Can't get rid of music ear worms - could it possibly be the Lexapro?

are you ocd? It has nothing to do with the lexapro. 100% anxiety

definitely anxiety. I get that every day when I wake up. it's scary at first because you wonder why you cant stop it from happening and why it happens but its definitely anxiety. starting meds can increase anxiety at first too so its gonna happen for a little while until your anxiety gets better. it will pass though x

Yes, I can be OCD, meaning wondering if I left the water turned on, etc and can have excessive unproductive worrying. The covid experience (and really missing my gym!) had made these conditions a bit worse but then a round of prednisone just put me over the edge and brought back the panic condition which really had not been bad for several years. When I was still feeling excessive anxiety and panic, more than a week off the prednisone I started the Lexapro.

The thing is, this round of anxiety / panic is a bit more manageable then some I've had in the past (quitting drinking several years ago for example), except for this damn ear worm which I have to fight to keep the anxiety/panic down. And I wonder why now all of a sudden as opposed to past panic episodes?It does seem to lighten up a bit in the evening when watching TV. I have been avoiding listening to music in the car or at work, is this the wrong strategy?

I do hope it passes!

not the meds i get this and its annoying, even in my sleep i get it too, i dont know why, ignoring it helps it go away,

I have found that when my mind becomes filled with more acute, unwarranted, unproductive, anxious thoughts, it will drive away the song lyrics!

Yes I get this also. I also get this with reoccurring thoughts. I have just switched from sertraline after 8 years to venlafaxine due to the thoughts coming back. I could have went back up the dose of sertraline as we were tapering off however my gp and I where keen to try something different knowing that the sert is a back up option. I was on mirtazapine for 4 weeks also at night which worked for a couple of weeks but started to get suicidal ideation and had a break down. I'm only on 32.5mg of slow release venlafaxine for the first 7 days then will double the dose. On day 3 and its a weird drug, feel anxious as hell in the morning and that's when I take the med. Then as the day goes on I seem to chill out a bit. Not sure if this is due to the slow release casuals....Been given 10 valium for emergency's. I know they work but prefare to try and keep them for an extremely bad day.