DOCTOR WANTS ME OFF LEXAPRO!
TODAY SUCKS! I WENT TO MY DOCTOR TO GET MY PRESCRIPTION REFILLED OF
LEXAPRO AND I WAS TALKING TO HIM ABOUT SOME OF THE SIDE AFFECTS IVE
BEEN HAVING WEIGHT GAIN, HOT FLASHES, SHAKY AND HE SAID THAT I NEED TO
STOP TAKING IT. AND TO START WEANING OFF OF IT! AHHH. I STARTED CRYING
IN HIS OFFICE. IM SO AFRAID THAT IM GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ANXIETY
ATTACK AND PASS OUT AGAIN IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. HE SAID THAT AFTER 2
YEARS ITS TIME TO GO WITHOUT THE MEDS. HAS ANYONE ELSE HERE HAD TO DO
THIS? I HATE THE “ELECTRIC SHOCK” FEELINGS THAT I GET WHEN I FORGET TO
TAKE IT FOR A FEW DAY.
April 19th, 2007 at 10:19 am
I am sorry to hear that you are upset
If you don’t think your doctor is right you can always get a second
opinion. I don’t know your history, but I suppose some people need to
get off it at some point and others, like me, need to be on medication
always. Best wishes to you. Carolyn
April 19th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
I was told by one doc to stay on something forever……another told me not
to. ???
I’ve weaned off Paxil and Celexa before and HATE those electric shocks
too…..the best thing to do is drink lots and lots of water. It really
helps even though you’ll still have some shocks etc. :o( You can always
get a second opinion too or try another med since you aren’t ready to go
off?
Take care,
Cyndi
April 20th, 2007 at 7:01 am
I don’t understand how your Doc. can take you off of
something and not put you on something else to help
with the transition. I would say you had an addiction
to it if it weren’t for the fact that you had problems
when you forgot to take it. Maybe going down a little
at a time won’t be such a jolt to your system and
things will be better when you are off. I feel
sometimes that I am emotionally dependent on the ADs
except that when I forget to take mine I have anxiety
problems moreso than when I am steadily on them.
ak
April 24th, 2007 at 10:29 am
so far so good with weaning off. ive been taken 1/4 pill of lexapro a
night and 1/2 pill of dhea in the day. im irritible and have a
headache and tired of course, but its ok so far. in 2 weeks im
supposed totake the pill every 2 days for 2 weeks. so hopefully the
weirdest thing is all i have cravings for frosted mini wheats. lol 2
bags gone since friday so far.
April 25th, 2007 at 1:41 am
thanks, i think that it was such a shock to hear that he wanted me to
stop. ive been more scared off the withdrawls than the side affects.
but so far its ok. it can only get better
April 25th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Frosted mini wheat cravings isn’t too bad a side effect then. :o) Hang in
there!
Cyndi
April 26th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
just wanted to cheer you on.. on the going off lex. i went off about 6
also…
months ago or so ( ??) now.
just so you know i am VERY med sensitive . hypersensitive if you will
esp with these Antidepressants. I went on lexapro one Mg at a time & each
mg would brig me to new heights of anxiety i never knew before (ie . i
could feel each increase even in such a small amount & that is just how
sensitive really i am ) i went off less slow than you and i was ok more
or less. so my point is you should be fine if you are going so far as to
take the 1/4 pill every other day for 2 weeks. i think i was on more each
day ( maybe 3 mg each day and then stopped . SO no worries . enjoy the
mini wheats.
what is DHEA for again? that is herbal correct?and does you Doctor know
you take that ? i am bringing this up cause I think i saw you mention the
DHEA more than once and i got concerned as there Are many herbals NOT
allowed with antidepressants and so i thought I’d point that out for you
as well as for anyone reading who may not know this . . I am not sure
about DHEA but i know for example St john’s wart is a HUGE no no. it can
cause an overload of seretonin in the brain and you can get very sick if
used while on antidepressants. please check with your Dr ( if you haven’t
already)before using anything
herbal while antidepressants are in your system
by the way how come they are taking you off the lex? the obvious answer
is it wasn’t working but you say it was a shock to you so maybe the
answer is not such an obvious one
hugs,
alison
April 26th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. I TALKED TO MY DOCTOR ABOUT THE DHEA CAUSE I
HAD NO LIBIDO AND I HEARD THAT ONE SIDE AFFECT FOR WOMEN WAS THAT IT
INCREASED THAT. HE WASNT SURE BUT HE SAID TRY IT AND SEE. ALSO I HEARD
THAT IT HELPS WITH DEPRESSION WHICH I DINT HAVE JUST ANXIETY. HE SAID
TO TRY IT WITH THE SMALL DOSE AND SEE. IT DOES SEEM TO HELP WITH MY
MOOD AND THE LIBIDO A LITTLE BIT. I WORK AS A PARTS MANAGER AT AN
AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE WITH 7 MECHANICS AND IN THE MORNING BEFORE I TAKE
THE DHEA THE GUYS KEEP TELLING ME THAT IM A RAGING B@*&H WHILE IM
GOING THRU WITHDRAWLS. LOL THE REASON I WENT OFF LEX IS CAUSE I GAINED
WEIGHT, SWEATING, SHAKY, NO LIBIDO AND I JUST FELT BLAH NOT HAPPY NOT
SAD JUST BLAH. SO HE SAID TIME TO TRY GOING WITHOUT IT AND SEE IF I
COULD KEEP MY ANXIETY UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT ANYTHING. MISTI
April 27th, 2007 at 6:11 am
Alison you are so right about using any extra
substances with Lex. I talked to a Pharmacist about
using that suppliment that is suppose to help with
your brain. (I forgot the name-ginko biloba?) Maybe if
I could take it I would remember the name of it.
However, it is not good for Lex users to take that
either. We can take a combo of Vit. B that someone on
this board suggested a few weeks ago to help with
something, i for got what though. I think it’s a safe
thing to either check with your Doc. or a Pharm.
before adding anykind of supplements to our med.
routine. This includes cold medications, alergy,
anything new.
ak