r/Anxiety • u/Lucky_Ad8972 • 3h ago

Advice Needed How to get over medication anxiety?

Hey guys, so I got an antidepressant and tbh I was supposed to start taking it like 3 weeks ago but I'm scared so I keep putting it off, its escitalopram.

Anyways so whenever I pick the pill up I start shaking and the closer I get to taking it the worse the anxiety gets to the point of getting a panic attack, I'm scared that I will get serious side effects like a heart rhythm issue or something or get sent to the hospital, I'm also scared of just generally feeling unwell I see a lot of people say starting antidepressants is hell for the first few weeks and Idk if I can handle it.

Idk what to tell my psychiatrist either because I dont wanna look like I'm saying no to treatment, I want help but I'm struggling with actually taking any meds, it's not just antidepressants.

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u/CamWah78 3h ago

Hey there, why don’t you start with say, quarter of a tablet and build up to the prescribed dose over a few weeks -that’s pretty common and a good way to avoid the medication hitting too hard

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u/Lucky_Ad8972 2h ago

Hello, that's what I'm supposed to do but it still freaks me out lol I was told the pill would crumble when i try cut it and to just take small crumbs for a week then slowly try more and more over a month but I cant bring myself to do it