Should I quit taking Lexapro ?
This is my first post on here. Recently I had been to a no insurance doctor for my mental and physical health and was prescribed 10mg of lexapro to start out with, after a month I was able to receive 20. I’ve been on it since the end of February. I don’t think it has been helping me much. I still feel very much depressed, overthinking, making decisions that aren’t right, feeling obsessive over certain things, and I cry all the time. Before I was on it I wanted to kill myself and now i don’t want to, but I still don’t want to be here. I’m a 21 yr old female, I also smoke weed everyday, and I have been prone to drink or do other things every now and again. I know none of that helps but I’ve noticed a lot of people usually end up liking it, but part of me feels that I’m just doing even worse. I’ve never been tested for any mental disorders because I cannot afford it, just simply taking something and hoping for the best. I don’t know if I have BPD, OCD, Bipolar.. but truly I don’t know if this medication is helping. Should I come off of it? Or keep trying? Or any advice anyone would like to give? I understand knowing that since I am somewhat of an addict, and a pothead, that most comments will contain that and I understand, but any opinions or advice will help. Signed, a struggling young woman.