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This may be slightly off-topic and if so, please bear with me. It is a result of my diagnosis/symptoms, and I don't know of a more knowledgeable or supportive community to ask:
I was diagnosed about 13 months ago, with lower extremity onset. I can still walk with difficulty, but see progressing decline. About seven weeks ago I started taking an SSRI (escitalopram) mostly for anxiety. My family reports some lessening of symptoms, but I am struggling with fatigue (feel tired most of the time) and loss of appetite (lost 8 pounds since starting the drug).
Have others used an SSRI-family drug to help cope with their ALS? Did you have similar side-effects and how did you combat them?
Are SSRIs a typical/common drug for PALS? Are benzodiazepine-family or similar drugs more common?
Thanks in advance for any responses, and best regards,
Bill
I was diagnosed about 13 months ago, with lower extremity onset. I can still walk with difficulty, but see progressing decline. About seven weeks ago I started taking an SSRI (escitalopram) mostly for anxiety. My family reports some lessening of symptoms, but I am struggling with fatigue (feel tired most of the time) and loss of appetite (lost 8 pounds since starting the drug).
Have others used an SSRI-family drug to help cope with their ALS? Did you have similar side-effects and how did you combat them?
Are SSRIs a typical/common drug for PALS? Are benzodiazepine-family or similar drugs more common?
Thanks in advance for any responses, and best regards,
Bill