YEP! I was on it for almost a year. I started with zoloft, that killed my sex drive, went to Wellbutrin, thought that might have been making my c worse so I switched to Lexapro. I stopped it a couple months ago because I am trying to get pregnant. I went about 2.5 months and was MISERABLE! I decided to go back on the Wellbutrin until I get pregnant and try to stop again.
OK, I DID like the Lexapro. Didn't notice any difference in my IBS C with the different drugs. The thing I didn't like about the Lexapro was I found the side effects just AWFUL the first 2-3 weeks started it and again 2-3 weeks stopping it. I didn't have those problems with the other brands of the SSRIs.
how long have you been on it? Have you noticed any side effects? Starting it, I was paranoid, anxious, shakey, sweaty, couldn't concentrate, had a terrible headache, the list goes on. but after 2-3 weeks ALL the side effects went away and I felt pretty good. It didn't "cure" my IBS, I still had tummy problems but it did help keep me more "even" so I could better deal with things. When I stopped it, I thought I was going to die! I had the worst headache for 2 weeks staright (I rarely get headaches, ever!) I crashed so hard, I WANTED to die! And yes, I did taper off it slowly, I weened myself off of it for about a month.
With all that being said, I would still be on it today if I hadn't stopped to get pregnant. When I realized I couldn't go without medication I decided to start back on the Wellbutrin because that one only takes me a couple of days to get used to. I will stop the Wellbutrin when I actually do get pregnant and didn't want to go through the withdrawal of the Lexapro again.
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