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Anyone else have taken lexapro and zoloft? Neither of them work for me😭

Anonymous 17h

I take Zoloft and it’s great for me but definitely not for everyone. There are still tons of other options outside of SSRI medications, those just tend to be the starting point

Anonymous 8h

Same thing! I was put on lexapro first, then zoloft. They could’ve been sugar pills! No effect at all. What’s worse is they were like “it could take a 6-8 weeks to even feel it” which just felt hopeless. I thought SSRIs were all there were and so gave up for years. Then it got unmanageable. As of now, I’ve been on Wellbutrin (Bupropion) for about 5 months. It’s not an SSRI- who knew?! Changed my life

Anonymous

#1 16h

Do you really notice a change?

Anonymous

OP 15h

I mean, I don’t want to kill myself anymore so that’s helpful. Definitely more tears, feeling overwhelmed and worthless, and generally being sad when I go off it

Anonymous

#1 15h

Im glad it works for you. i still feel the same amount of depressed and anxious on it. Also do you drink alcohol or no?

Anonymous

OP 14h

I do not drink alcohol but I know people on Prozac who now have a much much lower tolerance than before Prozac. It definitely sounds like you need a different medication to get some relief

Anonymous

#1 14h

Yea. Its interesting bc even when i drink on ssri’s it doesnt affect me any different. Like my brain is immune to lexapro and zoloft lol rip

Anonymous

#2 8h

Also, unlike the SSRIs, I wasn’t told the 6+ week thing at all. My follow up was 2 weeks later. By the end of the first week, I could get out of bed, was smiling again. Not saying it’s a miracle drug (though for me it kind of is) or works for everyone, but what I am saying is don’t give up!!!