Posted by john1022 on October 14, 2003, at 17:31:33
In reply to re: SEVERE side effects to Lexapro » Angel1, posted by lil' jimi on October 6, 2003, at 1:53:20
After taking Effexor and Elavil (both at seperate times and after about 5 days on them) I went from just feeling mildly depressed to having almost a nervous breakdown and dibiltating depression with extreme anxiety and uncontrolable thoughts and music in my head. Both Effexor and Elavil caused only my left eye to become dilated and huge, while the others stayed normal. It also gave me extreme suicide ideation where it had never been present before.
Besides that, it messed with my ears big time causing increased tinnitus (already had it), hypercausis (extreme increase in sensitivity of hearing), popping in my ears along with pressure and ear aches. They were certainly not "placebo" effects as I went from having a good management job to being house bound in a matter of 5 days.
These side effects slowly left a week or so later as I stopped each medication. I am affraid to try another other kind of AD now, but I know I am going to have to do it
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