Re: Lexapro Fear
Originally Posted by
Slsheeba567
So my psychiatrist prescribed me Lexapro about a month ago for my anxiety/health anxiety/ocd, and I have yet to take it because I am so so so terrified of developing schizophrenia/bipolar disorder/going crazy after taking it. I was going to take it, but decided to do a quick check on the Internet to reassure myself and ended up scaring myself horribly. I saw a statistic that stated 18% of those taking Lexapro end up developing schizophrenia because of it, and read a horrifying story of a man who took Lexapro and tried to kill himself and his own children because of it. Reading these stories scared me so bad I decided not to take it, but now I feel depressed and like I've given up all hope. I'm so scared and I don't want to risk going insane and murdering someone while on the pill, but it's too hard and too much for me to try doing things an organic way. I'm stuck, and I feel really hopeless and depressed, and I don't know what to do anymore.
I was on it for 5 yrs and it was a life saver.
Best thing I ever did was take it.
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