What happens when SSRI don't work? When pills make you feel worse?

I can't stand it , I feel lethargic, dizzy, I can't breathe, heart palpitations, nausea and so many other issues , its like a weird SSRI syndrome. I go to bed at 3 am because I can't sleep when I do wake up I feel so sleepy all day only at night I feel better and with more energy. All this happened after I quit cymbalata, never had any problems like this before in my life. When i felt better, I took no prescriptions for a while and I had pure obsessional ocd and some anxiety so I decided to be on lexapro and I was doing fine after two months BOOM same problems. So I left the lexapro and had the same SSRI syndrome for about 1 month and half. I felt so bad so the doctor put me in Prozac I took it for 2 weeks and I feel horrible !!! Like I am upset right now I am so upset and I feel is stupid ,I follow everything my doctor tells me and this pills only make me feel worse. I rather have OCD and anxiety that have this weird lethargic feeling. I felt 100 times better anxious than now. I think they don't mention that SSRIs can have all this side effects and that it can last more than what they say. Cymbalta withdrawal lasted 3 months for me in total to feel norma. I AM done with this stupid pills! I rather go back to panic and ocd. I was productive at least!

Does anyone have this problems? I can't breathe I feel like my blood pressure is down and I feel extremely lethargic ! My psychiatrist told me to stop the pills and wait until 22nd! I just want to feel better to go back to work and my semester is going to start. I know I am not depressed because I do want to do things and everything , I just want to feel normal.
I am taking vitamin B12 to see if it helps :(!!

Thank you for reading not taking any other SSRI! I rather have OCD!

Thank you, My insurance doesn't cover my therapy . I will change insurance so it does. I am looking in to that.I got a book for OCD,It somehow helps me but then I have the tons of anxiety.I will try the mindfulness I downloaded things to sleep better meditation and calming music. But that is after I can stand and feel normal , right now I feel like I was sick and that is not anxiety what happens is I started to have problems with the prozac heart palpitations, panic attacks and I felt even more tired. OCD will take time, most of the time I keep it under control but when my anxiety goes up I can't control it well. I think after the cymbalta I have other problems like sleeping problems, actually tons of sleeping problems. I seriously think I should have never gone back on the lexapro, because I was way better before taking it , like I had anxiety and ocd but no weird lethargic and sad feelings.I actually stopped the lexapro because of that, It made making me feel like zombie after two months of taking it. Right now I know it will be tough, but I will take it day by day. I just want to get rid of this SSRI weird syndrome that I have since I quit lexapro, I quit it on the 28 of october, but I swear I have not felt normal since that. Is really weird I feel tired , depressed and like all ocd and anxiety. I felt also tired and I have really bad sleeping problems that is why I tried the prozac. I thought maybe I was a little depressed but now I think I just have a really bad SSRI discontinuation problem, maybe I can't handle SSRIs anymore. Now after taking the prozac I feel so upset, I just want to be ok. I don't think I am really depressed because I love my life, I eat I want to go out and do things. I love people I am actually scared of being depressed and hurting myself, although I could never do it ! I have harm OCD about it. I am sad about what happens to me that for sure, I feel sad I can't get rid of this anxiety. That is all my problem to be quite honest, i love life. It is very frustrating because when I tell my doctor, what if all this sleeping problems are were caused by the many stupid SSRI that I tried ? What if this lethargic weird feeling is because of it? ALL Doctors I swear they answer like there is no such thing as having problems because of SSRI after 1 month. My cymbalta recovery lasted 3 months! It is really frustrating because I am sure I my sleeping problems have to do with it. Right now its so awful I have heart palpitations headache, and many other things I didn't have before taking prozac. I know what anxiety feels like, and OCD right now I just feel like drunk lethargic anxious person :S !

Thank you for answering , Do you think maybe like vitamins can help with what I am feeling right now :/?

Luna

I had the same issues with SSRIs! After taking Cymbalta for only 3 weeks and experiencing intolerable side effects, it took almost 6 months to feel back to my normal anxious self. I've tried 5 different SSRIs and none have been worth the side effects. My psychiatrist refers to me as an anomaly, but after being on this site my 'anomalies' seem to be more common than indicated. There are other classes of medication that can help with anxiety, and a good diet and exercise won't hurt. I'm still working to find something that works for me as well.

Also for me!! I was just telling my mom and her boyfriend today actually that I don't understand it, but I feel so good at night and have more energy, so weird! I guess it is anxiety!

It took me a couple meds to find one I liked. I started on zoloft but needed something stronger... but the stronger SSRIs made me feel bad! Very anxious and upset and sick. So I went back to Zoloft, but at a higher dosage.

It feels like a "baby" dosage to me... like it just takes the edge off enough without making me a zombie.

I also find relief from CBT therapy... identifying your harmful thinking patterns and finding helpful ones instead. It takes time. And I revisit it often. I like the hands on homework type stuff it offers... gives me something tangible to put my anxiety energy into.

Hopefully you will be able to find a good therapist covered by your insurance. Someone to help you start a good plan to feeling better! :)

There are other classes of antidepressants. Also, the nutritional route. My friend swears by magnesium for stress. Sending prayers.