Okay, I'm almost exactly 6 months away from *the day* of my surgery. Dr. Lenke's recommendations say stop all antidepressants before surgery. I take Lexapro for anxiety. I am trying to wrap my head around stopping ANXIETY medication before this surgery!! Has anyone on the forum actually done this?
I called Kelly and she said to ask my primary care doctor if Lexapro causes an increased tendency to bleed--which I guess is the problem with some antidepressants. Okay, I will do this, but frankly I don't trust my primary care doctor. She will not fully appreciate that this surgery can result in the loss of 12, 13 pints of blood.
Is there any substitute for Lexapro that is *approved* for this surgery? Seems like a bad idea to stop anxiety meds before the most-anxiety-causing event of my life??? If I do have to stop taking it, I want to start weaning myself now.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Evelyn
I called Kelly and she said to ask my primary care doctor if Lexapro causes an increased tendency to bleed--which I guess is the problem with some antidepressants. Okay, I will do this, but frankly I don't trust my primary care doctor. She will not fully appreciate that this surgery can result in the loss of 12, 13 pints of blood.
Is there any substitute for Lexapro that is *approved* for this surgery? Seems like a bad idea to stop anxiety meds before the most-anxiety-causing event of my life??? If I do have to stop taking it, I want to start weaning myself now.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Evelyn
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