Posted 02 June 2013 - 09:29 PM
I took it at 1.25mg for about a year. It was great for the first 9 months, then, started pooping out. I was hesitant to go to higher doses, because, what's the point? Take a higher dose then watch the same thing happen again? But this time, it'll be even more of a bitch to come off, due to higher dosage? The drug either works, or it doesn't. I had 9 months of joy (felt great), so, it obviously worked. Increasing dosage = increased potential problems further down the line, IMO. Perhaps, permanent sexual dysfunction, or something fun like that. I read about people who can't even orgasm after taking these drugs in 'prescribed doses', for 'prescribed periods'.
It wasn't fun coming off 1.25mg. To this day (about 10 months later), my erectile function is still not what it was. Fortunately, the quality of my orgasms are still very good, but, I struggle with erectile strength issues. In the morning it's fine (no issues, at all), but, at night, it can be difficult to get it up at all. This problem was not present prior to my commencement with SSRI drugs. The issue could be totally unrelated, but, my hunch, is that it is related. My libido is still high.
Escitalopram, even in the paltry 1.25mg dose, also made it impossible for me to EVER get sad, emotional, unhappy, angry or experience anything in the realms of human emotion. This alone, resulted in me losing the quality of a lot of my relationships, over that year long period. We all like to see weaknesses that exist in others, because it makes them appear more human to us. It makes us want to help them and care for them. Modesty that can exist between us, can connect us together and build friendships. I didn't make any friends on SSRIs. I was just the happy guy, who never got stressed and didn't care about anything.
SSRIs just provide artifical happiness and mask symptons. I wouldn't even class them as true anti-depressant drugs. They're more like 'damage limitation' drugs. Used by those, who are majorly depressed and will most likely need to be on such drugs, for the rest of their lives.
Escitalopram was by far the best AD I have taken, though.
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