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Avatar n tn Just wondering if anybody here has ever taken Domperidone and Escitalopram. It says in the Domperidone leaflet not to take the two medications together, and some quick research online says there is a severe interaction between the two medicines. Despite this my doctor has prescribed them both to me. 30mg of Domperidone a day + 20mg of Escitalopram a day. Should I consult with my doctor about this or will I be fine? Thanks in advance.
Avatar m tn I been taking Citalopram for several years and intend to keep on taking it however I have recently come across Escitalopram and it is almost half the price here where I live. When googling it, it seems to be part of the same family. Do you think I would be able to easily change from one to the other?
Avatar m tn All SSRIs, including escitalopram, should not be combined with drugs in the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor class of antidepressants such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate), selegiline (Eldepryl) and procarbazine (Matulane). Such combinations may lead to confusion, high blood pressure, high fevers, tremor or muscle rigidity, and increased activity.
Avatar f tn ( , im scared about changing my med from prozac to Escitalopram even though ive only been back on the prozac a month , im in such a pickel :( i want my life back
Avatar f tn i have recently been perscribed 10mg Escitalopram to treat my general anxiety disorder, as well as underlying depression i have, i was just wondering if anybody knoes of any herbal substances i can take along with the Escitalopram to help me sleep as at the moment my sleep pattern is all over the place, and it makes me feel lowsy all day , any herbal sleep enchancement tablets available from the pharmacy without perscription state to not take if you are on any type of anti depressant medication
660007 tn?1234065741 Also, because of my back pain, i occasionally take muscle relaxers and things like that. Part of my goal is to see how these medicines can effect my mood. Is there a way to manually input these medications?
Avatar m tn I've got purlex(escitalopram ) 5mg subscribed by my doc , and alprazolam 0.25 mg for panic attack , i was on zoloft for 1 day !!!!!but my doc stop it because i had a very strange side effects like tachycardia ,become nervous my doc said it was Serotonin syndrome ! so thats why he changed the zoloft to purlex(escitalopram ) , am very scared to take purlex :( and any one heard about deanxit ? can i use it for panic attack ? thank you .
Avatar m tn But that month I went to the doctor to get some medicines for my sore throat. And they decided to check my pressure. Out of nowhere it was 166/100 with pulse around 100 after resting. They got me scared and they decided to put me under observation - check my pressure regularly and so on. From that moment on I started living in constant fear of having a heart attack. Then I developed tachycardia and sinus arrythmia which just made my fear even bigger.
Avatar f tn I am having a really difficult time health-wise..In recent tests (mri) they found ischaemic lesions. Anyway, I didn't take it well since I am 46 only..
Avatar f tn I have been taking Escitalopram 10mg (aka Cipralex / Lexapro) for 31 days today. For this past week Ive been having repeated very bad morning anxiety/ morning terror. I wake up in a state of panic, palpitations, difficulty breathing, hot flashes, feeling of extreme terror, and I'm afraid to start my day. This sometimes continues for 3-4 hours and improves gradually if I take my Seroquel 100mg. But some days it continues until I go to bed.
Avatar f tn Hello, what are your experiences regarding Escitalopram for premature ejaculation? Just started it today on low dosage of 5mg. Must it be taken like Cialis before sex by some 1 hour? The 10mg daily dosage for how many days until you experience real ejaculation delay? What are the main side effects and does it include loss of erection or sexual desire? What is the average delay time I can expect?
Avatar n tn Also i am taking the anti-depressant cipralex (escitalopram) do you know if it is ok to take them together. Please reply if you know anything i am rather desperate to start taking reductil so i can lose weight and start living again!
Avatar m tn Hm. Well, taking your medication properly is important. The extra 20 mg may feel like a lot and you may have a couple of days that you feel 'off' as it enters your system and leaves your system but it shouldn't be horrible. I have no idea what you think the boner has to do with it though?
Avatar f tn I was on Escitalopram for 6 days. Two days on 10 mg, then 4 days on 5 mg after I experienced bad side effects. The lower dose didn't seem to help my side effects, so my doctor decided to change medication after six days. Because of how poorly I reacted to the Escitalopram , I really didn't want to take something else and I have not since then. It has now been five weeks since I took the last dose of that Escitalopram.
Avatar n tn When discontinuing an SSRI, such as Lexapro (Escitalopram), there is a possibility of experiencing withdrawal type symptoms if abruptly stopped thus tapering would be appropriate. Symptoms of withdrawal include irritability, dizziness, sensory disturbances, headache, insomnia, confusion, anxiety, and in severe cases seizures. If you follow a tapering schedule and these symptoms still occur, resuming your previous dose with a more gradual taper should be considered.
Avatar m tn I will be going to Germany for 4 months. I am prescribed Cipralex in India. Should I take medicines from India or should I buy there. Will they provide based on Indian prescription?.
Avatar m tn My daughter is 16 and had been taking escitalopram for about a year (as much as 20mg/day). She was diagnosed by a psychiatrist that she has been seeing for a little over a year. She was not doing well in school and even getting up each day is a chore. She also has thoughts of suicide. She sees not future for herself. The psychiatrist thought changing meds might help, so we weened her off the escitalopram going from 20mg - 15 - 10 - 5- to 2.5mg over the coarse of a month. After getting to 2.
Avatar n tn A paranoid schizophrenic patient who are taking escitalopram daily was sleeping 12 hours daily, then when he started using computer and sleep less about 7 hours daily, he started to have vivid dreams that are about matters that always bother him like constipation, his hateful brothers, his future losing of his money or apartment. could shifting in sleep duration and using of computer lead to these dreams, and as for these dreams are they good signs or bad ?
Avatar f tn Initially when you take these medicines side-effects are there ,like excess sleeping ,drowising ,etc,. Afterwards medicines gets becomes adjusted to your body. Please eat good food. Never Fast . also dont stop taking medicines unless the doctor advices you.
Avatar m tn Lexapro for my anxiouty and depression.Side effects include diarrhea,sleep,loss of appetite and slight headache.Man i tell you,i had everyone of them!! It was horrible as if i were poisoned.Has anyone ever taken these? Also when i tell her about this she'll probably discontinue the use,if not i am and DON'T plan on taking another.What else is there as far as medicines for this? I know there are several but in general which do they usually prescribe?Thanks.
Avatar n tn Your best and most accurate advice will come form your physician. Lexapro is escitalopram and Celexa is citalopram and as you see from these generic names they are similar but not the same. One difference is that Celexa is available in generic form and Lexapro is not which means theoretically generic Celexa (generic form) should be less costly. Lexapro and Celexa are not interchangeable, and they are not approved for all of the same uses. Both are approved for the treatment of depression.
535882 tn?1396576685 Hi kl, Just a small FYI, and as a sort of courtesy to those wishing to respond, it's really better if you put all your questions into one post. Thanks! As to your questions if escitalopram (Lexapo) can cause your nerves to feel "hyper," this medication can cause tremors and twitching. I'm not sure if that is what you mean by "hyper" or not. It can also cause CNS headaches and sinus headache.