r/AntidepressantSupport

Hi,
I started citoapram 10mg 5 weeks ago for mainly depression. I still have ongoing symptoms/side effects
Head pressure
Spaced out
Waking very early 3-4 in the morning
My mind feels calmer but anxiety in the body is tough
Weird vision especially in the evening
My overall mood seems flat but at least I don’t feel rock bottom
Sometimes just generally don’t feel well
Night sweats

I seemed to be improving a little week 3 then gone backwards. Is there anyone who still felt like this at 5 weeks? I really need to get back to work but feel I can’t at the moment.
Grateful for any advice or experiences.

So I just took my sertraline 50mg and I drank a Thai tea earlier for dinner and I feel like weird pain/anxiety in my chest! Did I mess up? Am I going to be okay? 😥 what can I do?!?!

Hi, I (25F) have been on cymbalta for about a year and I decided that I wanted to try coming off of antidepressants. I talked with my doctor and we came up with a tapering schedule that took me from 60 down to 20 (the lowest dose) over the course of 4 weeks. Felt fine going down, no adverse symptoms even when I was at the lowest dose. I finished off my supply yesterday and IMMEDIATELY was feeling like crap. I keep throwing up, my head feels like someone is playing a gong inside my brain and I’m so dizzy and nauseous all of the time. I thought one day might be the end of it but today I woke up feeling EVEN WORSE. I tried to look up what I can do about it or what will help but the only thing I’m seeing is that it’s important to taper off, which I did. Some sites are saying this can last weeks to even months and I can’t handle feeling like this for some long please tell me if something will help 😭

This is my first post on here. Recently I had been to a no insurance doctor for my mental and physical health and was prescribed 10mg of lexapro to start out with, after a month I was able to receive 20. I’ve been on it since the end of February. I don’t think it has been helping me much. I still feel very much depressed, overthinking, making decisions that aren’t right, feeling obsessive over certain things, and I cry all the time. Before I was on it I wanted to kill myself and now i don’t want to, but I still don’t want to be here. I’m a 21 yr old female, I also smoke weed everyday, and I have been prone to drink or do other things every now and again. I know none of that helps but I’ve noticed a lot of people usually end up liking it, but part of me feels that I’m just doing even worse. I’ve never been tested for any mental disorders because I cannot afford it, just simply taking something and hoping for the best. I don’t know if I have BPD, OCD, Bipolar.. but truly I don’t know if this medication is helping. Should I come off of it? Or keep trying? Or any advice anyone would like to give? I understand knowing that since I am somewhat of an addict, and a pothead, that most comments will contain that and I understand, but any opinions or advice will help. Signed, a struggling young woman.

I have nausea and anxiety waves, sleep not very well

Im on week 5.5 off ami

When does it last or its just back of symptoms

PS. Im taking Escitalopram for 8 months before stopping

Is it normal or there is something wrong??

I was on 25 ami for 2.5 years

Is anybody taking these two together?

What kind of risk are we looking at here?

Got a new prescription of Cymbalta 30mg x2, however I remembered that my ED meds have a combination of Tadalafil and Fluoxetine 22.4mg.

Now im in a bit of a dilema, perhaps there is risk for Serotonin Syndrome.

Bonjour

J'ai commencé la Venlafaxine à 37.mg il y a 2 jours et je viens se m'apercevoir que mes pupilles sont dilatées.

Est ce que cela va revenir à la normale?

Avez vous eu aussi les pupilles dilatées avec ce traitement ?

Merci de vos réponses

In for head pain/ issues. Having a bad panic attack thinking I've now got serotonin syndrome because I saw the odansetron I was given (4mg tablet) can cause serotonin syndrome when combined with Sertraline.

My symptoms right now are extremely anxious, elevated heart rate, shaking with fear. Nurse checked my Temp was 36.6, Blood pressure was 111/90.

Any advice or stuff thank you 😭

Hi. My 15 year old switched from 10mg Prozac to 50 mg sertraline two weeks ago due to extreme fatigue. Prozac had been great for her mood and she was on it for 4 months. Since switching her mood has dropped again and fatigue is still present. Had anyone experienced this transition. Worried as her junior cert exams are in 4 weeks. Should I have left her on the Prozac longer as at least it was great for her depression and anxiety.

Hi all,

I would need some urgent advice from people with some expertise. as I want to switch from paroxetine to Escitalopram asap.
I used paroxetine for 5,5 weeks en 10 mg, en then lowered since 1,5 week to 5 mg, as this stuff is making me way too drowsy. As I am afraid for discontinuation effects, what would be the best way to switch safely to 7,5 mg Escitalopram?

Direct switch is probably not advisable, right?

Thanks a lot in advance for your kind help, as I am very sensitive to meds and changes…. 🙏

I’ve been on trintillex for a year, 10mg. I have ocd - pure o , anxiety ( pretty bad ) . My doc wants me to go up to 20 , I’m a little
Nervous , but want to know if anyone’s anxiety got better . Currently I wake at 4 am , and have scary thoughts.. like what if my dog dies , or something terrible happens. I’m also wondering if those that take it in the morning find it helps anxiety more ?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced something similar with sertraline/Zoloft.

I’ve been on sertraline for about 2 years. During the first year, I didn’t notice any major changes in my body, but after that I started feeling unusually bloated, heavy, and uncomfortable.

I know weight gain is a side effect of antidepressants but It’s not just about weight as a number — it’s more that my body doesn’t feel like my “normal” body anymore. My stomach often feels swollen, and when I bend forward it can feel tight and uncomfortable, almost like my body is taking up more space than it used to.

Because of past eating disorder-related issues, I haven’t weighed myself in over 15 years, so I don’t know what the scale would say. But I can tell that my clothes don’t fit the way they used to.

I’m trying to understand whether this could be related to sertraline — maybe through water retention, digestion, appetite changes, metabolism, or just feeling more physically sluggish overall. I’m also turning 33 this year, so I’ve wondered if age could be part of it too.

The difficult part is that sertraline has helped me mentally, so it feels upsetting to wonder whether something that has helped my mind might also be making me feel worse in my body. I don’t want to make dramatic conclusions or panic, but I also don’t want to ignore something that feels very real.

For those of you who felt bloated, puffy, heavier, or uncomfortable in your body on sertraline:

- Did it improve over time?
- Did it get better after lowering the dose or stopping?
- Was it actual weight gain, water retention, digestive bloating, or hard to tell?
- How long did it take for your body to feel more normal again?
- Did anything help — diet changes, movement, hydration, probiotics, changing dose timing, etc.?

I’m not looking for medical advice instead of talking to a doctor. I’m just curious about other people’s experiences, because this feels quite isolating and confusing.

For context, I’m a 32-year-old woman, child-free, and generally healthy.

All the best 😌