Do you know anything about sexual side effects with Lexapro, and are you comfortable talking about any you might or might not have? (Yes, I know you might not be able to answer that for certain, I'm sorry.)
I hate the thought of ever going back on meds again, but sometimes I wonder if I'm really okay or if I just think I am. Did breakups always hurt this much? Am I really that sick of school? Are my stress levels really proportional to the actual stress in my life? Why don't I care about food anymore? I don't know the answers to any of these for certain. And even if I'm not ok (which I'm really not at the moment), there's still the question of whether or not I'm that not ok.
Going off Paxil was not intentional, I'd tapered my use through forgetfulness over most of a school year and then at some point realized that I hadn't been taking it for some time and yet I was still fine. I feel more me than I have for a while (or at least I did before my own cureveball) and I kind of like having things like a sex drive and opinions. I like not being chained by the withdrawal symptoms I'll have if I run out or forget for more than a couple days. I've also had my first really satisfying sexual relationship since then and I seem to have lost the anorgasmia completely.
It worked well while I needed it, but I don't want to consider it as my only option anymore, or really as an option at all.
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I hate the thought of ever going back on meds again, but sometimes I wonder if I'm really okay or if I just think I am. Did breakups always hurt this much? Am I really that sick of school? Are my stress levels really proportional to the actual stress in my life? Why don't I care about food anymore? I don't know the answers to any of these for certain. And even if I'm not ok (which I'm really not at the moment), there's still the question of whether or not I'm that not ok.
Going off Paxil was not intentional, I'd tapered my use through forgetfulness over most of a school year and then at some point realized that I hadn't been taking it for some time and yet I was still fine. I feel more me than I have for a while (or at least I did before my own cureveball) and I kind of like having things like a sex drive and opinions. I like not being chained by the withdrawal symptoms I'll have if I run out or forget for more than a couple days. I've also had my first really satisfying sexual relationship since then and I seem to have lost the anorgasmia completely.
It worked well while I needed it, but I don't want to consider it as my only option anymore, or really as an option at all.