Posted by cmonfo on October 4, 2003, at 1:12:20
In reply to My SEVERE side effects to Lexapro, posted by Melina on October 3, 2003, at 22:02:32
> Recently, my doctor started a course of Lexapro in hopes of lessoning my symptoms of depression. I had already been taking Wellbutrin SR 150mg twice per day for 7 weeks with not much improvement. I have two special needs children and am overwhelmed and depressed. My other symptoms include: sleep difficulty, anxiety, hopelessness, exhaustion, jitteriness, to name a few. My depression is really circumstantial. When I took ONE dose of Lexapro, within three to four hours I started to experience SEVERE side effects which included: extremely dilated pupils, heart palpitations, shaking, jaw clenching and other sensory disturbances, increased appetite (I started eating everything in sight), and almost a complete loss of reality. I felt completely drugged up, as if I was on LSD. I was scared, for my children were asleep in the next room and I did not know what to do; how would I care for them if they awoke in the middle of the night? I was able to call a friend to come over even though I could barely speak normally. These side effects lasted for almost four days, and I still don't feel right on the seventh day after taking that ONE pill. My doc says I have "serotonin syndrome" since this is the second SSRI I have had a reaction to. Years ago when my children were diagnosed with their disabilities, I had side effects to Zoloft. Is there anyone who has had this severe of a reaction? It seems so unlikely, yet all of these things happened to me. I feel blessed to be alive, I really thought I was going to die. If anyone can respond, your thoughts or personal story will help to sort this all out. If any docs are reading this, your opinions would be much appreciated. Thank you.
I'm glad to hear i'm not crazy! i took just one last night for the first time and i to felt like i was on LSD w/ out all the hallucinations! i even posted this morning w/ the same analogy! I am still jittered out and messed up... i tried to calm myself by smoking marijuana but it only made things 10 times worse!... my pupils are still a bit dialated... i can see my doc til monday... I was suppose to take Wellbutrin SR this morning, but after the lexapro thing i dunwanna take anything...
did your doc say the side effects would go away anytime soon? there isn't any possibillity of perminant damage is there?
feeling like crap.. i want this to end... well atleast i'm not alone...
-cmonfo
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