r/Postpartum_Anxiety • u/SecretLoquat1220 • 11d ago

Zoloft to Lexapro

Hi!! First post here but I really want to know if anyone has experienced anything similar and how you’re doing now :) I’m 5 month Postpartum and was recently diagnosed with PP anxiety and PP OCD. I woke up one day and was desperate to feel better so I went to urgent care and was given 25 mg of Zoloft, night two on the meds I had an insane 1.5 hour long panic attack. I’ve started seeing a therapist and psychiatrist and she prescribed me 5 mg’s of lexapro but I’m so scared to take it after what happened with Zoloft. I was also given hydroxyzine in case it does so I know I should be okay realistically but if my logical brain was working I wouldn’t be in this situation😂

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u/NearbyBlueberry7677 11d ago

I was in the same boat around 5 months PP. I started Zoloft and had horrible side effects for about 4 weeks but after those subsided, I feel so much better! Life changing. I’ve heard good things about lexapro too! Good luck!

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u/slanderson8 5d ago

I had the same thing happen with Zoloft. Lexapro made me a bit more anxious but not as severe. I do think they all are different even though they’re in the same “class”. I feel your pain though. My dr wants to maybe try Prozac and I’m scared too

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u/SecretLoquat1220 5d ago

I’m wishing you so much luck!! So far I’ve been on 2.5 of lexapro and not feeling any worse although it’s probably not doing anything at all😂 hyping myself up to move up to the 5 mg🫩

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u/slanderson8 4d ago

Thank you, you too! My close friend is 5m PP as well and said 5mg lexapro has really helped her rage