Lexapro Stopped Working! Need Advice

[tiger]

Hello everyone!

I haven't been on this site for a very long time, my POTS symptoms seemed to have minimized after I started taking Lexapro and I had very few symptoms. Had a little stress and BAM, POTS returned. The stress is gone now, I increased my Lexapro a month ago, but it's not helping anymore. Not sure if my body is getting used to the Lexapro, has this happened to anyone else? I need some advice for a different SSRI to take.

I can't take any beta blockers since I have developed symptoms of myasthenia gravis and Lopresser made my symptoms come out. (Negative for all antibodies so no steroids thank God)

I am really bummed, I just got a new job working with alzheimer's clients, now I am not able, I have to lay down a lot. It's already difficult enough not being able to continue my career as a RN.

[Tammy]

Hi Sara,

I don't really have much advice, but just wanted to give you support in the frustrations of dealing with medications that either quit working or ones that we can't tolerate. I can't tolerate beta blockers either, so understand completely. As for the Lexapro, I've never been on it so don't know. I do now know that if you feel it isn't working any more, make sure you don't stop it suddenly. I just did that 3 weeks ago and now realize it was a very bad idea and am having a SSRI withdrawal syndrome and it's awful, so keep taking the Lexapro for now even if it's not really working until you see your doctor and decide what to do. I have been on Prozac in hopes it would help with my tachycardia and didn't do much for that.

Best of luck to you with finding something that will work again -

Tammy

[tiger]

Thanks Tammy for the support. I know not to stop the Lexapro suddenly, actually I am still taking it until I call my doctor to ask for a different SSRI. I just wanted to know if there are any other SSRIs that helped others with their POTS symptoms. Thinking about asking to try Zoloft.

[flop]

Hi Sara,

my cardiologist started me on Paroxetine (UK = Seroxat, US = Paxil). He chose that one as he had seen study using this particular SSRI in orthostatic hypotension. I know that there has been bad press surrounding paroxetine but peronally I seem to be doing well on it. Just a word of warning to anyone who is prescribed paroxetine - I had quite a reaction to the first dose so I would recommend discussing with your doctor about starting on a smaller dose and building up to minimize the initial side effects, now I've been on it for a while there are no noticable side effects.

How soon can you see your doctor Tammy to try to get something worked out?

Flop