Help! I started tapering off my SSRI (Lexapro) in February of 2008. After a failed attempt, I was forced to reinstate the medication at a low dose and tapered (extremely slowly) until April of 2009. Despite this, I experienced horrible withdrawal symptoms throughout the entire process (you name it, I experienced it) and have yet to find relief. My biggest issues are physical withdrawal symptoms including, but not limited to; short term memory loss, difficulty recalling words, cognitive inflexibility, trouble processing information, confusion, headache (I have heard it described as "head pressure" which is probably more accurate), sore throat, tingling sensations in my face, lower back pain, heartburn, and CNS sensitivity.
I have spoken to several medical professional, including a psychiatrist and they all claim to have never seen withdrawals that last this long. I should mention however, that I was on Lexparo for about 5 years and for approximately 2 of those years I was on a 40mg dose:( I do believe that the dosage strength and duration of exposure play a significant role in length and severity of withdrawals.
I would just like to know if there is anyone else out there that is experiencing this or has in the past and could offer any advice or words of encouragement? Thanks!
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this is only an example of the side effects of newer antidepressants:Akarin (citalopram)
Apo-Sertral (sertraline)
Aropax (paroxetine)
Asentra (sertraline)
Celexa (citalopram)
Cipralex (escitalopram)
Cipram (citalopram)
Cipramil (citalopram)
Citopam (citalopram)
Deroxat (paroxetine)
Dumyrox (fluvoxamine)
Eufor (fluoxetine)
Faverin (fluvoxamine)
Floxyfral (fluvoxamine)
Fluctine (fluoxetine)
Fluocim (fluoxetine)
Fluox (fluoxetine)
Fluvox (fluvoxamine)
Gladem (sertraline)
Ladose (fluoxetine)
Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate)
Lovan (fluoxetine)
Lustral (sertraline)
Luvox (fluvoxamine)
Paroxat (paroxetine)
Paxil (paroxetine)
Pexeva (paroxetine)
Prisdal (citalopram)
Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Psiquial (fluoxetine)
Sarafem (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Sercerin (sertraline)
Serlift (sertraline)
Seroplex (escitalopram)
Seroplexa (escitalopram)
Seropram (paroxetine)
Seroxat (paroxetine)
Sipralexa (escitalopram)
Tolrest (sertraline)
Veritina (fluoxetine)
Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
Xydep (sertraline)
AND THESE ARE THE SIDE EFFECT'S:
Abnormal bleeding or
bruising
Abnormal thoughts
Agitation
Akathisia (severe
restlessness)
Anxiety
Black and tarry stools
Blisters
Blood in stools
Bloody vomit
Blurred or changes in vision
Burning or tingling in the
hands, arms, feet, or legs
Burping
Changes in ability to taste
food
Changes in sexual desire or
ability
Chest pain
Coma
Confusion
Constipation
Cough
Dark colored urine
Delusions
Diarrhea
Difficult, frequent, or
painful urination
Difficulty breathing or
swallowing
Difficulty concentrating
Dizziness or faintness
Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Emotional numbing
Enlarged pupils (black
circles in the middle of
the eyes)
Eye pain or redness
Fast, pounding, or irregular
heartbeat
Fever
Flu-like symptoms
Flushing
Forgetfulness
Gas or bloating
Hallucinations
Headache
Heart attacks
Heartburn
Hives
Hoarseness
Hostility
Hot flashes or flushing
Hypomania (abnormal
excitement)
Impotence
Increased appetite
Increased sweating
Indigestion
Insomnia
Itching
Joint pain
Loss of appetite
Lump or tightness in throat
Mania
Memory lapses
Mood swings
Muscle weakness or
tightness
Nausea
Nervousness
Neuroleptic Malignant
Syndrome*
Nightmares
Numbness in your hands,
feet, arms, or legs
Pain in the back, muscles,
joints, or anywhere in the
body
Pain in the upper right part
of the stomach
Painful erection that lasts
for hours
Painful or irregular
menstruation
Panic attacks
Paranoia
Problems with coordination
Problems with teeth
Psychotic episodes
Rash
Restlessness
Ringing in the ears
Runny nose
Seizures
Sensitivity to light
Sexual dysfunction
Slow or difficult speech
Small purple spots on
the skin
Sneezing
Sore throat, fever, chills,
and other signs of
infection
Stomach pain
Sudden muscle twitching
or jerking that can’t be
controlled
Sudden upset stomach
Suicidal thoughts or
behavior
Swelling of the eyes, face,
lips, tongue, throat, hands,
arms, feet, ankles, or
lower legs
Swelling, itching, burning,
or infection in the vagina
Tightness in hands and feet
Twitching
Uncontrollable shaking of a
part of the body
Violent behavior
Vomiting
Vomiting material that
looks like coffee grounds
Weakness or numbness of
an arm or leg
Weakness or tiredness
Weight gain
Weight loss
Withdrawal symptoms
include deeper depression
Yellowing of the skin
or eyes.
what do you think about this?
ebook's name
*the side effects of
common psychiatric drugs
writing letters?
haven't you heard of copy-paste?
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