sunshine0806

Celexa made me feel very weak, physically and mentally drained. I literally had to sit and think out each movement before I made it, i.e., "Now I'm going to go and sit in the chair." It only took two days of that to decide I wasn't going to stick it out.

I didn't have any symptoms on Lexapro initially except tiredness for the first couple of days, though nothing like the fatigue I felt with Celexa. After a few weeks, though, I started noticing that I was more forgetful than usual. I'd drive past entrances to places that I'm really familiar with - I'd somehow know when I was doing it that I was making a mistake, but I'd drive right past, anyway. I brought it up to my doctor, but he says that this is more likely to be caused by my depression than Lexapro. Luckily, the forgetfullness and lack of concentration seem to subsiding. Last week, my doctor upped my dose from 10mg to 20mg. I've been taking 15mg for the past 3 days, and I've started experiencing the weighed down feeling that you described. It is usually after sitting for awhile. My legs feel like lead and I'm draggy for a bit. Then, sometimes, I feel weak and my legs feel very lightweight, like they may collapse on me if I keep walking. These feelings just started yesterday, and it's on and off, mostly in the morning. It feels a lot like the beginning stages of mono. I attributed it to taking a higher dose and not eating enough with it. Since I took 10mg Lexapro for almost two months with no problems whatsoever, I'm taking this as a sign that 15 may be too much, or that my body just needs time to adjust. I'm not sure what to think, but I'm seriously thinking about going back to 10mg if these strange symptoms persist.

I'm not sure how much Lexapro you're taking, but maybe talk to your doctor about lowering your dose. I get anxious about medicine, too, and feel like I may be blowing this out of proportion. Only you know what you can handle, but I would try to stick it out just a touch longer. I only gave up on Celexa so quickly because I could hardly move and it was impossible to function normally. I'm glad that I didn't give up on anti-depressants entirely, though it took some time for me to try again. It may take some trial and error to find the right one, but at least for me, it was worth it. Overall, I've felt so much better on Lexapro than going it alone. Good luck!