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Posted by Kat26 on February 4, 2002, at 17:32:11
Has anybody noticed easier bruising on SSRIs?
Kat26
Posted by ST on February 6, 2002, at 21:51:08
In reply to SSRIs and bruising, posted by Kat26 on February 4, 2002, at 17:32:11
I bruise so easily! It's embarrassing. I'm not sure if it started around the same time I began taking an SSRI or not....I'd like to hear what others say.
Sarah
> Has anybody noticed easier bruising on SSRIs?
>
> Kat26
Posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:00:56
In reply to Re: SSRIs and bruising, posted by ST on February 6, 2002, at 21:51:08
Actually, yes I do bruise easily!
I did before, especially on my thighs and legs - blue-purple bruises usually. Now that I'm on Effexor XR however, I bruise on my hands and feet easily as well. Brown bruises.
I was playing with my cat last weekend (fighting with her actually) and she took a small bite at my hand: large brown bruise the day after and since. In the shower yesterday I noticed I had a large brown bruise on my left foot too. No idea how it even happened!
So I am suspecting the Effexor has something to do with it, although I am not sure.
- sid
Posted by sid on February 7, 2002, at 10:22:55
In reply to Bruising on Effexor XR, posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:00:56
Posted by Joy on February 7, 2002, at 21:36:54
In reply to Bruising on Effexor XR, posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:00:56
All the SSRIs I've taken cause easy bruising [black and blue]; even scratching my leg once caused it. Many doctors don't have a clue about this, but it's for real.
Joy
> Actually, yes I do bruise easily!
>
> I did before, especially on my thighs and legs - blue-purple bruises usually. Now that I'm on Effexor XR however, I bruise on my hands and feet easily as well. Brown bruises.
>
> I was playing with my cat last weekend (fighting with her actually) and she took a small bite at my hand: large brown bruise the day after and since. In the shower yesterday I noticed I had a large brown bruise on my left foot too. No idea how it even happened!
>
> So I am suspecting the Effexor has something to do with it, although I am not sure.
>
> - sid
Posted by Kat26 on February 7, 2002, at 21:58:56
In reply to Re: Bruising on SSRIs, posted by Joy on February 7, 2002, at 21:36:54
I have also been avoiding aspirin. I am on Prozac. I think it may have to do with the fact that the blood platelets use serotonin for something? It has been mentioned as a very rare saide effect, but it seems it isn't that rare at all!
Kat26
Posted by IsoM on February 8, 2002, at 14:57:07
In reply to Re: Bruising on SSRIs, posted by Kat26 on February 7, 2002, at 21:58:56
Posted by Shar on February 8, 2002, at 19:34:04
In reply to Re: Bruising on SSRIs, posted by Joy on February 7, 2002, at 21:36:54
Posted by djmmm on February 9, 2002, at 3:25:02
In reply to Re: Bruising on SSRIs, posted by Kat26 on February 7, 2002, at 21:58:56
> I have also been avoiding aspirin. I am on Prozac. I think it may have to do with the fact that the blood platelets use serotonin for something? It has been mentioned as a very rare saide effect, but it seems it isn't that rare at all!
>
> Kat26very true..technically, SSRIs tend to diminish granular storage of serotonin in platelets which results in a disruption in the platelet aggregation process, causing bruising/bleeding...
Posted by wheresheruns on November 18, 2002, at 14:51:14
In reply to Bruising on Effexor XR, posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:00:56
I was on effexor xr for 3 mnths. I had severe bruising from little things like lightly bumping into tables, etc. So my doc did a little research, contacting the company that makes effexor, and found out this.. One in a hundred people experience the bruising. It's not because the effexor depletes the blood plateletts, but it mutates and damages them. According to the company and my own experience, the bruising should stop after about 3 months after you stop the effexor xr. Another strange thing.. Im now trying effexor again, but not xr.. No bruising so far..
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