I have been on Lexapro for a few months now and everythng was going okay but the past few weeks have been a bit of a downward spiral. My mind feels very dizzy and full of multiple racing thoughts all day long. My head almost feels nauseous for lack of a better term, and sounds are amplified and almost shock my system. It is also incredibly difficult to concentrate, and I get blurry vision daily, almost as if I have been staring at the sun for too long. This of course aggravates my anxiety. I am very irritable all day, but I just feel so sick it is impossible to feel normal. I do have spouts of happiness, but they are few and far between. It gets much worse at night. I lay awake with my head feeling buzzed and dizzy, with all of these thoughts going on all at once. They are loud and random, and I constantly have a song in my head. It is the oddest thing, I feel like I'm losing it! I may attribute this to my OCD... I am diagnosed with OCD and GAD and have a history of some pretty nasty panic attacks. I also have been very nauseous, and have gained weight... weird symptoms just all over the map! Does anyone else deal with this?
I don't know what to do about this, I am at my wits end! I start my clinicals for nursing in 3 weeks and need to get better! I am currently on 10mg of Lexapro and Portia birth control. I was thinking of either increasing my Lexapro dosage or trying something else. I had a pretty serious adverse reaction to Venlafaxine in the past, so switching meds scares me a bit. I was also thinking of going off of my birth control to see if that helps... but it could also make me even moodier! And lastly, I made an appointment with an ENT doctor to see if I am suffering from an inner ear disorder. If anyone has any suggestions regarding what I should do or how to cope, please let me know!