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pytel
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 Posted: 11/08/06 - 00:00 Post subject: Lexapro withdrawals |
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Hi. I have experienced some bad Lexapro withdrawal. It wasn`t an over dose to blame. Bad sweat, dizziness, headache, fever… Starting to think that maybe those are the symptoms of some new illness? Does anybody have experience with Lexapro withdrawal?
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florry
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Hi. Yeah. Some eight hours when I miss a dose I have a pretty heavy headaches that last for a month. I sweat a lot, and my muscles hurt. Can`t sleep, and when I manage to fall asleep I have nightmares. I also feel anxiety and, mostly, lethargy. I say avoid Lexapro to avoid Lexapro withdrawal. I think I will try Deprex, everybody say it`s the natural alternative for the symptoms of depression.
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natikaturner
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| Posted: 02/23/07 - 11:08 Post subject: Lexapro Withdrawal |
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| I have been on Lexapro for about eight or nine mnths. now. THis is the first time that I have ran out of it. The next day I started feeling weird, I was experiencing electric shocks in my and throughout my whole entire body. Noises were bothering me, people were bothering I thought that I was loosing my mind until I read up on Lexapro withdrawals on the internet, I immediately called my doctor so that I could talk to her about this issue. Lexapro withdrawals are the worst feelings that I have ever felt, when discussing my side effects to a family member they said that I was probably coming down with the flu. It's almost as if I can not function, I do not like feeling that way. |
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bmoe04
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| Posted: 12/18/07 - 22:13 Post subject: finally got through it |
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| i know exactly what your talking about. I recently stopped taking lexapro cold turkey after taking 10mg for over a year. the first week was ok, I got moody and kinda depressed but I did a lot of cardio exercise and it seemed to help and I thought I ws fine until day 13 when I woke up at 4 am with terrible stomach pains and cold sweats, really achy joints and muscles, dizziness and had a terrible headache. I thought I had the flu so I went to the doctor and he said it was ssri withdrawl syndrome and it would pass. I spent 2 days in be feeling terrible, then all of the sudden, I got better and been fine ever since. i've got lots of energy and my personality and confidence are back to normal. don't know why it took so long to quit lexapro but I'm so glad! |
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pbblsblank
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| Posted: 01/04/08 - 18:45 Post subject: flu-like symptoms,headaches,night sweats |
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| i have been a user of lexapro for 2.5 yrs now. i have been very satisfied with the results from the med. it has help me with some of my compulsive behavior as well as my extreme social anxiety. last week i decided to try to cut back on my dosage of 40 mg to 20 mg. i woke up day for the last four days feeling like i am about to have a case of some intense stomach flu but it is stalling. nausea, upset stomach, not able to eat, twisting headaches near my eyes, very tired and weak,and my clothes are soaked from sweating during the night, but i never get cold. not to mention my dreams have been frequent and vivd. today the thought came to me maybe i am not getting the flu..maybe this has to do with my lower dosage of lexapro...so when i type in "lexapro withdrawls"...i found this page with the same symptoms..i am glad to know its not the flu..but what happens when i am ready to take lexapro out of my life and walk on my own?? guess i should of thought of this earlier...not that they had many better options at the time...(zoloft,paxil,prozac) |
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cibergumby
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| Posted: 01/09/08 - 12:36 Post subject: Lexapro the culprit or the stomach flu? |
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I've been a use of lexapro for 2 1/2 years, and its worked well. But recently (Monday at 3am) I came down with a severe case of the stomach flu. Today I am just left with the diarrhea, but I am feeling anxious and worried. Is it possible that 2-3 days of the stomach flu could wash some lexapro out of my system causing withdrawals?
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