Does Serelax work

[Madison55]

I am currently taking Lexapro 10mg due to some anxiety and insomnia that started after a relationship breakup.  I have never been on any types of medication or have I ever had anxiety or depression until this horrible event in my life.  Due to my anxiety and depression,  I feel like I lost the ability to sleep well.  I am taking clonazepam when I need it and melatonin as well. However, the Dr wants me off clonazepam so he recommended Lexapro.  After a month on Lexapro I feel that it is not for me.  The first week on this stuff was horrible. I had constant headaches, fatigue, horrible metallic taste in my mouth. After a month my symptoms subsided but then I started with frequent urination, having vivid wild dreams, constipation, changes in menstrual cycle, foot cramps. My sleep has improved a bit however, the vivid dreams are too wild for me.  I feel like I'm half awake and half asleep.  I am not weening myself off of Lexapro and wanting to start Serelax.  Any thoughts and recommendations would be helpful.  Just want to feel like myself again.    

[Paxiled]

I'm sure it works for some people, and there's a thread in the archives about it.  Personally, I think this supplement combines things that should be taken separately and has things in it that are the wrong form or not for the purpose of the substance, and I don't trust it because it's direct marketed.  But many on the thread loved it.  However, I don't think you're a candidate for it or for medication, either.  What you're suffering from is grief and separation, and if you give it time, it will just pass.  It will be hard, but it's not a mental illness and you're taking a stew of very powerful meds that have very powerful effects because you suffered a bad break-up. No doubt, it might have brought out something that was coming, and if you continue to think in depressed and anxious ways it can become a chronic and permanent problem, but therapy is how you deal with a known traumatic event.  Drugs will just suppress your feelings and you won't resolve them.  I would have tried therapy first while time does what it does.  I don't think Serelax will harm you any, but it won't solve your problem, either.  I just think there are better natural remedies to try.  But the "cure" is to learn how to get moving again when life deals you a big kick in the rear.  Drugs nor supplements do that.  Therapy might.  Good luck.

[specialmom]

That's really great response by paxiled.  Thanks!

[Madison55]

Thank you so much for your input Paxiled.  I needed to hear that  because  deep down I know that I don't need these medications.  I don't have a mental problem just went thru  a phase of mixed emotions.  I fell in love and fell hard for someone.  The relationship was a toxic one and we both knew it.  Yet, we couldn't end it and just kept dragging it further on. My heart aches still. I just don't know how to snap out of this.  I am on Clonazepam like 3 days out of the week for anxiety and now Lexapro to help me keep  calm and sleep.  It's been a month on Lexapro and I still don't feel 100%.   I am starting to feel that there is NO magic pill that can help me.  I need to do this on my own but I don't know how.  I started therapy but felt the Dr was not right for me.  So I stopped going.  He seemed so consumed with his work and he couldn't focus.  I'll give therapy another shot.  I can't thank you enough for your response :)