I just started Lexapro today - 10 mg's. I have actually felt nervous and figidity all day - Like I'm strung out on something. I didn't think your were supposed to feel anything when 1st taking SSRI's. Can anyone comment on this or anything else that they might know about Lexapro.
Hi Mitch, I'm on 20mg of Lexapro for anxiety and depression. I highly doubt that it's the Lexapro that is making you feel druged. I'm no doctor, but it takes at least 4 weeks for you to get the full affects of the medications. One day is not enough time for it to really affect your system.
You may be worrying more about the medication and having a psychosymatic response. I explain why I'm saying that. I'm extremely overweight. I've been overweight all my life. In the past when I would hear about heartaches and weight, etc. I'd start to have palpitations and anxiety attacks. I'd go to my doctor convenienced I was on the verge of a heartattack. He'd do an EKG and find that there was nothing wrong with me. Once he'd tell me that, I'd go home and feel fine until the next time I hear about heartattacks on the T.V. I finally began to realize that I was causing the anxiety attacks myself by worrying about having a heartattack.
Since you were reluctant to go on meds in the first place, you may be feeling anxious about them and having a pyschosymatic response. Try to relax. Continue taking your medication. Unless you suffer some serious side effects, take them and let them do their job for you. You'll be fine Mitch. Try to stop worrying.
Hi Evergreen how are you? I actually talked to my Dr. and he said to stop taking it and see how I feel. I didn't take one today and I feel pretty good. I actually felt pretty good for the last few days before yesterday as well. You might be right maybe I did cause myself to panic a little bit or maybe it was the coffee I drank shortly after I took it. At any rate it felt like I was tripping or something which was not good. It was beyond anxiety. I'm gonna talk to my doc again and see what he says. Maybe I'll try it again in a couple of days. Anways thanks for your insight it's always appreciated. - Mitch
Hi Mitch, Your doing the right thing following your doctor's advice. I take all my meds with my morning coffee. However, I've noticed that my system tolerates medications well. I rarely suffer from side-effects. I've been lucky that way.
Well you know all about my family problems. I didn't hear from the housing authority so I called them. I was told I was on a waiting list with 200 other names before mine. Well, with those numbers, it is doubtful I'll be hearing from them anytime soon. Since the lease runs out at the end of this month, I really had no choice but to renew the lease here. My niece had to sign the new lease as well since I don't meet the complex's income guidelines to rent an apartment on my own. She is still planing on moving out. Although she is still here and next Tuesday is the end of the month.
Although the rent here is $665.00 a month, which is steap for me, at least my dogs are safe. I can keep them here, no problem. That was my main concern. I feel much calmer now that I know my dogs are safe for another year. I'll be looking into affordable housing throughout this new leasing period. Hopefully, I'll find something before this new lease runs out that will accommodate me and my dogs. I'll just have to be real frugal with money to meet all my financial obligations.
Mitch, I too am on LEXAPRO. I started with 10mg and after a month had to have it increased to 20mg. I haven't had any side affects from the medication. It did take about three weeks for me to notice the effect of the medication. There are four other members of my family taking this drug also. My son says that he feels he sleeps too soundly on it, but that is the only side affect any of us have noticed. My Aunt and I have been taking this for over two years. Other family members have only just started taking it.
I just joined tonight. A month ago I was on Lexapro and had been for almost 2 years. But recently I had become too tired for my own good and my tiredness seemed to bring on my depression again. So my Dr took me off Lexapro and put me on Cymbalta. He put me on Cymbalta because he felt it would help me be more active and focused. I don't care for it. It's been 4 weeks and every once in awhile I will have a complete day of disorientation and that electric zap feeling. I almost feel drunk. I was wondering if anyone else has this crazy sensation. I read all the posts regarding Cymbalta withdrawal but I never miss a dose.
I started taking this medication last night (it's just called Escitalopram in the UK) and the side effects were immediate. I was sweating so badly in the night I've had to change the sheets (may be the plan is that endless laundry will be therapeutic and lift the depression!). This morning I felt like a total space cadet and very weepy. It has to be the medication as I haven't done anything else differently. I think I may have to call my dr.
I just wanted to issue a warning about lexapro. My husband had been on it for 3 weeks (10mg for 2 weeks then 20mg for 1 week) and it was making him feel more depressed. The doctor took him off it completely and within 36 hours he was having tonic/clonic muscle contractions that scared me to death. He was arching his back, grimacing, pulling his head to the right, leaning over until he almost fell out of the chair, repeating his sentences three times in a row, etc. In the ER I was told that he was having a rare allergic reaction to lexapro and they gave him benedryl and ativan and his doctor has kept him on it. The doctor started out to wean him off lexapro with a 10mg dose 2 days ago, but took him off it completely the very next day after doing some research on the drug. She advised that we shouldn't expect too much improvement for a week and is referring him to a specialist. He is still having the head tilting and grimacing but nothing else. I repeat that this is a rare reaction but if we had been advised of this before hand I doubt he would have tried it. I am hoping that I will be able to have him back as he was before but I am truly scared about the future.
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Posted - 05/24/2005 : 13:29:55
