Need OCD med that doesn't cause dizziness/fatigue

I just started taking lexapro. It has made me feel tired but not to the point of being unmanageable. I hope it fades soon. I take it in the evening instead of in the morning so that the tired/dizzy/fuzzy feeling helps me sleep (doesn't always work that way) it also makes it harder to get out of bed in the morning but all in all, it's okay.

most take it in the morning but it dont matter , your tired has your body and brain get uses to the med invation . If you have anxiery the med works on depression first its a while before it hits anxierty, that the reason most take it in the morning. once you body settle,s into lexapro taking it in the morning cover,s your anxierty and depression more. A tablet will cover you day and night but has more impact in the 12hours from taking it, it may loose a little strenth towards the next dose. IE take it in the morning get max cover for the day and evening . i take mine at a weird time 6am and sleep a while after , then i wake chilled.

[quote=SingDanceRunLife;3068356] THANKS i can see you carnt see past the leaflet dose , and there really isnt that many ssri,s 6 and 3 off them useually dont work on a patient . a couple of snri,s , effexor and cymbalta being the most used , then remeron , then the antiphycotics which you hope you dont go on. So they really do have to use higher an lower doses than said on the bottle has do many on this forum. I hope you never have to go into mental hospital has then you will see the mass over scripting of meds to get you well. Sorry you carnt see the real way many shrinks use meds , stay safe

Guys, don't listen to people who don't have a clue what they are talking about (like sewerrats). It's not worth your time.

Its ok your 22 and was a student nurse , now hopeing to be theopist , your profile you have seen 1 shrink and take everything he says to be the written word. Wait till you have a good insight into the world of mental health and you will see all is not black and white. Im 65 and been mentally ill since about 10 year old , please do say i havent a clue.

Yup...sewerrats made it even more clear that he has no clue what he's talking about...it's kind of funny when people are such "know-it-alls".

Thank you, one day you may no half has much, i hope not because it will be hell of a ride and your attitude you have towards meds now you will not survive. The list of different illness you put in your profile im suprised you make it out the house,never mind the great life you say you have. 22 is a great age . I was in a band, had 4 kids, with different ladies ,drank like a fish and had a massive triumph motor bike. Full of anxierty , depression and borderline bipolar. And i never took a med till i was 30, since then , mental hospital , flatline, major ops through drink, suicide attemt through bad med withdrawl buy mad shrinks. Sorry but i do no what im talking about you couldent make this up, and to think all your anger came out over 1 med question you wouldent let go off. The illnesses you list you have , your meds should include mood stablisers, your ocd med is very very low if 20mg. I hope your anger and insults an being unable to relay you message in a positive way skills improve ,. mind haveing said that you have the right atittude to make a shrink or theropist but never a nurse.

Ive been on Luvox and Anafranil. Both were ok with fatigue.

when are you taking your med? can you take at night so you can sleep it off?

Paxil helped me alot with ocd

I was prescribed Gabapentin for anxiety/OCD...yes, the restless leg syndrome med. Apparently it works quite well for some people. Not me, but I am not a good case to consider, I have bad side effects with everything...
I hope you find something to help. I hate being OCD/anxious, it bothers me a lot more than being depressed.

I never heard of Gabapentin for OCD or anxiety.

I've heard good things about lexapro. Haven't had any dizziness on luvox (what i'm currently taking) although its listed as a side effect. a lot of times, the side effects wean with time.

Telling someone they are going to die is beyond rude...

I never mentioned DIEING i said you will not survive, meaning the world of depression. Why would you believe one shrink who sticks to the med bible , you say you suffered abuse in your profile from shrinks and therapist . you made your point and you would not move from it under a hail of evidence, then you called me to members , not to me but members. You are young and didn't have an answer to your stick to the dose POST so you became abusive to me. I don't care just let it go , I did about 2 weeks ago move on.

Stop telling lies about me please. Who is the med bible doctor you are referring to? Not the first time you make up things about me.

I have not abused you.

And I'm not young.

Done write things on your profile if not true , people get info about people from there profile, I don't post untruth about you I don't even no you. THE MED BIBLE is a book of meds , specialy in ENGLAND the doctor gets his med info from, because believe it or not shrinks don't no everything about a med or even some of the meds and doses so they look in the book the med bible, and if it aint there you wont get it. Now stop accusing me of lieing about you don't put it on your profile if not true, PLEASE GOODBYE

I don't lie.

And the way you put it it sure seems like you were referring to me. Or are you saying I'm NOT trusting the doc and his "med bible"? By saying I am?

And you have accused me in the past of pushing a certain med, and that was not true.

And you said I was young, not true.

And then you say you don't know me at all?

O.o

I got you mixed up with the other poster singdancerun ect , to which im sorry, but you write near on the same posts, I get this a lot you get a debate on another post an a poster gets mad an waits till my next post to argue about anything and nothing , and I do no you enough even more now. I hope you get better stay safe.