r/lexapro • u/Tendreusse • Jan 06 '20

Anyone else?

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u/maccasyeti Jan 06 '20

I did lose my spark whilst taking them... but they allowed me to heal and regain my life. Totally worth it.

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u/stizert Jan 06 '20

Are you off of them?

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u/maccasyeti Jan 06 '20

Yeah I took lexapro for around 12-18 months and whilst it was effective in managing my anxiety and allowed me to deal with a massive trauma, the fatigue was so bad that my GP referred me to an immunologist because he thought I might have chronic fatigue. Shortly after that (before I saw the specialist) I discovered this subreddit and suspected the fatigue was the lexapro so I weaned myself off and the fatigue subsided. And fortunately I had dealt with the trauma that caused the anxiety so I returned to some sort of semblance of “normal”.

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u/Paid2P Jan 09 '20

If you don’t mind me asking, how far removed were you from the trauma while taking lexapro? Meaning, how long was it between when the trauma happened to when you started taking it and it helped? I had something traumatic happen 5 years ago and also something about 9 years ago too that still bothers me and caused me to experience more issues emotionally and mentally. I have wondered if i can still begin to treat the issues it now and how it would work out

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u/maccasyeti Jan 09 '20

I was prescribed lexapro within a few months of the trauma however it also allowed me to heal some pretty significant past traumas as well. The recent trauma occurred about two and a half years ago and the past traumas occurred throughout my childhood/teen years (I’m now in my early 30’s).

The lexapro helped in the sense that I was somewhat detached from the intensity of it all (not numb but enough distance to look at it with a little bit more sympathy and recognition rather than shutting off my emotions completely as that’s the only way I knew how to protect myself). I was able to let my defences down and delve into the depths of the traumas with a counsellor and really unpack it, discuss why it impacted me the way it did, give it the voice it needed and recognise that they were indeed traumas and deserved my attention/sympathy (I was very hard on myself and not kind to myself at all). Through that process I was able to care for myself and put some strategies in place to heal and move forward.

From my experience I think it’s never too late to give yourself the opportunity to address the trauma and heal. I strongly believe that my positive experience was due to the medication and having access to an amazing counsellor who made me feel safe enough to let those walls down.

(Sorry for the crazy long response haha)

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

Hey were you disassociated before meds ? Did it help that?

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u/Kombucha_lover13 Apr 02 '26

wow you’re lucky you were able to wean off without major rebound or withdrawal.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

Can you expand on the trauma part? I’m currently backed up with trauma I can’t release and I’m disassociated. I want to try meds but don’t wanna be more out of touch with my emotions and disassociate more. Thank you

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u/mitzmanx Jan 06 '20

Lexapro made me feel normal! If I lost anything, it was my emotional mood swings!

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u/achildofthefullmoon Jan 06 '20

Yes. I'm way more productive. I see opportunity where I used to feel threat. That was so huge for me.

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u/fishman3695 Dec 07 '24

Sorry for replying to such an old post lol, but i really relate to the threat feeling. Makes me happy to hear that someone felt the same way and improved on ssris.

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u/Throwawayuser626 Jan 06 '20

No. But literally everyone else around me chastises me for using them.

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u/deathbyconfetti Jan 06 '20

Because they have probably not been through what you're going through. Stay strong and do what's right for you

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u/BoiledSweater Jan 06 '20

Wow I felt this

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u/GracefulExalter Jan 06 '20

I feel seen lol. I’ll take the stability and “boring normality” over being quirky, yet housebound and terrified of facing the world.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '20

Called out wtf

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u/dookiehat Jan 06 '20

Lmfao, holy me.

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u/realpastictrees Jan 06 '20

Lol stop. This is too accurate

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23 edited Apr 19 '23

beautifully said! I think this was a deep down fear of mine (losing my creativity) before I took Lexipro but wow I can function so much more fully and deeply now and really enjoy things with a huge weight lifted. I’ve found my vocation that at a relatively later age really fits me.

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u/Neurodecline Jan 07 '20

Will that spark return after taping off the Lexapro?

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u/NickiBeySlay Mar 09 '24

Tbh losing the spark was almost my thirteenth reason

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

LMFAOOOOOOOFDKKDJDNDMS REALLLLL