Posted by lil' jimi on October 21, 2003, at 12:02:31
In reply to Re: My SEVERE side effects to Lexapro, posted by ELENI4 on October 20, 2003, at 11:55:10
hi again ELENI 4,
you wrote:
> No, it's not impossible. I had the same kind of side effects. I had a rapid heartbeat and palpitations (woke from a sound sleep because of it), slept for a day-and-a-half straight, and had muscle twitches in addition to dilated pupils. I didn't feel in control of my body. It felt as if Lexapro had kicked my a**, felt weak like I was going to die. I've tried numerous antidepressants as well as Effexor and have never had such a bad reaction. I readily admit that I am impressionable, but I read Lexapro's SE profile and was looking forward to taking the drug because the SE's all seemed relatively mild. Boy was I wrong! It was a nightmare made all the worse because of Lex's long half-life (24+ hrs). Shame on you for telling someone their SE's weren't a possible reaction to the drug. How can you presume to know why these people reacted the way they did? You can't. It's just wrong. >.... .... i am hoping you to got to read my prevoius post (which agrees with yours) that supported and defended the credibility of our posters LucyAnn and Melina ....
... ... how tolerant was i then?
take care,
~ jim
poster:lil' jimi
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