u/Hatenno

I got prescribed lexapro after a 10-minute Doctor on Demand appointment with a psychiatrist. He didn’t ask about my habits at all, which I found strange. I told him I’ve been dealing with anxiety and some OCD-ish symptoms, and he pretty much said “okay here’s some lexapro lol, you might have a worse sex life”.

That being said, I’m a pretty heavy stoner. I smoke pretty much every day, but I’ve been sober for the past few days due to travel. I occasionally get pretty anxious when I smoke (sometimes I have a bad thought and go down a rabbit hole) but most of the time it’s fine. Since I work super late I pretty much just come home, take a puff, satisfy my munchies, watch YouTube, then go to sleep.

Last night, I took my eighth 10mg dose and proceeded to have crazy night sweats and a horrible nightmare where I woke up genuinely shaken and pretty nauseous until I ate. The nights I HAVE smoked AND taken lexapro, I wake up the next morning extremely drained and super nauseous. I’ve heard that the first few weeks of lexapro can be brutal, but I’m not sure if there’s any correlation here.

I really enjoy weed, but I want to feel like a human again instead of a walking ball of anxiety. I don’t know if this is just a phase or if I should try and cut the weed for a bit or outright. Any fellow stoners have advice?

Edit: I have noticed a general lift in mood so far, but I don’t know if it’s placebo or if it’s real since it’s so early on.