Anyone on an antidepressant? how it makes you feel?!


Question: Anyone on an antidepressant!? how it makes you feel!?
well im on lexapro and i just started taking it
i used to take zoloft but it didnt do anythin
what does the antidepressant do for you!? like how does it make you feel!?
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Answers:
Hey Margarita,

It should relax you!. It should make you feel more at peace!. It helps you to analyze situations better!.

Some Anti-Depressants take up to a month before they have an affect on you system!. Give it time!.

Give it a month, or so!. When it is working right, you will know!. You won't have a doubt in your mind!.

Take care hon!.

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How Lexapro Works

Lexapro is unique in that it was created based on an advanced technique!. Lexapro was developed by isolating the medicinal component of CELEXA? (citalopram HBr), a molecule known as an isomer!.

Lexapro is from the family of drugs known as selective serotoninA neurotransmitter that is believed to influence mood!. SSRIs help relieve the symptoms of depression by increasing the available supply of serotonin in the brain!. reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs!. Lexapro helps to restore the brain's chemical balance by increasing the supply of a chemical messenger in the brain called serotonin!. Lexapro appears to relieve the symptoms of depression and anxiety by increasing serotonin with minimal effect on many of the other chemicals in the brain!.


How SSRIs Work
The brain chemistry of depression and anxiety is not fully understood!. However, a growing body of evidence supports the view that people with these disorders have an imbalance of the brain's neurotransmitters!. These are chemicals in the brain that allow nerve cells to communicate!. One of these neurotransmitters is serotonin!. An imbalance in serotonin may be an important factor in the development of depression and anxiety!.

Serotonin is released from one nerve cell and passed to the next!. In the process, some of the serotonin released is reabsorbed by the first nerve cell
SSRIs block the reabsorption of serotonin into the first nerve cell
It is this blocking action that causes an increased amount of serotonin to become available at the next nerve cell
This is how SSRIs affect the balance of serotonin in the brain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have been on so many anti-depressants over the years and I really haven't found anything that has really been a huge help!. In quite a few I felt no difference!. In others, the side effects were too bothersome!. Eventually I decided to see how I did without medication!. I won't say I feel good but I certainly don't feel worse!.

If someone tells you to try this or that because they claim how well it worked, keep in mind that everyone is different and what works on one person doesn't mean it will do the same to another person!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hey
I'm on fluoxetine!. I started it around 6 months ago and apprently that's how long it takes for it to "properly kick in"!. Before I was on fluoxetine I always used to cry!.!. all day everyday lol :( But now its made me feel alot more happier!. It hasn't made me feel completely "ok" but its slightly helped me!.

Hope I've helped you

Take careWww@Answer-Health@Com

I am on effexor for depression, and although I have concerns about the side effects, and long term effects, on my brain!. I have to say that I have more good days than bad!. My mood in general, has been uplifted a great deal!. I am also on Ridalin for adult ADD, the difference I've noticed in myself is amazing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It makes you feel okay!. It doesn't make you happy or anything like that, but it doesnt make you feel miserable and depressed!. Everything is just okay to me!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Based on what one of my friends says, zoloft does'nt work for anyone!. She is taking lexapro too and she says it seems to work for Her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it gave my teen the symptoms of bipolar

there are natural antidepressants like omega 3

read curezone!.com, read their success storiesWww@Answer-Health@Com

It will turn you into a zombie!. An emotionless, no-feeling(good or bad), ZOMBIE!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Makes me feel c00l!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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