Zoloft / Lexapro — Scared to Take, Really Need It, Advice Please

I've long suffered from anxiety and depression before getting tinnitus a few weeks ago. It's been a nightmare since.

My PCP prescribed me zoloft and lexapro both (I can choose which I want to take) and Xanax for bad emergencies. Reading all the stuff on this site and on google in general makes me very scared to take it. But I really need to for my anxiety.

I know results are different for everyone but is it worth the chance? Really need good advice pls... the bottles are just sitting there.

 

If you ask me, no, Lexapro(escitalopram) made my tinnitus permanently worse, but if you ask someone with a better experience you will get another answer, you never know how it will affect your body, but never forget the risks associated with these kind of drugs. I only took it out of pure desperation, and it was one of my biggest mistakes. There is a reason you are scared to take it, I never thought I had it in me to take such medication, but unfortunately depression can make you do things you would never even consider with a healthy mindset.

 

I was prescribed Lexapro after onset. Got the pills from the pharmacy after my doctor told me there wasn't any side effects (that already raised a red flag for me).
Then I got home and researched this drug (as well as other ADs) and decided I had enough of one nightmarish symptom to deal with.
So I decided not to take it.

Note that this isn't medical advice, it's a personal choice: I'm sure Lexapro can help some people (I remember reading posts where people claimed it "saved their life"), but I didn't think it was the right choice for me so I didn't take it. Perhaps it would have helped me, who knows.

 

I am on Zoloft---only side efffect is sexual....But ain't helping my depression..Ok improvment in sleep..Anxiety not sure...Confidence still shit