Joyful: Escitalopram taper

[Joyful]

 

struggling at times with anxiety in gut , what to do.

Edited November 7, 2020 by Gridley
Needed to delete an enter, moved from S and SC forum

[Gridley]

Welcome to SA, Joyful.

 

Could you please give us some more information about your situation?  How often do you feel the anxiety and when did it start?  What other symptoms do you have?

 

To give members the best information, we ask them to summarize their medication history in a signature -- drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly.  From your tags, it appears you have completed your taper of Escitalopram?  Is that correct?  Please put the approximate date you started Escitalopram, the rate at which you tapered and the dosage and date of your final dose.  Also include any other psychiatric drugs as well as supplements.

 

Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature.

 

Once you've given us this information, we'll be in a better position to help you.

 

 

We don't recommend a lot of supplements on SA, as many members report being sensitive to them due to our over-reactive nervous systems, but two supplements that we do recommend are magnesium and omega 3 (fish oil). Many people find these to be calming to the nervous system. 

 

Magnesium, nature's calcium channel blocker 

 

Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) 

 

Add in one at a time and at a low dose in case you do experience problems. Get supplements that are single ingredient (not mixed with other types of supplements).

 

This is your Introduction topic, where you can complete your drug signature, provide the requested information, ask questions and connect with other members.  We're glad you found your way here.