Experiences of Lexapro?

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I had a bad reaction to Lexapro. I had been on other SSRI medications in the past maybe it was just one SSRI - Aropax, it made me sweat profusely.

Lexapro though I was on the lowest dose, and I had panic attacks including severe night time panic attacks on that one. That was within two days of starting on it. Had suicidal thoughts which I couldn't stop within days on it.

Anyway I found out from a relative they hadn't felt too good on SSRI/SNRI's either, and they found Aurorix (RIMA) the best, and that's what I ended up on.

Later I tried a supplement called SAMe. That worked well too.

There's the older antidepressants - Tricyclics some GP's are reluctant to prescribe them as initially they can give you a dry mouth or lethargy for a week or so; and there's MAOI's which are older and you need dietary restrictions on (similar to the RIMA Aurorix), however you might be better on those, some people are just not good with the newer SSRI's (eg Prozac etc), I think Effexor is an SNRI?.

The acronyms are how they work. So SSRI is inhibits Serotonin being reuptaked for example.

I also wonder with PND if it's not the case that some women would have low thyroid or iron levels, say on the lower side of normal which wouldn't help the situation?

As for who else can help with medications - it may be worthwhile getting referred to a Psychiatrist, or also if you could get someone to accompany you to a public mental health clinic (they can be scary places to visit lol) but they have even more expertise in side effects and prescribing anti depressants and you can see someone possibly on that same day.

Just some general info there for anyone with similar problems.