Posted by Edgefield on May 22, 2003, at 13:05:32
In reply to Re: SSRI causing spaceyness, posted by mills on May 22, 2003, at 10:26:14
I'm not so much disoriented as more like seeing the world through the wrong prescription glasses. It is worst first thing in the morning. I take my ssri at night. That is why I'm wonder if it's the ssri.
I have a friend who started on Lexapro about two weeks ago and she is also experiencing this same sypmtom. Her's subsides as the day progresses, but returns first thing in the morning. Mine subsides a little when I take Ativan and my Wellbutrin SR. My friend also has had bad results with SSRIs in the past, but our pdoc felt that she would do well on Lexapro. I don't know why.
I know that my spacey feeling began with the first panic attack last year. It is a woosie feeling, like my head and vision are clouded. It's so difficult to describe.
It was worst with Zoloft. It was also more intense at the higher dosages of Lexapro. It wasn't as intense when I was only taking 5mg. of Lexapro. My doctor is aware of all of this, but did not want to rule out all SSRIs because of my experience with Zoloft and Lexapro. I did not have this spacey problem when I was taking Paxil, but I did have and adverse reaction with my blood pressure becoming substantially high. So, I had to quit Paxil. Prior to the blood pressure issues I felt WONDERFUL on Paxil. Lots of energy, clarity of mind, and not digestive problems. I believe that my abrupt discontinuation of Paxil, at the advice of my internal medicine doctor who had prescribed this med., led to all of the issues that I'm having now. Last year was my first time taking an antidepressant for my irritable bowel syndrome. Now I'm trying to find the right one for my "anxiety disorder".
Enough rambling. I wish you the best in eliminating that spacey feeling. I know that some of mine can be anxiety related, but I really feel that SSRIs are making mine worst. Keep me posted on your progress.
God Bless
Edgefield
> Hey Edge, I would like to dialog with you about your spaceyness; I'm not sure that is exactly what I had but I had a terrible, frightening episode of "spaciness" about a year and 1/2 ago, and it has continued ever since. I started on Paxil at the time, and after 3 full months, it began to be less of a problem. Now, I am on Anafranil, and I am still in the "spacy", what I call "disoriented" phase again. My head feels thick, and at its worse I was suicidal, because I was afraid I was becoming demented. Let me know if any of this is in the ballpark.
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> > I'm beginning to think that my spacey unreal feeling might be from the Fluoxetine. This feeling has improved since I added Wellbutrin SR. It was worst with Zoloft, and Lexapro.
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> > I'm just curious to hear from others who have had this same feeling while take an SSRI. I will discuss this further with my pdoc next Friday, but in the meanwhile I'd like some input. I think that I'm going to quit the Fluoxetine and just continue with Wellbutrin. Any advice?
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