Comments on: Lexapro Shown to be Safe in Helping Teen Depression http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:03:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: admin http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-188 admin Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:57:13 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-188 Thanks Edwina for stopping by! Thanks Edwina for stopping by!

]]> By: Edwina http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-187 Edwina Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:56:41 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-187 Thanks for interesting article Thanks for interesting article

]]> By: admin http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-177 admin Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:10:34 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-177 Doc, you could not be more right! I began taking taking an SSRI several years ago and all it did was put me to sleep while leaving my mood unchanged. I quickly tried another SSRI that worked for a while and then quit. I have now been on a third medication for about 3 years and I have been feeling the best that I have ever felt in my entire life. You are right, different meds react differently to different people. Unfortunately sometimes the side effects leave a person really turned off. Taking medication for depression can be a long battle of trial and error. Most people end up being on several during the time that they take medication. For me that will probably be my entire life, but I am just grateful to be feeling good. Thanks for the comment. Doc, you could not be more right! I began taking taking an SSRI several years ago and all it did was put me to sleep while leaving my mood unchanged. I quickly tried another SSRI that worked for a while and then quit. I have now been on a third medication for about 3 years and I have been feeling the best that I have ever felt in my entire life. You are right, different meds react differently to different people. Unfortunately sometimes the side effects leave a person really turned off. Taking medication for depression can be a long battle of trial and error. Most people end up being on several during the time that they take medication. For me that will probably be my entire life, but I am just grateful to be feeling good. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Dr KC/DOCintheBiz http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-176 Dr KC/DOCintheBiz Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:59:10 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-176 I have been getting a few questions in regards to beginning medications for depression and anxiety to my blog, so this could not have come to me at a more perfect time. When writing about any psychotropic medication or ANY medication for that matter, those in the medical profession have to be careful about using disclaimers. All people are unique and different and all people have different body/brain chemistry. This is why one medication will work wonders on one person, but not work at all on another. Finding the right medication often takes time and much patience as many people wait to get over side effects that often even turn a person away from a certain medication. I see this happen more times than I would like, but I do understand. Some people may experience side effects so horrible that they cannot deal with them for one more minute, while others have no negative reactions whatsoever. That is what makes this such a difficult process. I have written a couple of articles discussing this subject in more detail at: http://docinthebiz.com/blog/the-difficulties-of-finding-a-medication-that-works-for-you/ http://docinthebiz.com/blog/how-do-i-know-what-medication-is-best-for-my-mentalemotional-disorder/ I hope this will be found useful! Thank you for allowing my comment. Doc KC I have been getting a few questions in regards to beginning medications for depression and anxiety to my blog, so this could not have come to me at a more perfect time.

When writing about any psychotropic medication or ANY medication for that matter, those in the medical profession have to be careful about using disclaimers.

All people are unique and different and all people have different body/brain chemistry. This is why one medication will work wonders on one person, but not work at all on another. Finding the right medication often takes time and much patience as many people wait to get over side effects that often even turn a person away from a certain medication. I see this happen more times than I would like, but I do understand. Some people may experience side effects so horrible that they cannot deal with them for one more minute, while others have no negative reactions whatsoever. That is what makes this such a difficult process.

I have written a couple of articles discussing this subject in more detail at:

http://docinthebiz.com/blog/the-difficulties-of-finding-a-medication-that-works-for-you/

http://docinthebiz.com/blog/how-do-i-know-what-medication-is-best-for-my-mentalemotional-disorder/

I hope this will be found useful!
Thank you for allowing my comment.

Doc KC

]]> By: admin http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-174 admin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:01 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-174 Hi Nicloe, I really want to help you, but I am not a professional. I am just a guy who has spent his life feeling the way you do. It does pass, life does get better. I have been where you are now. You really need someone to talk to someone in person, please contact someone by phone in your area. Here is one contact that I have found for you. I really want to to help, please write me back. Scott http://www.depression-understood.org/information/infocontact.htm Hi Nicloe, I really want to help you, but I am not a professional. I am just a guy who has spent his life feeling the way you do. It does pass, life does get better. I have been where you are now. You really need someone to talk to someone in person, please contact someone by phone in your area. Here is one contact that I have found for you. I really want to to help, please write me back. Scott

http://www.depression-understood.org/information/infocontact.htm

]]> By: nicole http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-173 nicole Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:26:59 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-173 i really need help. i have been having so many breakdowns. my parents just dont understand they say im just overreacting. im 17 years old nd i have never felt so depressed in my life. there are so many reasons. pls help i hate this feeling. i really need help. i have been having so many breakdowns. my parents just dont understand they say im just overreacting. im 17 years old nd i have never felt so depressed in my life. there are so many reasons. pls help i hate this feeling.

