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Why am I dizzy?!

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mere03725
mere03725

Hi-I’m at a loss-I need advice/help. I’m not sure if I’m having anxiety or another issue. I’ve been dizzy going on a month. Like not vertigo dizzy, it’s in the background and I can function but it sucks. I’ve been to ent and allergy doc and they have found no issues. I’m really freaking out. I also get lightheaded at times. Does this happen to anyone else? Could it be from anxiety? My shrink thinks I’m having a lot of physical anxiety symptoms w this postpartum period (had a baby 12 weeks ago) but it just doesn’t seem right. Shrink also thinks it could be meds. I’m tapering off lexapro, 12.5-10 mg then to 5 mg and off. I’m also tapering off trazodone-50 mg to 25 mg. I take .5 mg of Ativan at night.i just started the lex taper three days ago and I reduced traz to 25 mg about 10 days ago. I’m cross tapering to Cymbalta, just started three days ago. My ent thinks it lexapro but it seems crazy to me that it could change. Thoughts?! Sorry this is long winded. 

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  • susan10221954
    susan10221954 mere03725

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    I was dizzy for quite a while give it time and it will probably go away, I was starting Lexapro, but I would think it would be the same if you were tapering off.  That's a lot of switching around for your body to get used to.  It took 2 months for me to get used to 5mg of Lexapro, it is a long process.

     

    • mere03725
      mere03725 susan10221954

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      Yeah. I was on 10 mg for about 9-10 months before it started but was pregnant most of that time. Maybe it’s combo of hormones and anxiety. I’m on 5 mg right now and stopping it fully this weekend. Scared. 
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