Week 3 Questions
hi!! this is my first time taking lexapro and i’m on week 3 of taking 5mg. the first week had horrible side effects: nausea, throwing up, headaches, muscle aches. the second week i was feeling so good, like my old self again, with slight nausea and headaches. week 3 has started off rough but leveled out and then last night: had 2 panic attacks, all i could think about was self harming, dizzy, muscle soreness, entire body shaking/shivering, nausea feeling, heat waves all over my body, horrible horrible overwhelming feelings. convinced myself i had serotonin syndrome and still think i might have it, idk anything about meds or the correct side effects vs bad reactions.
im just curious if anyone else had these same symptoms around this time? what did you do for moving forward? did you continue taking it? i’m so nervous on how the future progresses and how i will respond day to day now but i know it’s something i just need to push past.
thank you so much for all the help :) any advice or suggestions will be so hopeful as this is my first time trying any SSRIs and balancing my mental health state.