ive been feeling that too although ive just been on it for a week. its making me more confident, and it took away these voices and thoughts in my mind which would make me anxious 24/7 to the point where i'd put off tasks and things more and more. i dont really know if thats a good thing or a bad thing but so far it seems im back to the old (more confident) me

Where can i get that? Do you need a prescription for that? Also idk you can quit anytime it’s not like you’re dependent on them. I think if you get out of the rut ur in and then stop taking them you’ll feel the exact same as you did before you quit taking the pills.

I think its really complicated and depends but I seen too many of my friends (irl) losing interests, being emotionless and being numb after start taking meds . I dont have a lot of knowledge about this but I dont really see meds as a problem solver it just makes it easier to go thru for some time then its still the same

or even worse

Do whats best for you bro. I still believe right meds help you and using meds is not a bad thing I just seen bad examples and just keep in touch with your doctor and dont overuse anything. love

nah im stopping mine and dont feel different, it doesnt change your personality, it enables you to think differnetly. common misconception

To be honest I would rather be overly emotional than robotic feeling. Not sure all the meds do that though

i believe you need a prescription for them, yes. my doctor prescribed them to me so that's how i got them but where i live you can actually get them without a prescription too.

At first it was extremely hard everyday, there’s times when I wanted to take my meds but said f*** it. Not only do I feel weak for taking pills but my meds make me sleep all day and gain weight and at times it would have my stomach upset. I also just stopped feeling the need to go through that. It’s easier now but there’s days where I have bad days, I just try to do some coping activities I learned from my therapist.

was dealing with crazy social anxiety which even caused me to take a gapyear after my first year of college, went to therapy and after a while i got on 5mg of lexapro. super low dosage but it seemed to work for me, used them for like 6 months i think but i feel like some parts of my brain rewired during that time because things that usually give me anxiety became less scary even after i stopped taking the meds. still get anxious but doing wayyy better than before. both therapy and meds helped though, i dont think id do this well without the therapy part

anxiety went away through religion + bad habits i used to indulge in

yup this

Low dosage undefeated

Thank you for sharing

If you feel better on the s***, consider yourself lucky, not weak. Many people find the first thing prescribed to them doesn't work or makes them actively worse. It's a journey. Keep taking it until it stops working well enough to justify any side effects you may be experiencing.

That's what I did with lexapro; I had gone beyond the life changes that caused me so much anxiety and the d*** was f***ing with my emotions, so I kicked it. I'm glad I took lexapro and I'm glad I got off it as well. For a lot of people, prescription d**** are a temporary move, not a permanent one, and they're nothing to be ashamed of in either case.

True. But I’m not gonna lie that’s a thought that I struggled with too, I went back and forth for days because I really didn’t want it to turn me into a zombie or make me “feel” less. Like I wanted the anxiety to lessen but I didn’t want to be less capable of sadness and stuff, I didn’t want to lose who I am which is an emotional person. So glad I gave it a try on the lowest dose of Zoloft though, it helped me a lot and didn’t effect me negatively in any way.

I guess the “zombie” thing is a part of the stigma and I can see why it scares some people. No one wants to be “drugged out” on “happy pills” but it’s probably not actually as much of a risk as people think. I would still be hesitant to take a higher dose though tbh

Would you be asking yourself the same question if you had to do chemotherapy for cancer, @op? Anxiety & depression is a disease. Take those meds

Zombie d***ged out feeling usually only occurs within the first couple of weeks as you get adjusted

I didn’t even get that tbh, maybe some slight fatigue but not so much d***ged out at any point

No but ideally I think it should be last resort (depending on the circumstances, not every situation is ideal). I would suggest improved diet, exercise, social support from friends and family, etc before considering substances. I'm pretty wary on many medications for mental health.

But sometimes these things are a real b**** and in a lot of cases it seems some chemical arbitration can do good work. Good luck op!

if thats all you do to progress yeah otherwise no

Nah, I personally didn't use em cus I dont wanna be dependent on medicine. I would say not to use them long term though

not really a fan of calling people weak tbh, do whatever you gotta do to survive man

If I could take a pill to solve every problem in my life I would. Much like how some meds are placebo, the stigma against using them are all in the mind as well.

No wtf