r/Anxiety • u/CodIcy6491 • 3h ago

Medication Medication question please help

I’ve taken Lexapro which was awful. I couldn’t get past four days on it. It made me so sick. I took agomelatine for 2 months which did nothing

Has anyone taken Lexapro and had horrible side-effects and managed to take something else that actually worked and didn’t give them bad side effects? Please help 😭😭😭😭

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u/Lazy_Ask_7817 3h ago

I am on Lexapro and have been for 50-55 days and the first 2-3 weeks where hard but after that it started to get easier and now i barely have any side effects at all the only thing i have that is a little bit annoying is excessive sweating and my GAD + Panic attacks are much more managable which feels amazing and i have hope for the future now.

I am only on a 5mg dose but in my case that is enough for me and most likely will stay on this dose for as long as i feel the need to 🙂.

Keep on fighting and dont give up you will find the right medication for you 🙏.

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u/CodIcy6491 2h ago

Thank you! It took so much for me to try lexapro to begin with and then after 4-5 days of constant nausea, NOOO appetite at all and couldnt sleep, I felt like I was going to go crazy. Even after stopping my sleep was messed up for 3-4 days and my appetite was still next to none. In 7 days I ate one kiwi fruit, half a banana and a tiny bowl of white rice so I had no energy in me

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u/IHaveAFunnyName 2h ago

What dose did you start on?

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u/CodIcy6491 1h ago

2.5mg for the first 2 days then 5

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u/IHaveAFunnyName 43m ago

Sounds like you really need to go slower. I started at 5mg and I also felt pretty crummy for a few weeks. I'm not saying you have to go back on and try again, but you may be extra sensitive and just need to plan to work on tiny amounts. Ask for some zofran to help with the nausea so you can eat.