Posted by JaneB on March 7, 2003, at 8:16:18
In reply to Lexapro side effects, posted by jnic on March 6, 2003, at 23:58:52
> I have a question to throw out there to this online community...I've been taking Lexapro for a relatively short time now, and have been experiencing some side effects. I am wondering if any of you have experienced them. I'm taking .5mg - obviously a very small dose, but I'm extremely sensitive to drugs. At .10 mg I get drowsy, a side effect my doctor says is uncommon. I have been getting an upset stomach in the morning and probably wouldn't eat, if it were not for my blood sugar problem. But the biggest problem I am facing is hair loss. Wouldn't you know it, I've taken drugs that had this as a reported side effect, and it didn't affect me, but a drug that is known to have few side effects, is giving me trouble in this area. It took about 2 weeks for the med to titrate up into my system and then the other morning; bam, I was pulling out a lot (for me!)of hair in the shower. This has me worried because I lost some hair from taking Wellbutrin/Effexor in the past, and when I got off of it/them, the hair loss stopped. However, unfortunately for me, the lost hair never grew back. I'm female and well, vain, but in a private way and this is definitely a dealbreaker! I can't deal with this! I've got a lot of hair, but if this keeps up, I'm not going to...Has anyone experienced hair loss on Lexapro? What about on Wellbutrin? I am already taking Selenium for the lost hair, but suggestions for hair regrowth are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
We are all so different. I was losing hair on Celexa, couldn't tolerate Wellbutrin partly because of hair loss but-----no hair loss on Lexapro. Go figure. I wasn't looking for that benefit when I switched from Celexa to Lex but got surprised. All the benefits I was looking for (ex. sse--no benefit; tiredness--no benefit; apathy--no benefit.)
JaneB
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