Medications for depression and anxiety

I’m in to my 2nd week of Lexapro and I’m having a lot of nausea and some dizziness which is supposed to go away after a few weeks. But on top of my “regular” digestive issues (I battle diverticulitis), I’m going through hell right now, especially in the mornings. I really want to be functional especially with the holidays coming up. Our son and grandkids live far away and I’d like to fly out to see them but feeling this lousy makes me feel like I wouldn’t be good company and that’s what hurts the worst. So I understand how you’re not feeling at all functional. I’m in the cusp of that myself. Hang in there. That’s all we can do!

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Were you taken off of Prozac and prescribed a different medication or… ? Oftentimes they the Doctor will continue to prescribe a small amount of the previous med (in your case Prozac) until the new medication has achieved it’s optimal effect. Talk to your doctor about the symptoms you’re experiencing, It’s not uncommon for the new medication to affect you differently than the previous medication. Your new medication may not be managing your anxiety condition as well as the Prozac did. Prozac is one of the better antidepressant for treating anxiety.

I guess the reason it's been so hard for me to understand that it didn't have something to do with the Prozac is that I never felt that way before the medicine. I had covid and I think the medicine they had me on was causing me to be upset. So the doctor said let's do a little Prozac to get you past all this and then you can stop it. ugh....the worst 9 days of my life, I was in bed most of that time. Then after that, the adrenal surges would wake me up and if I dozed back off it would happen again. I've never had anxiety before and now I understand the hell that anyone that has it feels. I think that the covid just messes up your system and hopefully, this will pass. My doctor put me back on a low dose of beta-blocker, she said it would help with the surges and my anxiety. Maybe when I get on down the road and stronger I can get off of that too. I've taken the beta-blocker 3 days and I'm already seeing a difference. Thanks for listening and responding. Prayers to everyone that is struggling with whatever issues.

you sound like me about the holidays coming up. Just had a birthday, my daughter and son-in-law were here and I was totally miserable. My doctor ended up putting me back on a small dose of beta-blocker and this is day 3 and I actually felt like vacuuming the house. She said it should take care of the adrenal surges that I'm having and the anxiety...so praying that this is a turning point. I will be praying for you. If we can just get medicine that gets us back to where we can start getting healthy again. Then down the road when were stronger we can worry about getting off these meds.

As individuals our response to medication withdrawal can and do vary greatly. Especially when it involves antidepressants which are notorious in this specific capacity. Whether it’s real or psychological the emotional and/or physical response is unique to each individual and experienced accordingly and needs to be addressed. Period.

What may I ask does titration mean? I have tinnitus brought on by taking the Blood pressure medication Metoprolol. I'm getting a new primary care doctor in January, and will be asking her alot of questions. In the last 10 months I've experienced A-fib, breast cancer, c-diff brought on by chemotherapy, along with neuropathy. Right breast mastectomy and soon to have reconstructive surgery(implants).

It sounds like you have a doctor who is at least working with you on this. I have a therapist and he suggested an herbal adaptogen for adrenal surges. It's a mix of Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Holy Basil and some other herbs. So far I haven't noticed a whole lot of difference. I just want to find answers. I'm putting you in my prayers as well and hoping we can get through the holidays with health and happiness!

Titration is a term physicians use when providing instructions for a gradual reduction in medication over an extended period of time. In other words, a doctor provides the patient with a schedule to follow in order to withdraw safety from a medication. The schedule would provide how many times per day and/or at what hourly intervals the medication would be taken by the patient. The gradual reductions would occur over a number of days, weeks or months which the doctor will determine as appropriate for the specific medication.

My cardiologist took me off the Metoprolol and switched to something else, but of course the tinnitus remains. I've done alot of research on tinnitus and so far I haven't come across any information that will cure this. Just looks like alot of companies with supplements that say may help. And so called clinics that specialize in this. Money down the drain, is what I suspect. Luckily, I'm learning to just live with it. It seems to be my left ear mostly. White noise at night helps me tremendously. I turn on the sleep music with rain through YouTube. In summer it's my fan noise.