i won't tell you it'll definitely work for you, because everybody's different and what works for one person won't work for everyone, but for me, lexapro literally changed my whole life. i had been depressed since i was like 11 and like, i still have depression, but i'm not depressed all the time if that makes sense. i went from feeling like nothing on a good day and like the world would be a better place without me in it on a bad day... now most days i honestly feel good. i feel more motivation than i did before. i do things more, rather than just lying in bed and doing nothing. i still worry and i still get depressed, but not like i used to. the incredibly dark spirals are a rare occurrence now. i actually think the only time i've felt as bad as i used to was when i had a brief interaction with another medication. personally, i haven't experienced like any of the horrible side effects that many people experience. it literally has just been good all around for me. i started taking my prescription when i was 21, so five years ago, and it has enabled me to accomplish things i honest to god never could have imagined before i started it.
Jun 18, 2025
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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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I started on lexapro which helped w acute depressive episodes and allowed me to do things that would actually make me happy (seeing friends, keeping my life in order etc). I have increased dose/changed meds a couple of times now, and I feel like things get better for a while but then a low to medium-grade depression kinda returns (to be fixed by dose increases or med changes again). Bc of this, Iβm interested in making a sustained effort for a year to make good habits etc etc (+ psychology) which will help me be more resilient in myself, and then to come off them. Extremely helpful and necessary for me when I needed them π
Feb 15, 2024
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ive been on it for ~ 10ish years (probably started way too young) but it gives me the power to be a functional human without diminishing my range of emotion (huge plus because i feel most alive when im laughing and crying i just don't want to be crying all of the time) prozac gave me insomnia and trintellix made me stupid. unfortunately i cannot cum like 96/100 times but i'll take that over how bad my depression was
also buspar on top of that helps w anxiety with like no side effects at all
Feb 23, 2024
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best thing you can do for yourself is become extremely comfortable with being alone and doing stuff by yourself. at a young age i forced myself to get comfortable with that and now it's my default state-- i LOVE doing stuff by myself. my coworker is a person who literally cannot go places by herself and i have been trying to help her get more comfortable doing things solo because it's very freeing. everyone should be happy to go do stuff by themselves, it's lovely!
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i will never get over polyvore shutting down. i used it obsessively and had hundreds of outfits made on it and mine were ARTFUL not like the stuff people say they saw on wattpad with like skinny jeans and converse and shit like mine were gorgeous. and then they shut down and i wasn't able to back up any of my stuff so i lost it all. HEARTBREAKINGGGGG
Jun 8, 2025
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the man the myth the legend. the literal only person i watch on youtube. his vibes are pure and good and his quest is noble.
Jun 2, 2025