Posted by Charlotte Groce on February 14, 2003, at 20:31:16
In reply to Dealing with Lexapro, posted by handmemymidol on February 11, 2003, at 17:49:14
> I have been diagnosed and dealing with panic disorder and agorophobia for 5 years now. Zoloft did nothing for me. Paxil made my stomach hurt. Serzone worked great, but of course, can't take that anymore with the liver scare and all. Now I am on Lexapro. I can't decide what I think of it. On the plus side, I am living a "normal" life, work, etc. All panic symptoms have subsided. I did have the loss of apetite that others are mentioning but after the first 2 weeks or so, apetite is back. The biggest problems I am having are sexual. I have no interest at all anymore in sex. And when I do have sex, forget about an orgasm. I have taken to faking it so my husband doesn't feel bad. I am at the 10 mg dose and that is working well so I don't think the doc will be upping it. Will this symptom fade away too like the loss of apetite? How long might it take? It has also made me really sleepy. I have been experimenting with taking it at different times to eliminate that. Also, does anybody else experience itching? Geez, when I try to go to sleep at night, I itch like crazy! The more I try to ignore it, the more I itch! It is making me nuts! Doesn't bother me much during the day when I am busy, only when I am lying around, watching tv, etc., so I don't think it is an allergic thing. What say ye?
Handmemymidol:I chuckled when I read your post. I use to itch a lot when I took paxil. I did not realize it until I read your post that itching may be a side effect. I itched everywhere and all the time.
The paxil completely depleted my sex drive and I could not reach orgazism. When I switched to Lexapro my ability to climax returned immediately. Penetration orgazisms are still tough to reach, but oral stimulation is easier. Keep trying you will get there.
But thanks for the laugh. I did not realize that all that itching was from an ISSR.
Good luck.
Charlotte
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