Something interesting - antidepressants

[andyisbanned 1]

I am on Lexapro. I take a 10mg dose daily. It is the only med I currently take. All of my other meds are no longer needed since banding. I have been on it for 3 years and banded for 14 months. I can tell when I do not take my Lexapro. I take it to help with my depression, anxiety, and anger. I am a bear to live with if I am not on it. Just ask my wife, she can testify to that fact. I have not had any side effects other than I am more a difficult to tolerate if I miss doses. Lexapro keeps me well balanced emotionally. I love my Lexapro. It is worth the $40.00 a month.

Maybe an increase in dosage or changing to a different depression med would help you. you should really discuss stopping or changing you med with your physician prior to just stopping. you could actually create more problems for yourself by just stopping cold turkey. Please seek medical advice before just stopping.

[skep 9]

In my past , I got depressed on a cyclical basis. Usually, some life disaster would start me on that downward spiral. I would go to doctors to be told that it was "situational adjustment" or something like that. I finally found a doctor who realized that I was really, clinically depressed. During these cycles, I would easily lose 30-40 pounds, sometimes in a month. That was my weight loss method. after trying to do without meds, I would invariably end up asking the doctor for more. Ilearned to spot the early signs that are clearly depression related and be proactive. I am currently on zoloft and Wellbutrin. I often wonder how many of the disasterous decisions I have made were from poor judgement coming from a predisposition to depression. Of course my problem is, without the depression, I have put on 70 pounds and they aren't coming off. Thence, the lapband. I finally realized that I could be fat and happy---- or fat and healthy!