Anxiety Struggles

I have been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks for a couple years now. 🥺

I have been on Lexapro for the majority of the time and also Lorazepam (as needed for intense panic attacks).

During the last year and half or more I have slowly gained about 30 lbs. I have never been this heavy even after having 4 boys. 🙁

It took me until just about a month or month and half ago to put the two and two together. What made me realize that something was wrong was I have increased my activity drastically and have not been able to lose weight at all.

I have decided to wean myself off slowly. This process is very slow and has a lot of side effects. I know this is what is best for me though as I have been dealing with my weight gain badly and am no longer comfortable in my own skin.

The side effects have included insomnia, bad dreams, frequent ringing in my ears, concentration issues, and irritability. I was at the max dosage of 20mg when I decided to start this process. 🥱

What upsets me even more is none of the side effects of taking Lexapro, like weight gain, nor the side effects I could go through should I decide I want to discontinue were discussed. I have done so much research and the things I am reading are not good. It is a very hard drug to wean off of and will take a while.

Have any of you gone through this?

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