Looking for experiences, hopefully positive ones, of starting escitalopram. I started on 2,5mg today and will go to 5mg in a week. Depending on how that feels I will either go up to 10 or stay on 5 for a while.
I am sensitive to most meds and have health anxiety so it's going to be a challenge dealing with side effects! (Maybe something to do with low BMI, which seems to mean that sometimes I can get away with "pediatric doses" of certain meds..)
Have also been prescribed a benzodiazepine to help if side effects get too bad, but rather not take these (the whole point of starting the SSRI is because I started to become more "dependent" (without actually being addicted) to benzodiazepines (for example needing them every week instead of every 6 months or so, as i had in the past)
I do know it can take up to 6-8 weeks to really feel the positive effects so I really want to give them a fair chance.
I intentionally don't Google all possible side effects as this would probably make things worse (although i let my DH read up on it so that i can ask him what is normal according to the information) and will have weekly contact with the prescribing psychiatrist.
Still, any words of encouragement/wisdom are very welcome.