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Hello, So i've been on Lexapro 10mg for about 4 weeks now and since a couple of days ago i've been feeling very tired and sleepy to the point that all i want to do is sleep. Will this effect go away or am i experiencing the true effects of Lexapro? Thanks.
I take 20 mg of Lexapro daily and on other medicine. About one year ago, I had a glucose test done at my annual pelvic exam visit, and my sugar was higher than usual but not diabetic. I'm wondering if I might be having diabetic symptoms and not even know it for sure or if it's just a side effect of me taking Lexapro.
I was prescribed Lexapro, I took it on Wednesday (3 days ago) and in the afternoon had panic. It scared me and so I didn't take another. Three days later I feel weird, no emotions, cold, diarrhea, restless legs. How long will this take to get out of my body?
I was taking lexapro and felt it was doing fairly well. Recently I had surgery and this doctor changed the lexapro to a paxil and buspar. At first I felt fine but now three weeks of the new meds and I am tired all of the time and very down. I have a medical condition that I have to take several meds for ex: fentora, oxyliquid, fentanel patch. perscribed through a pain management doctor. There is not much follow up with the new medicine and I wonder if all of this is good.
This went on for 10 days and I read on a blog to try prilosec, which stopped the diarrhea. While I had the diarrhea I also had a loss of appetite and was not eating much. To my shock, when I weighed myself after the 10 days I had gained 3 pounds! How is that possible? Now that the diarrhea has stopped my appetite has remained normal, and I have gained another 5 pounds. I'm thinking of going back down to 30 mg.
After reading these posts and I am starting to put two and two together and they are definitely looking like they are adding up to weight gain from Lexapro. I started on Lexapro in early July. I weighed in at about 178 at that time - 5'9 and worked out almost every day. While I was experiencing the start up side effects from Lexapro (about 4 weeks) I didnt work out but didnt gain any weight during that time. Anyway long story short - in the last month to 6 weeks I have put on about 12 lbs.
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.
Started 10 mg of generic lexapro. The brand ne worked for me a year ago but now ins won't cover it so I taking generic. Has anyone had success with this medicine??!! I have only been on it for 2 days but already have diarrhea !
Please help if I will get over this!
so my doctor gave me a 30 day perscription of both lexapro 10 MG and xanax .5 MG the other day because i have Panic attacks and hyperventilation syndrome, he told me for the first week to take half of a lexapro pill once a day for 7 days just to get my body adjusted to the medicine and then take 1 full pill a day after that, he also said it would take a while for the lexapro to kick in so he told me to take the xanax incase i have any anxiety problems within the first week...
Hi All, I recently I took Nitrofurantoin 100 mg for a UTI and broke out in severely itchy rash, had vomiting, nausea and diarrhea. I took 2 doses and gyno doctor asked me to stop taking this medicine. I have taken this medication several times before but I listened to my doctor and stopped ASAP. Symptoms disappeared except I still have diarrhea 4 days later, yellow in color. I also have pain under right rib. I’m scared in pastx I have had gastritis, diverticulosis & had CT that showed 2.
Hi All, I recently I took Nitrofurantoin 100 mg for a UTI and broke out in severely itchy rash, had vomiting, nausea and diarrhea. I took 2 doses and gyno doctor asked me to stop taking this medicine. I have taken this medication several times before but I listened to my doctor and stopped ASAP. Symptoms disappeared except I still have diarrhea 4 days later, yellow in color. I also have pain under right rib. I’m scared in pastx I have had gastritis, diverticulosis & had CT that showed 2.
I stopped lexapro a month ago. I used a non-dairy, no red meat diet and added supplements of vit C, fishoil, and calcium, plus a one a day vitamin. The first week was pretty bad, but I got through the dizziness, loose stools, and nervous tension throughout my body fairly heroically. Now, after the 4th week, and a lot of improvement, I am having diarrhea and headache and flu like symptoms. Could these symptoms be related to withdrawal at this later date?
Depression has made me gain 20 pounds in a year, and NOT from "just eating." I have spent the whole year trying to work it off - to no avail. I go to the gym, I don't drink alcohol, don't smoke, I do some form of exercise at least 3 days a week, and I am taking 300 mg of Wellbutrin. I'm losing it because of the limited results from working out as well as the "miracle weight loss drug" Wellbutrin. EVERYONE seems to lose weight on it!
Good Morning, I took one Lexapro this morning and I have a feeling that i really cant put into words.
I now have a headache, im tired but at same time im anxious and nervous!!!
i have walked down the hall at my job twice, i feel as if im in a cloud,
my leg is shaking(nervous) and palms are sweaty!
can it be possible to experience side effects so quickly!
My doctor prescribed me lexapro about a week and half ago after i complained of anxiety. i was very happy, didn't suffer from depression and my anxiety wasn't severe. She also prescribed me Bentyl for some GI pains. my husband and I are also trying to conceive so over the next few days I also took B complex, B6, fish oil, tylenol PM. I also took 5 l L-lysine (in one day) due to a canker sore inside my mouth. I was on progesterone cream prior to going to the doctor.
He or she is wise utilizing the (every other day method) to taper you off Lexapro. This can be done with Lexapro due to it half life properties.
Most doctors are not wise enough to utilize this method.
Here is my advice:
(1.) before you panic, there is a really nasty flu bug going around right now, so you could have a touch of that mixed in with the obvious withdrawl symptoms.
(2.) Ask your doctor if he can call you in just a low dosage script of Xanax.
I see a psychologist for my anxiety and she agreed with my primary care that I should start out on 10mg of Lexapro. I pretty sensitive to medication and should have asked if I could start at 5mg instead. My first side effects were heart palpitations, shoulder and neck pain, and I was more tired. After I week I started taking 5mg and within a few days insomnia started. A few days more and I started with the stomach pain and diarrhea that I'm now experiencing.
Hello,
This morning I went through my typical routine: cooked breakfast, drank some cranberry juice and took a 1 day muli-vitamin. About 15 minutes later I started to get extremely sick and began vomitting. My entire body felt like it was on severe fire and I couldn't think clearly. My entire body was looked like it was sun burnt. I took my temperature and it was 93.7. I got a little scared and started to try and make my way to the car to get myself to the emergency room.
The first couple years of taking Lexapro I had no side effects. For the last year +, I have had abdominal pain, gas, heartburn & diarrhea almost daily. I have asked my Dr. 3xs if it could be from the Lexapro, but he keeps telling me no. I have a decent diet ~I eat lots of fruit & salad & drink nothing but water. My Dr. just want to give me more med's for the symptoms (prilosec, etc). I take Pepcid and GasX almost every day.
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