Posted by JESSsMom on December 22, 2002, at 9:16:18
Hi all-
I tried to up my 75 mg/day dosage of XR and all the intial side effects I had when I first started XR came back--the worst being excessive sweating. I am talking about sweat dripping down under my arms and my clammy hands leaving marks on everything I touch. YUCK.
I read the boards about this and someone mentioned a small dose of Cogentin to counteract this sweating as the XR is working for my anxiety and I want to continue it.
Pdoc said "no" to Cogentin, saying it would dry my mouth up, make my lips crack, etc.
He also said to go back down to 75mg and call him on Monday.
I am still sweating like crazy--it starts about an hour after I take XR and lasts for a few hours, going away by late afternoon.
I was thinking that maybe I should start taking the XR before bed so I can sleep through this disgusting side effect but I am afraid to miss a morning dose during the holidays when I have places to go, people to see, etc. I've read bad stories about people missing their dose and feeling like crap all day.
Any advice on what to do about the sweating? I remember it did subside about ten days after I first started XR so I thought it would do the same thing a little while after I upped my dose, but after four days I couldn't take this extreme sweating anymore. I feel gross because of it all the time but the darn med has almost completely put my GAD into remission.
Hasn't done a thing for my depression though.
Any thoughts are welcome.
JM
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