u/No_Kaleidoscope_3690

Hi everyone, today I had my first ever Accupunture + cupping experience.

When I entered, the atmosphere was quite welcoming and she asked me why I was there and I told her why. She asked to see my tongue and feel my pulses (which with some quick research I’ve learned is quite a normal thing to ask for)

I started my cupping and she said that I have a lot of emotional energy and energy in my liver and then she started burping/bleching? It kinda freaked me out but I tried to keep calm.

She then did Accupunture and left me alone for 30 mins. I felt kinda calm and she came back to take them out.

But now that I’ve left I’m feeling quite anxious for some reason and I do not like it lol.

Any advice/reasoning is much appreciated please.

Edit: please note that I am new to the whole experience. I am respectful of all cultures and practices and didn’t mean any harm with this post, I just wanted to hear others perspectives.

Anyone else feel the effects of missing a dose quite heavily?

I forget to take my dose yesterday and today feels so rough... I quite literally feel myself reverting to pre-Lexapro me in real time which is shocking considering I only missed a day lol!

Hi guys, I just started taking 15mg from a short dose of 12.5mg and my anxiety has kickstarted for some reason? I honestly hate it… is this normal? I started taking Lexapro for my depression not my anxiety so this is kinda pissing me off.

For context: I went from 5mg to 10 to 12.5 and now 15!

Bye bye 5mg... hello 10mg. Feeling quite content with the change as 5mg has just been 'meh' for me. It has really helped quiet my mind in some respects but unfortunately my anxiety has skyrocketed which is annoying as I went on this for my depression.

Side effects of 5mg have been fatigue, headaches, insomnia and anxiety. But I am very nervous that 10mg will make my fatigue 10x worse, as that by far has been the worst side effect for me. I only just started taking my 5mg at around 7-8pm and my sleep has become patchy with me being quite tired in the morning just depending on sleep.

Anywho, any advice would be much appreciated from those who have made this jump or have been on 10mg for some time :)

I have dealt with depression since I was 14 but these past couple years have been so tough; not to mention the past 2 months. I finally said enough was enough after a serious depressive episode and finally reached out to a psychiatrist and he diagnosed me with depression and I've started 5mg, I'm on day 4.

I'm not sure if it's the relief of finally getting help or something but i just feel super numb and i guess maybe because I haven't felt 'low' or 'depressed' for the past 4 days, my brain is telling me that I don't even need them. I hate feeling this and I wish my brain/mind would just let me be. I'm just looking for some encouragement or advice please. I feel so shit at the moment.