r/PMDD • u/Stinkgrandpa123 • 1d ago

Medications Feeling like i’m gonna die

Few days ago i started taking low dose of lexapro cyclically for my symptoms. And every single night so far, i feel a huge wave of anxiety and overwhelming sense of feelings that i’m going to die. I have been taking the medication at night but haven’t taken it yet tn, and i can’t get those thoughts out of my head. Has anyone had similar experiences?

For context, outside of pmdd, i also have ocd, adhd, and extreme health anxiety lol, so all combined i’m like a complete mess and overthink/loop everything that could go wrong the second i breathe differently. I may just be hyper fixating on side effects subconsciously and anxiety taking it to extreme. Ugh

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u/Academic-Rub-8009 1d ago

What dose are you taking? I had all of that and much worse when I took 10 mg and was told to not take it at all, although at 5 mg I was just very restless/sleepless. Def talk to your dr about if it's a good fit for you but I would also consider reducing the amount you take to start(or it it's really bad, not taking it at all. There's no point if it' making you feel worse and not better and better to stop now than keep taking it and getting withdrawl symptoms when you stop later imo)

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u/Stinkgrandpa123 1d ago

I’m on 5mg rn and am supposed to up to 10mg this tuesday. Been hard to sleep a bit, i think my anxiety has just been through the roof. Def gonna call my dr. Thanks:)

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u/Academic-Rub-8009 15h ago

I wish it was easier to break lexapro tablets, 5 mg was too much for me but I didn't feel like I could accurately halve them further. Good luck!