I have been taking Wellbutrin (300mg per day) fro several months, and lately have realized that my symptoms have returned. After speaking with my MD, he has switched me to Lexapro (10mg per day). Has anyone had experience with Lexapro, and what side effects are prominent?

I have not taken this drug, but I did take the drug that this one is derived from. I took Celexa and had problems with severe sleepiness. I did find information about this new drug however. Apparently it has a better therapeutic effect with less medication as well as fewer side effects than Celexa. They are very similar at the molecular level, but certain molecule strings were removed (that did not contribute toward preventing depression) which produced this new medication.

Antidepressant: Lexapro

Lexapro

Your doctor should have gone over the side effects with you before prescribing the drug. That way, if you experience anything out of the ordinary, you would know to go back to the doctor and get it straightened out.
My grandmother has been on and off of depression medication for a long time and has taken both Wellbutrin and Celexa, but she has not yet taken Lexapro. If she does switch to that, though, I'll be sure to let you know what she thinks of it.
I do hope that it works out for you, Dhop.

I have tried wellbutrin to help to quit smoking, and had a very bad reaction to it. I started having severe chest pains, hallucinations, ringing in the ears. Beware of antidepressants! I have just gone off of celexa, very gradually and thought I had been run over by a mack truck. I do not ever want to put on a anti depressant again. I just wonder how many human beings are on anti depressants? The question I have is are they really necessary, shouldn't you take them only if you are in serious trouble, like suicidal thoughts, etc.? I mean, sure we get depressed, but that's part of life, especially when things are tuff. Are we supposed to not feel unhappy when it gets rough? Just be sure to wean off of anti depressants slowly, and properly. They are just really a hard med to be taking, and then to go off of later on.

Soaringhorse,

As for myself, when I am incapable of functioning without crying or wanting to die, that is when I need medication to help. I have been in that position, so I AM on Remeron. I use it as a tool to help me cope.

I do want to stop needing it, but I plan on waiting until Sagus is done with college and we are more stable in our finances and income.

Sherasi,
I know what you mean about wanting to cry but to die? I mean, even with all the bad luck I've had, with my mom and father passing a month apart with cancer, and the bills, god you just don't know, I really don't wish to die. And isn't crying a good way of relieving the stress? I have heard people feel this way, but I don't understand why? Is life so hard that you just can't deal with it. I mean, don't you think that when life gets tuff, the tuff need to get going? I have gone to a physchiatrist due to all my sadness, and really just bawled my eyes out about some really bad things that have happened in my life, and he just said that there's nothing wrong that I have had just bad life traumas in my time. I now try not to worry too much, it's hard to do, believe me, but it just makes matters worse. Sometimes you learn that there's some things you can't control, no matter how hard you try. And then others you can, that's the ones to take care of. But I think if I really dwelled on all my problems, I would totally lose it, I mean I catch myself going into that sadness, a tear rolls down my eyes, and I try to pull out of it, it's not a good feeling to be that way. I got a saying, "No Stinky Thinking". Positive thoughts help out alot better than negative ones, and believe me there are so many people around me that think negative thoughts. It's not any fun, to be around them, is it? I mean, have you ever heard a person just complain and complain about the same thing over and over again. It's very aggravating, I try and be nice, but it wears off on me, I feel like I've been beat up or something, LOL.