]]> By: admin http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-167 admin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:27:33 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-167 Donna, I agree with putting your son on something. I wish that they had me on something at that age. Maybe life would not be so difficult now. No 16 year old should suffer like that - there is to much life to live, especially at that age. Suicide is a very real concern, but it is only a small percentage of teens and is he living life like this? Part of my recover at 45 years old was because of finally getting medication that worked. Unfortunately I have no insight on Lexapro for teens except what I wrote - wish I did. All I can say is that I am glad to hear that you are trying, watch him carefully and please let me know how your son is doing. Scott Donna, I agree with putting your son on something. I wish that they had me on something at that age. Maybe life would not be so difficult now. No 16 year old should suffer like that - there is to much life to live, especially at that age. Suicide is a very real concern, but it is only a small percentage of teens and is he living life like this? Part of my recover at 45 years old was because of finally getting medication that worked. Unfortunately I have no insight on Lexapro for teens except what I wrote - wish I did. All I can say is that I am glad to hear that you are trying, watch him carefully and please let me know how your son is doing. Scott

]]> By: donna http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-165 donna Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:21:33 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-165 I am having my teen son be put on lexapro, he's been on it for 3 days now...already feels a bit better. Is it safe for a 16yr old? I am concerned about the articles out there re:teen antidepressants and suicide....and the difficulty teens/adults have in 'getting off of an antidepressant'. Any insight on this? I just can't see my teen son suffer anymore, he's been 'somber and moody' for over 2yrs now. And finally admitted to feeling 'sad' most days...he actually asked if he could take something for it and also to see a counselor again... Thanks. I am having my teen son be put on lexapro, he’s been on it for 3 days now…already feels a bit better. Is it safe for a 16yr old? I am concerned about the articles out there re:teen antidepressants and suicide….and the difficulty teens/adults have in ‘getting off of an antidepressant’.

Any insight on this? I just can’t see my teen son suffer anymore, he’s been ’somber and moody’ for over 2yrs now. And finally admitted to feeling ’sad’ most days…he actually asked if he could take something for it and also to see a counselor again…

Thanks.

]]> By: admin http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-160 admin Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:35:16 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-160 Thank you Lynnsie, I really appreciate your input. Never being diagnosed with depression until I was about 25, I have very little experience with depression as a teen. Although I have quite a bit of experience now, within this post I was only reporting on information that had just been released. Being that I endured this illness through my teenage years and never knew what it was, it is very important to me to see as many teens as possible get help. The teenage years are so vital in the development of one's life. I wish you could have given Lexapro a better review so that more teens would have hope to live a better life. It is comforting though to hear that there was something that gave you relief as a teenager. Once again thank you very much for your comment! Thank you Lynnsie, I really appreciate your input. Never being diagnosed with depression until I was about 25, I have very little experience with depression as a teen. Although I have quite a bit of experience now, within this post I was only reporting on information that had just been released. Being that I endured this illness through my teenage years and never knew what it was, it is very important to me to see as many teens as possible get help. The teenage years are so vital in the development of one’s life. I wish you could have given Lexapro a better review so that more teens would have hope to live a better life. It is comforting though to hear that there was something that gave you relief as a teenager. Once again thank you very much for your comment!

]]> By: Lynnsie http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-159 Lynnsie Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:53:21 +0000 http://healthfitnessvitamin.com/lexapro-shown-to-be-safe-in-helping-teen-depression/#comment-159 Actually, I may be one person but I highly reject that statement. I was on lexapro and it was among one of the worst experiences of my life. To be honest I barely remember the time span I was on it, which would be about six months. I was a zombie, not consciously aware of much of anything. I would sleep pretty much days at a time, and like I said before honestly to be blunt there was nothing going on upstairs, I can't explain it but it got to a point where my life, schooling, relationships suffered greatly and for a length of three months I stopped taking it. I was then prescribed Prozac which, oh my God, was a life saver. A week of medication it was as if I had just woke up from a long dream or just this hazy, fogginess was gone, I actually could function and be aware mentally. As I stated previously, I may be just one person, but I would not wish that experience on my worst enemy and I, with great conviction, do not reccomend Lexapro for a pharmaceutical treatment of depression. Actually, I may be one person but I highly reject that statement. I was on lexapro and it was among one of the worst experiences of my life. To be honest I barely remember the time span I was on it, which would be about six months. I was a zombie, not consciously aware of much of anything. I would sleep pretty much days at a time, and like I said before honestly to be blunt there was nothing going on upstairs, I can’t explain it but it got to a point where my life, schooling, relationships suffered greatly and for a length of three months I stopped taking it. I was then prescribed Prozac which, oh my God, was a life saver. A week of medication it was as if I had just woke up from a long dream or just this hazy, fogginess was gone, I actually could function and be aware mentally. As I stated previously, I may be just one person, but I would not wish that experience on my worst enemy and I, with great conviction, do not reccomend Lexapro for a pharmaceutical treatment of depression.

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