What Medications Can Help Depression with POTS?

I'm currently on cymbalta and wellbutrin for depression but they have made my POTS symptoms so much worse. Are there any meds you would recommend for depression/anxiety/ADHD with POTS?

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Cerin

2y ago

I take Lexapro for my anxiety/depression, I switched back to it when my depression got out of hand. My doc says he's noticed if a med works for a relative of yours it may have good results for you (my mom also takes Lexapro lol). If you know any family members take something for depression, ask what they take and if they think it helps.

butterflylov3r1233

2y ago

i’m on prozac and it’s been very helpful for me and my pots symptoms, i also liked lexapro but it didn’t help me mentally

SaraSmith

2y ago

I saw someone say beta blockers, and I definitely agree with this for anxiety. But for depression, I’m not sure. Anytime I have tried an antidepressant, I felt like it just made me worse, but that is probably just my own experience. I hope you’re able to find help!

konijntje

2y ago

I'm on Ritalin, which can help ADHD, anxiety, and POTS. I found Vyvanse to be helpful too (though it's mostly still used just for ADHD I think) except I started reacting to the dyes in the pill. Ritalin has been a huge help - just being able to focus and get stuff done decreases my anxiety levels because I'm doing something and needing productive and then get to cross something off my to do list

konijntje

2y ago

I also see a therapist regularly, and it's nice to talk to someone not involved in the situation and who can be objective about stuff, but also knows the best way to help me tackle an issue so I can conquer it and thus decrease anxiety even more.

rylesmcgyles

2y ago

I just got off Wellbutrin myself. While I haven’t yet found another anti-depressant, Hydroxyzine has helped with anxiety significantly. It’s take as needed, so it doesn’t really affect anything other than anxiety. I specifically like it because it doesn’t make me sleepy like Xanax does.

HangingInThere

2y ago

pills on the long haul bring a lot of problems. Getting off of Clonopin was very very dangerous and created a lot of damage and really brought the pots to life. Be very careful what you take. Doctors put me on bipolar drugs when I reached age 18. Paxil, Xyprexa. I can tell you from experience they did not fix depression. My depression was stemming from hypoglycemia the underlying cause. Had the doctors fixed it, instead of giving me drugs I probably wouldn’t have pots now.

HangingInThere

2y ago

Make sure it’s not hypoglycemia you are experiencing. Hypoglycemia mimics mental disorders. It will be hard to tell if you are under drugs. I’m happily drug-free after 2 years of gradually tapering off Clonopin. It’s been 7 years now and I haven’t looked back since.

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