my bf takes her cousin, escitalopram
theyre both v. chill ssris, just take the edge off
starting any ssri is hard. make sure you have support systems set in place before beginning, and good luck!!
Feb 15, 2024
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been on it for 11 years.....have tried to come off it before but it's not possible for me and i've accepted that that is ok! SSRIs can be life saving drugs so definitly worth considering. they mostly kind of....put blinders on your emotions. like blunt the high highs and the low lows. so your spectrum of feeling might feel shortened..... which is hard. but in some cases is crucial for living life. i would not be who i am without the help of ssris
Feb 14, 2024
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My first SSRI was zoloft, which worked for a bit (stopped my OCD poisoning fears almost immediately), but I kept needing to increase the dose. Eventually I was overweight from it and still miserable so I tapered off.
After trying buspar (straight up didnt work), I'm now on lexapro. My first week was sort of numb and indifferent, which was *perfect*, because I was having catastrophic fears about the end of the world. The "numbing" went away. Since then, it hasn't completely eliminated my anxiety/depression, but it's a hell of a lot easier to get back to baseline if something sets me off.
I've paired it with reading, yoga, breathing, candles, etc, and I highly recommend the same! Breathing exercises even when you're "fine".
The only noteworthy side effect is that my dreams are crazy, vivid, memorable, though hardly any nightmares.
You'll be fine! Don't mix it with recreational drugs and especially alcohol because it'll make your hangxiety worse.
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- For when you need a buffer between you and the world.
- Like wearing a very thin turtleneck and pulling it over half your face.
- The lazy girls version of meditation
Feb 10, 2024
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tweeting weakens ur immune system
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choose a band you like. look up the label and listen to everything else under it that you havent heard 🤝 google the label owner, see if they have their hands in other labels. if yr lazy, lurk ur friends spotify playlists <3
Mar 21, 2024
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if i am presented with an intrusive thought about ppl who do not like me for my past mistakes (they're probably not thinking about me key word intrusive) i shift my focus onto my friends who love me for who i have grown into (less unhinged) it is freeing 🕊️
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