u/Mellehbeenz

I'm moving to Korea soon and I will have to get a health check for my E-2 visa. I take Lexapro for depression/anxiety and I brought this up with my employer for full transparency. They said to not mention my condition on my health form, but stop taking the medication a week before the health check just in case. However, Lexapro s not something that you can just 'stop'. There are some pretty bad withdrawal symptoms that come with it. So should I keep taking the medication? Do I need to worry if it will show up on a drug test? Lexapro is legal in Korea so its not like its an illicit substance...

I’m moving to SK in a few months, and I was wondering if there are any hair salons that are familiar natural black hair. I’m particularly looking for someone who can dye natural hair, or can do cuts . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! TIA.

Hello all! I’m moving to Gwangmyeong later this year and sadly my Korean is still at a beginner level. Are there any English speaking doctors in the Gwangmyeong area? Specifically for endocrinologists/psychiatrists? Thanks in advance!

Hello all! I’m moving to Gwangmyeong later this year and sadly my Korean is still at a beginner level. Are there any English speaking doctors in the Gwangmyeong area? Specifically for endocrinologists/psychiatrists? Thanks in advance!

So I’m completely new to antidepressants in general, I started taking lexapro last month, and the good news is that my anxiety & depression have made an improvement! It’s been a lot easier to combat my negative inner monologue and I just overall feel like my confidence is starting to return in the smallest of ways. That being said, though, I have been experiencing some side effects, notably the excessive sleepiness. I AM sleepy all the time!!! Especially during the work week. And sadly I do not have a job where I can simply take a quick nap on my lunch break, I also get weird eye twitches, and some other smaller side effects. But mostly the sleepiness has been been the biggest problem for me. Does that mean that I need to decrease my dosage? Or is this just a thing that happens with lexapro?