I was reading the other thread about who among us is on anti-depressants, and I noticed something. It seemed like everyone who said that they have taken Lexapro said that it is no longer working for them. Hmmm... I'm in the same boat, but I thought it was just me. I've gotten so bad that I've just quit taking them (not smart, I know... especially around the holidays!) Anti-depressants make me extremely exhausted ALL THE TIME, but it was a side effect that I was willing to accept, as long as the depression stayed away. If I'm not feeling any of the "benefits" of the drug anymore, then I'm not interested in taking them just for the miserable side effects! (No point in feeling miserable all the time ON them if I feel just as miserable OFF of them.) Increasing the dosage might be an idea, but I'm already on a fairly high dosage of it.

Anyway, I thought it was interesting that everyone who mentioned Lexapro, specifically, seemed to have the same "it's no longer working for me" experience.

After the first of the year (when the insurance at my hubby's new job kicks in), I plan to go to my doctor and ask for something else.

In my past , I got depressed on a cyclical basis. Usually, some life disaster would start me on that downward spiral. I would go to doctors to be told that it was "situational adjustment" or something like that. I finally found a doctor who realized that I was really, clinically depressed. During these cycles, I would easily lose 30-40 pounds, sometimes in a month. That was my weight loss method. after trying to do without meds, I would invariably end up asking the doctor for more. Ilearned to spot the early signs that are clearly depression related and be proactive. I am currently on zoloft and Wellbutrin. I often wonder how many of the disasterous decisions I have made were from poor judgement coming from a predisposition to depression. Of course my problem is, without the depression, I have put on 70 pounds and they aren't coming off. Thence, the lapband. I finally realized that I could be fat and happy---- or fat and healthy!