6 months on Lexapro for Anxiety, Depression, PMDD + life update
in this video, i talk about how lexapro has been going thus far, genetic testing for SSRIs, the medical industry, alternatives to prescribed drugs, and talk about …
psychedelics or mdma dont mix with ssri it risks serotonin syndrome. I want to get beta blockers or something similar. apparently it reduces norepinephrine which reduces the fight or flight response. its more complex than that obviously.
Are you sure it,s not a post travelling depression because it,s normal to have this. You were an American in Europe, and in U.S. you are a single woman like everybody
Thank you. Thank you for being open and sharing your experiences. PMDD is so under the radar and I believe it effects way more people than are accounted for. It’s scary, debilitating and beyond confusing but it is comforting to know we’re not alone through this. Keep doing you! We are here for you!!
Please make a video about your time in advertising! I am about to graduate college with an interest in strategy but I’m so split on whether to go to an agency/ or more corporate side. I hear pros and cons to both. I also struggle from mental health issues. Would love your take on it.
I'm bipolar, diagnosed 17 years ago when I was 12. I'm stable for 7 years now. My advice with depression is taking the mental health drugs, but that's not enough you need to eat healthy and stop drinking alcohol, coffee and anything with sugar in it so the mental health drugs work the best. Also you need twice more cardio a day that a regular person. I know sports is the last think you want when you feel depressed. Changing your lifestyle this way is lots of work, but is very effective. And one more tip: don't do the alternative drugs, those things can be very dangerous. Good luck, we missed you girl.
Please do a video on working in advertising! I'm currently working as an in-house designer in retail and I'm incredibly unhappy and bored with my work so I've been considering agency work. Would absolutely love to hear about it from your perspective, having left that industry.
i totally agree that there is so much more they can be doing with different mental health treatments!! i have treatment resistant depression so i’ve been on over 10 different medications that were listed as possible ones that could work when i did the gene testing after i had severe side effects from other meds. then i tried TMS with no luck, tried the only other medications that had generics (cause otherwise we were talking a crazy amount of money each month for meds). now im planning on starting ECT within the coming weeks and i’m terrified that it won’t work. cause it’s really the last stop that i can afford (because it’s short term). i also switched birth controls to Yaz (the one that treats PMDD) but theres been no difference.but im so interested in like DMT and all of the possibilities that we cant even breach. but i hope you find that right mix of meds for you. it’s definitely smart to get that gene testing early cause i felt like i wasted so much time not having that information. i unfortunately didn’t find the right med from it but it can help a lot of people narrow that down faster. but i have to say a huge downside with these meds is having to wait 6 weeks for each medication to see if things are good or not because with mental health it stops you from living your life and even when you ask for help it can take a long time to figure out what is going to help you.
Omg your HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD. i love it. also you're such a cool person, i really believe in you and think that you will do great things. thank you for being so real and honest 🙂
Anna — would love to see a video about agency life and about the stuff you’re doing on your own (consulting = dream). I have anxiety and depression too (also on lexapro) and I was planning on doing agency life for a few years to gain experience after graduating in the fall but am worried about handling it mentally… I am rooting for you!!!
Nick Drake and Thomas Szazs
smoking marijuana was the best thing for my depression.
psychedelics or mdma dont mix with ssri it risks serotonin syndrome. I want to get beta blockers or something similar. apparently it reduces norepinephrine which reduces the fight or flight response. its more complex than that obviously.
Are you sure it,s not a post travelling depression because it,s normal to have this. You were an American in Europe, and in U.S. you are a single woman like everybody
Thank you. Thank you for being open and sharing your experiences. PMDD is so under the radar and I believe it effects way more people than are accounted for. It’s scary, debilitating and beyond confusing but it is comforting to know we’re not alone through this. Keep doing you! We are here for you!!
Your hair is so healthy and long!!!
You are sexy.
Thank you, I needed this a lot.
I know exactly what it feels like, I to got frustrated at first but stuck with it, lexapro Escitalopram (10mg)
You are strong! Never let anyone say anything different ❤
With you sharing your story makes you such a brave person and it takes a huge amount of effort to do what you do ❤
Please make a video about your time in advertising! I am about to graduate college with an interest in strategy but I’m so split on whether to go to an agency/ or more corporate side. I hear pros and cons to both. I also struggle from mental health issues. Would love your take on it.
Omg I'm in chicago too and holy shit these last handful of sunny days has changed the whole way I do my life
I'm bipolar, diagnosed 17 years ago when I was 12. I'm stable for 7 years now. My advice with depression is taking the mental health drugs, but that's not enough you need to eat healthy and stop drinking alcohol, coffee and anything with sugar in it so the mental health drugs work the best. Also you need twice more cardio a day that a regular person. I know sports is the last think you want when you feel depressed. Changing your lifestyle this way is lots of work, but is very effective. And one more tip: don't do the alternative drugs, those things can be very dangerous. Good luck, we missed you girl.
Please do a video on working in advertising! I'm currently working as an in-house designer in retail and I'm incredibly unhappy and bored with my work so I've been considering agency work. Would absolutely love to hear about it from your perspective, having left that industry.
thank you for this video, i hope you find something right for you
i totally agree that there is so much more they can be doing with different mental health treatments!! i have treatment resistant depression so i’ve been on over 10 different medications that were listed as possible ones that could work when i did the gene testing after i had severe side effects from other meds. then i tried TMS with no luck, tried the only other medications that had generics (cause otherwise we were talking a crazy amount of money each month for meds). now im planning on starting ECT within the coming weeks and i’m terrified that it won’t work. cause it’s really the last stop that i can afford (because it’s short term). i also switched birth controls to Yaz (the one that treats PMDD) but theres been no difference.but im so interested in like DMT and all of the possibilities that we cant even breach. but i hope you find that right mix of meds for you. it’s definitely smart to get that gene testing early cause i felt like i wasted so much time not having that information. i unfortunately didn’t find the right med from it but it can help a lot of people narrow that down faster. but i have to say a huge downside with these meds is having to wait 6 weeks for each medication to see if things are good or not because with mental health it stops you from living your life and even when you ask for help it can take a long time to figure out what is going to help you.
also i really agree with what you said about how no social media platforms really feel like home to you, i totallly relate
Omg your HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD. i love it. also you're such a cool person, i really believe in you and think that you will do great things. thank you for being so real and honest 🙂
I would love to watch any of your content. Your makeup tutorials were my favourite 🙂
Anna — would love to see a video about agency life and about the stuff you’re doing on your own (consulting = dream). I have anxiety and depression too (also on lexapro) and I was planning on doing agency life for a few years to gain experience after graduating in the fall but am worried about handling it mentally… I am rooting for you!!!
Best of luck Anna. I think about you a lot and am always hoping you will find what is best for you! ❤️
Pmdd needs more awareness girl!!!!!! I relate to all of this