So it made your head pain worse as well. Have you noticed this with other SSRIs? I tried Seroxat and had the same reaction. I dont get horrendous migraine with the older anti depressents, eg. Amitryptiline. Now I am wondering what would happen with Cymbalta or Effexor, the SNRIs, I still have the Cymbalta in the drawer to try if I want.
Yes, it caused me to have a lot of head pain, made neck pain an almost daily occurence (I used to waste $$ seeing a chiro about it not realising it was drug-related) and caused me to develop much worse headaches after showers. My scalp was much more sensitive and reactive and I’d get muscle aches and pains. The short time I was on Lexapro seemed to cause the same thing. Paxil does not do this, but unfortunately, if I increase the dose too much it turns me into an emotional wreck.
For me, avoiding triggers goes without saying. High sodium, caffeine, MSG, processed foods = avoided as much as I can. Then there are the unavoidable triggers such as fluorescent lighting (should be against the law, imo), stress (husband out of work, teenage son, pre-teen daughter and two boys in the military…c’mon now), church (noisy places/music, talking crowds)…
That’s why I clicked on Ritalin. When total avoidance of triggers wasn’t possible, Ritalin put a lid on about 80% of the dizziness. Hopefully, it’ll keep it all at bay while my body works at compensating for my vestibular loss, which is messing with my MAV.