I have been on Lexapro for five months and still crying every week. I am sleeping better, better energy levels and improved focus. I am concerned that I might get stuck on the drug.
I suspect this because my mom used to joke that she couldn't get me to smile as a baby. Third grade report card: "The last month ___'s behavior has returned to beginning of year-crying, fits of temper-frustration, hitting, falling to floor, will not listen-gets very defensive. Humming throughout day" Fourth grade speech therapist: "____'s attitude is better. There seem to be fewer 'highs and lows.'" I used to threaten to commit suicide and was irritable in the mornings during high school. (My childhood wasn't the greatest.) Now, my nephew seems to have inherited my odd perfectionistic thinking tendency. The main mood that I remember as a kid was "blah." My sister has been moodier than usual too lately.