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Hello! I am a 47 year old mom of 4 kids. When my last daughter was born I went on lexapro due to very upsetting insomnia, anxiety and depression postpartum. I had this issue of insomnia and anxiety before my first was born as well but thankfully I was ok for many years while my kids were little and was on no meds. I was prescribed lexapro after my last daughter born, rough startup but eventually It overall worked for 8 years at 10mg. I would still have flare ups of insomnia which I wasn’t crazy about occasionally still once or twice a month. I slowly weaned to 5 went off and had no issues other then some crying spells. 4 months have gone by. I went off because I didn’t want to be on meds longer and felt overall better and was hoping to loose some stuck weight. I did loose my dad in February and have a very stressful issue with my 16 year old behaviorally so perhaps wasn’t best decision.
2 weeks ago I started to spiral with depression and anxiety I was waking up at 5am often I think brought on by stress. Decided to go back on 5mg lexapro a week ago. My insomnia got much worse after trying to restart 5mg lexapro I wake up at 1:30 and can’t go back to bed. Freaked me out and stopped it. My new symptom is panic attacks which I didn’t have in the past where adrenaline rushes through my
Body multiple times a day. I am now trying tryptophan, theanine, valerian, and cbd and thc gummies is my next option.the last 3 nights I have slept 3- 4 hrs last night I popped a Xanax because woke up after one hr and couldn’t go back to bed. Not sure what
To do. I also am getting to premenopausal age so perhaps some of this factors in. I’m thinking this is a relapse and will need meds for life 😭
Has anyone restarted lexapro or there drugs and had a success story? Scared to go through side effects startup and have to switch meds. Anyone here on meds for life?
Thank you in advance 😊
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@sarawiet wow, so helpful to hear!! Thanks for sharing! I tried the progesterone and it seemed to affect my mood a little and cause acid reflux some so was nervous to take it without knowing for sure if I need it. Just got some testing though so should know more soon! Appreciate you sharing your experience ❤️🙏 Perimenopause is definitely not talked about enough and impacts so many of us!
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1 Reaction@tawnycgeorge I hope you find some relief🫶🏻
@tawnycgeorge mod course wish I had the answer! Hoping to come back on here and share what helps. Let me know when you get results and what helps. It is not talked about and I feel like some women suffer more than others. Lucky me
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2 Reactions@sarawiet thank you so much! Your story and experience are encouraging!
@ancl123 same! Let’s keep each other posted! I will definitely let you know what helps!
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2 ReactionsSure thing
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2 Reactions@sarawiet im glad it’s helping you 🥰
@sarawiet That is good to know as I have been thinking about some hormonal support. If you don''t mind me asking, how do you feel different?
The hot flashes are fewer and farther apart, I can sleep peacefully, my moods have partly to mostly normalized I’d say😉. I can concentrate and form a full sentence without losing myself in mid conversation. Most importantly, I’m not stuck in panic since I started HRT. Like I said it’s definitely not 100% but it’s 100% better than it was. I don’t feel lost anymore. I still have a ton of things going with Multiple Sclerosis but I feel that getting this mostly under control helped out all of my other symptoms so much. I also forgot to say I was first told that I was too young by one doctor for this to be happening(I’m 45)so I found a different Dr(OBGYN)that listened. It really sucks for us but actually getting it under control was life changing for me.
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2 ReactionsWere you on the Lexapro already when the panic started suddenly or did going on Lexapro start the panic? That sucks they tell us we’re “too young” to have this happening to us. I had someone tell me that too. 🙄 Glad you’re feeling more like yourself!