YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Which SSRI did you take? I take 10 mg of escitalopram (a generic Lexipro) How has it helped you? It eased the worst of my symptoms, which included suicidal ideation, irritability, mood swings, hopelessness, apathy Can you tell me about any negative side effects you experienced? (The ones I am most c...

I'm so glad I'm not the only one terrified of answering the phone. For me some of the difficulty is in a) not being present physically with the person I'm talking to so I can't read them and b) being afraid of people generally. I haven't found very many helpful strategies for coping with this yet