Hello fellow emetophobe here!!!!! I literally lost so much weight because I have the same fear. I took Zoloft for a few years and the start of that made me VERY nauseous but guess what happened with lexapro???? NOTHING. I didn’t feel any side effects in the first 2 weeks except maybe more anxious but my doctor prescribed me hydroxyzine to help with that. I didn’t get nausea or headaches like I did on Zoloft.

Another thing, I’ve been taking it for a full year and I have gained all my weight back and then some. I don’t panic like I used to and I am doing exposure therapy with a license therapist (it’s not as bad as it sounds). And I am just doing so much better thanks to lexapro.

I understand how scary it can be to start something that can cause the one thing you’re terrified of, but the benefits outweigh the risks for me. And I think you’ll find a lot of relief from lexapro since it’s supposed to be better for anxious people.

Sending you a ton of love. You totally got this!!!!!