having PCOS, on escitalopram,trying to drop some weight anyone?

honeybee535
honeybee535 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi i am iram , diagnosed with pcos (polycystic ovaries) in 2006 took alot of medications , and got some stomach issues in 2015 may be due to medicines or whatever it was , now on escitalopram and zantac, but want to quit them but no clue how, and trying to get in figure

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    Don't stop taking your SSRI without a taper schedule from your doctor! Some people have adverse reactions to stopping certain drugs.

    Just ask for a safe way to get off it - I would first put in place a plan to address the underlying depression and/or anxiety that caused your doctor to prescribe it in the first place. Without a plan to address this, you're going to be in over your head.

    I gained 50 pounds on medications, BUT in order for me to successfully get off them it was a long process of dealing with my psychological "stuff."

    With that said, I didn't know I was supposed to wean off them, and just quit them. It worked out okay for me, but at the time my life was very low stress and all I had to worry about was my thinking.
  • doittoitgirl
    doittoitgirl Posts: 157 Member
    When I got off my SSRIs, it was not an easy road for me even with a taper schedule. I ran out once when my insurance lapsed and I was cold turkey for a month, it was the worst month (dizziness, shocks, nausea, the works). I would definitely talk to your doctor and work out a plan to get off them.

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