Question for the people who have taken escitalopram long term: did the emotional blunting ever settle, or is that just the price of admission?
Pharmacist, not doctor, is where the useful advice has come from every single time.
The leaflet lists the emotional blunting as common and then says nothing useful about how long it lasts.
Not looking for a protocol, just perspective.
Print the page. Emotional blunting was my main issue with escitalopram too.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Same here.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Same here.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Same here.
Same here.
Currently on escitalopram myself.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it. How long have you been on escitalopram?
Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries? Same for me with escitalopram, unfortunately.