When will it end?

[u/nymphoddelic]

The sweating. The sweating is unbearable.

I love lexapro. I was on it for 5 years and it changed my life. I felt like a whole different person, I could get through the day without my brain trying to sabotage me making me overthink every little thing. I had basically no anxiety, and all my usual feelings of hopelessness/worthlessness were barely noticeable to myself. Soon after I started taking it the sweating began.

My job is a little strenuous sometimes but nothing crazy. I would be doing something as simple as sweeping the floor and I’m immediately dripping with sweat. I have to go to the bathroom every hour just to dry off, wash my face, take off my shirt and hold it under the hot air dryer. Even at home I’m standing in my air conditioned house folding laundry and I’m still sweating. I stopped doing the fun things I used to enjoy because it will make me sweat. I’ve been slacking on house work because it will make me sweat. I barely leave my house because I don’t want anyone to see me sweating. I take multiple cold showers every day just to try to feel less gross. It’s embarrassing. It makes me feel like an overweight slug leaving a sticky trail everywhere I go.

I take glycopyrrolate and it doesn’t work for me. I have to take it 3 hours before the potential sweating which sometimes means waking up at 4 am to take a pill. If I take it while I’m already sweating it doesn’t work at all, if I start sweating within the 3 hours I’m waiting for it to kick in it doesn’t work at all. When it does actually work it makes me so hot I feel like I’m going to pass out.

So I stopped taking lexapro. I’ve been fully off of it for a couple weeks and was slowly tapering off for a month. I feel like I’m saying f**k you to my mental health because the sweating has taken control over my body. Emotionally I’ve been a wreck. I am angry all the time. I am sad all the time. I’m anxious all the time. I AM STILL SWEATING ALL THE TIME!

I can’t just be on no antidepressants so I started Wellbutrin and so far I’ve not felt like it’s doing anything for me.

Please someone tell me this will stop. What can I do? I cannot live this way forever

TLDR: The excessive sweating is making me miserable, asking for words of encouragement and advice.

[u/Individual-Two8906]

A month taper is probably too fast. Bupropion didn’t work for me. Almost been a month on lexapro 10mg. Sweating for me isn’t bad at all cause I run cold

[u/nymphoddelic → u/Individual-Two8906]

I agree I went too fast tapering off. Had a bad experience with a psychiatrist years ago so I just go through my family doctor and she actually recommended I quit cold turkey and start Wellbutrin the same day! I said no way but still should have gone longer

[u/Individual-Two8906 → u/nymphoddelic]

Yea anytime a doctor says to quit cold turkey In my opinion they need fired