I have had some anxiety off and on but nothing horribly awful. I would usually experience it a few times a year, it would be bad for a few weeks, and eventually I would work through it and it would go away.
Then, I had the really bad problem in December. My doctor put me on Lexapro.
Weirdest thing is I have no anxiety or panic attacks at all. So yeah, that's good, BUT this medicine has sent me into what I would call the most unstable emotional state of my life.
I literally feel like I am almost euphoric one minute (feeling great!), and then start feeling REALLY, REALLY bizarre (like I am going insane and not really here), and then go to extreme, utter, hopeless depression like I've never experienced before.
I've never had problems with depression or suicidal thoughts until one month on the meds..
So my doctor is weaning off concerned it is making me worse. My symptoms almost seem bipolar (although I am not bipolar).
I am just praying that after this medicine finally is out of my system, I will experience some normalcy again.
I would gladly take the anxiety over this ANY DAY. That's how bad this is.
Has anyone else gotten worse on SSRi's???
I just feel emotionally and mentally weak and desperate. It's so weird.
