Want med that won't burn stomach

[Catie]

I've never taken psych meds before last week. Have PTSD and recently began flooding anxiety. Counselor recommended Lexapro and got it from GP last Thurs. Burned my stomach badly first 5 mg dose (have history of GERD). GP insisted I keep taking, but only got worse after 2nd dose, so I stopped.

Saw pdoc today and he prescribed Risperdal (.25-.5/day). It's an anti-psychotic!! When he read me the side effects, I told him the drug scared me. He said look it up online. I did, and what I read terrified me. Talked to pharmacist, who frightened me even more about this drug. I didn't fill the script.

Are there any SRRIs that might not hurt my stomach? Or any other drug I should inquire about? I can't take an anti-psychotic I'm terrified of.

[1970]

Hi

Are you taking the medication with food

Maybe you could take an anti acid tablet or something as well to ease the burning, check with your doctor or pharmacist first though

[Catie]

Thank you for talking to me. But I take Prevacid daily for GERD, and I took the Lexapro with meals. I still had to take Rolaids through the night, and the stomach pain persisted.

[Belle]

I also have gord, I take Nexium (prescription only not sure if you guys have it) rather than regular antacids, it works really well and can be taken with other meds.

[liljam0]

i tried lexapro zoloft and buspar and they all made me feel sick. zoloft was the worst. stomach pain wise

[Catie]

Belle, Prevacid is similar to Nexium for GERD and can be taken with other meds, too.

liljam0, sorry to hear you can't take any of the SRRIs. It sounds like they gave your stomach fits.

I gave up on finding a daily med for anxiety a few weeks ago after a pdoc tried to give me a low dose of an anti-psychotic. The side effects were super dangerous, the pharmacist was alarmed that the doc prescribed it. I refused to fill the script or try it. There is no way I would touch it. I have PTSD, not schizophrenia. :shock: