which makes me feel productive and confident. Everyone is different, but SSRI’s are notorious for weight gain and as someone who dealt with binge eating disorder this would make me more anxious. I personally took an appetite suppressant and I’ve lost a lot of weight and I didn’t feel that I needed to restrict certain foods.

You are so clear and articulate. You would make a great college professor. Thank you. I have been rx'd Lexapro but after you mention weight gain, too risky for me. Did you find that dieting helped you stay on the med and not gain weight?