It's 3:32am and I'm (mildly) tripping on Escitalopram.

So I finally decided to get medication for my anxiety and was prescribed 10mg of Escitalopram per day. This is only the 3rd day of taking the stuff and boy, oh boy, are there people out there who seriously claim that SSRIs are little more than placebo? Holy shit, if I could bottle this feeling...

haermm

whatever works for you

Originally posted by walshy
haermm

whatever works for you

It bloody well works for me, maybe works a little too well... Anyway, I did not expect a very modest dose of an SSRI to do this to me.

Someone already bottled the feeling. It's the one you're getting the pills from.

Glad it's working out for you. There was a time when I felt like anti-depressants and anti-anxiety were for plebs, but after years of fighting unipolar depression with therapy and stuff I'm about an inch away from setting up an appointment with a psychiatrist myself.

Originally posted by jaden101
Someone already bottled the feeling. It's the one you're getting the pills from.

The pills did not come from a bottle, but great point nonetheless.

I would buy a bottle and put it in a pez dispenser.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
Glad it's working out for you. There was a time when I felt like anti-depressants and anti-anxiety were for plebs, but after years of fighting unipolar depression with therapy and stuff I'm about an inch away from setting up an appointment with a psychiatrist myself.

Yeah, you should definitely get some of this stuff. If it works half as well as it does for me(so far, anyway), then it will definitely be worth it. And if it doesn't, try ECT.

Sounds awesome

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Sounds awesome

It is, but maybe a bit too awesome. I hope the effects mellow out a bit or I'll be walking the streets at 3am tomorrow yowling like a cat in heat.

Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
It is, but maybe a bit [b]too awesome. I hope the effects mellow out a bit or I'll be walking the streets at 3am tomorrow yowling like a cat in heat. [/B]

I get that way on speed.

Ecstasy is pretty great. 👆

Originally posted by Tzeentch
Ecstasy is pretty great. 👆

Never took it, but from what I gather the stuff I am taking is basically a significantly weaker version of Ecstasy(messing with serotonin in your brain and all that). I can totally understand why people take drugs now.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
Ecstasy is pretty great. 👆

Ok, the "trip" is over. Time to go to bed; got a mild headache.

Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
So I finally decided to get medication for my anxiety and was prescribed 10mg of Escitalopram per day. This is only the 3rd day of taking the stuff and boy, oh boy, are there people out there who seriously claim that SSRIs are little more than placebo? Holy shit, if I could bottle this feeling...

Different people react differently. Sounds like you could cut the dosage in half and get the proper effect in your case.

It is, but maybe a bit too awesome. I hope the effects mellow out a bit or I'll be walking the streets at 3am tomorrow yowling like a cat in heat.

Yea, talk to your doctor about it, see if they have advice.

Originally posted by Q99
Different people react differently. Sounds like you could cut the dosage in half and get the proper effect in your case.

Yea, talk to your doctor about it, see if they have advice.

I am not a small person and the doc said that 10mg(which is a modest dose to begin with) should be more or less the minimum for me.

If the effects don't mellow out, I'll be probably have to do that. Thanks for the advice.

Bunch of pill popping plebs, the lot of you.

Took E twice and hated it. Worked myself into a panic attack. No good with drugs

Alright, I'm on day 5 and I haven't had an episode like that since day 3. I suppose the effects have indeed mellowed out. I'm relieved, but also slightly disappointed. I suppose I will stick with the current dose since it seems to be doing the trick; the anxiety is lessening day by day and my mood has improved significantly as a result.