I’ve been on Lexapro for a bit over a year now for depression, and looking back I’ve noticed a pattern of risk-taking behaviour. I’ve previously never had so much as a parking ticket in over 10 years, but had two speeding tickets since I started taking lexapro. In addition to the tickets, I’ve been spending minutes at a time doing 200+kph on highways. I’ve also been doing some gambling, thankfully only small amounts and not regular, but I’ve hardly gambled at all in the past. There’s been a few road rage incidents where I’ve escalated things when people honk and I’m in the right, rather than just letting it go.
I feel like I’m not as anxious as I used to be, but along with the anxiety I’ve lost some self-preservation instincts as well. I guess I’m looking for some validation and maybe help dealing with this if anyone else has been through it. Planning to see my doctor to talk about it ASAP, but in the meantime, I’m posting here.