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I'm on Lexapro for anxiety and I feel calmer and happier in general. I feel more at ease when I work; my moods are more stable and consistent. I don't become irritated/annoyed with people as quickly as I used to. I also have Xanax to take as needed but I exclusively reserve this for panic attacks.





I first started dancing while on antidepressants with a prescription for xanax, and now I'm off of both. I used to take xanax for panic attacks, and it helped, but the panic + xanax made it very very hard to be fully functional as a dancer (if I was having a bad enough night for xanax, might as well stay home). Also, while I was on meds, I would sometimes have alcohol and/or energy drinks, which I DO NOT recommend. That's a bad combination for your body, and it also adds to your stress/depression.
I believe the antidepressants helped for a while. I also supplemented with vitamins, especially B12, which is great for energy and improving your mood.


I took Xanax at work for a while. It helped, but there are lots of nights I don't even remember, and once I tried to kick the stuff I was in for 6 months of weird feelings in my head, seriously awful anxiety and panic attacks (worse than I ever had when I wasn't taking it), and about 2 weeks where I couldn't even get out of bed because I felt like my head was going to explode, like my whole body was being electrocuted, and was having mild hallucinations. Now, I don't know about antidepressants, but medication does really, really weird shit to your body. If you don't want to rely on it for the rest of your life, I'd really suggest looking into what it will do to you when you decide to stop taking it. I'm a lot happier working hard on myself through yoga, vitamins, daily meditation, and acupuncture. I'd recommend going the holistic route first, and putting in some work to see what results you might yield from it. See a naturopath...I've heard these things do well for depression as well. I would never wish the withdrawals I went through from taking medication to get through dancing on my worst enemy.



Live a healthy lifestyle is what I do. I am a natural depressant person. Get sun, eat healthy, exercise. Huge different
I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything. ~Geoff Johns



I've danced on anti-depressants and it was fine!

I just started dancing and I've been on prozac for a little bit and I feel great!![]()
Yeah I danced while taking antidepressants. Helped me stand up for myself and not take shit from douchebag customers or dancers. Also helped me from experiencing burnout.
However the pharmaceutical were a starting point to keep my mood up. Eventually I developed a tolerance and they weren't as effective. I still had to do alternative methods like exercise healthy diet sunlight achieve goals etc.
“Cook for him like a housewife, fuck him good like a nympho….pay the rent and the car note, he invests in me like crypto”
Talk to your doctor; antidepressant defently can help, I have been on different types for years. However you do need to use other healthy coping skills; eating healthy, getting sleep, drinking less or not at all, talking to a therapist etc
Pills are just one tool in the process.
Hugs! I am glad you are looking at solutions, workingbtoward a happier tomorrow
I have been prescribed various antidepressants while dancing, and they usually helped me sleep. I hate to be a buzzkill, but try not to drink or be very careful if you drink. These types of drugs can increase alcohol's effects tremendously; like, two glasses of wine could put you over the edge, even if you have a good tolerance. If you take anxiety meds, such as klonopins or xanax, you should not drink at all. It's dangerous to mix alcohol with these medications.
Cashmere Star, thanks for this post. I am experiencing a bad depressive episode too. I'm wondering if I should try and dance right now? On one hand, I'm not as in great of shape as I'd like to be so that might make me anxious trying to work, and I as we all know there are some days you don't make much money. But on the other hand with stripping I can come and go as I please so I have time to deal with depression until it passes. If I need to sleep in, leave early, etc, I can. What to do?
SSRIs and dancing do not mix, in my experience. I'm sorry to say it, because I really think depressed people should seek treatment. First of all, they will make you gain weight like crazy, which fucks up your hustle and will make you want to go off them. If you go off them however, you may experience even worse depression. I literaly go fired from a club once for going on and off SSRIs. It's such a shitty humiliating feeling. Unles you know how the med is going to effect you, its highly discouraged.
Honestly if you feel hot, I say dance, but take breaks when your depressive symptoms flare up.
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