Hi. My name is not what it says on my profile but I use that name on social media. My name here is Ember Good. So hello my name is Ember and I’ve been diagnosed for four months now officially with major depression. I saw a psychiatrist for the first time four months ago when I was checked into a psychiatric hospital. I am currently taking medication called Lexapro 10mg and seeking a new psychiatrist in hopes of upping my dosage. Because the meds have stopped working. I’m not getting better anymore. And it’s a struggle to get through every day and every second. It happened frequently with me holding pills in my hand just wondering if I can finally do it. I have breakdowns a lot and can’t stop crying and feeling this hollow emptiness. So please anyone who has read this please help me. Meds, friends, and therapy doesn’t work. My family is the reason this even started. I don’t want it to be too late.
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hey ember.. welcome. im on 20mg of lexapro daily plus other meds… when i was on 10mg i did plateau out a bit like ur saying. i still get the emotions tho, for the past month i have been bursting into tears for no good reason. at work, home, car or wherever. so ur not alone.
one thing i have realised is that its never too late. families can be the worst & they fuck us up so much. better u live life for u. im just learning this now at 40yo!!
not sure of ur age but just take a breath and realise u are worth so much more than u think.
take care.
HI Ember. It’s common for medications affect to reduce over time as our bodies build tolerance. Lexapro is a good first line treatment and upping the dosage to 20mg after speaking to your psychiatrist may be an appropriate step. If resistance persists a change or augmentation can be considered.
Seeing a psychologist is such a personal experience that often a pivotal factor is finding the right one that we are comfortable with before we see beneficial results. That can be tricky as a recommendation from those that have benefited is often word of mouth and the nature of the subject sometimes makes people hold that information close to their chest. Sometimes we see multiple before we find one that we click with.
Hang in there.
Welcome Ember, glad you are here. I took meds from the age of 4 till about 16. I won’t say that anyones experience is going to be the same as someone else’s, but at around 16 I noticed that medication couldn’t help anymore. After a while, I started noticing that I liked who I was without it than who I was when I was taking them. Give it some time, and make any changes that you think would be necessary, and when the time is right for you than you can put them away if you want to.