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SSRI's and dependence for those who have depression. (piefed.social)

submitted 1 week ago by HubertManne@piefed.social to c/depression_now@lemmy.world

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My doctor recommends I go on lexapro. My wife is worried about it. Looking into it I kinda am myself as well. The idea seems to be to raise seratonin but then the brain adapts and it will take more and more adaptation and so on. The higher it gets the more problematic going off is going to be. This kinda feels unsustainable to me. What opinions do people have who have used them or decided not to. I know specifying folks seems wierd but a lot of people see posts from all and don't take into account the community they are in.

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[–] Tac0caT@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

YMMV I was prescribed it 10y or so ago and it caused bad migraines for me. I would take it on my way to work and by the time I sat at my desk I had to leave because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to drive they were so bad. I’d get home wrap a blanket around my head and pass out for a couple hours. Took me two weeks to realize it was the problem. I had never had migraines before then, and now I get them, albeit pretty infrequently.

That being said- when your body doesn’t make the chemicals you need to be stable it’s 100% okay to use store bought. Sometimes that means you take a medication for life I’ve got a few of those now and I’m much better for it. Give it a shot if it doesn’t work there are other options out there! Hope it works for you!