A new beginning to an end

[SDFoundGirl]

AD's don't keep you from feeling, they allow you to manage your feelings. Lexapro also saved me, but I'd been on Zoloft before and that made me feel like I was dead. I communicated with my physician, and he told me that wasn't supposed to be the effect and he switched me to Lexapro.

I've also been prescribed Xanax in the past because of panic attacks. I agree that those meds are nothing to mess with unless you are careful about how you use them. For me, the only time I took them was when I had a panic attack, and that was a lifesaver. It was NOT for depression in any way, shape, or form!

When I started ADs, my goal was always to get off of them, therefore I did the work in therapy to get to that place. One important thing to note is that once you've had a bout of depression you are more likely to have another, and with each episode it becomes more and more likely it will happen again. It is a chemical reaction in your brain, and the body gets used to those chemicals. Therefore, doing therapy and getting "undepressed" as quickly as possible is important.

Consider all of your options, then pick what's best for you.

SD