Posted by Mariposa on January 5, 2004, at 23:43:41
In reply to Re: Lexapro side effects - Average time frame?, posted by Benny on January 5, 2004, at 21:11:52
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> Appreciate the response. I have had quite a few of the side effects listed in the 'brochure'; some more irritating than others. Nausea and vomiting, vivid nightmares, lethargy/fatigue, fever followed by chills, nervousness/panic, headache in frontal lobe region, inability to concentrate or focus, diahorrea, heat or cold intollerance, constant yawning and jaw shaking, extremely thirsty coupled with consant urination.
> I sound like such a whiner, but dat's da score right now. If these side effects can ease or dissapear and a beneficial response emergesometime soon, then I will be glad to stick it out. I suspect 3-4 weeks may be more realistic for me in this regard but it is reassuring to know someone else found it rather tricky for a few weeks before S/E tolerance developed.
>Might you consider cutting back to 5mg? That might make the initial se's more tolerable. I started @5mg and I had just about all the se's. I was so sick I couldn't get out of bed the whole second week and had to call in sick to work. The se's tapered off and pretty much gone 4th week. Then I got much worse depression and anxiety, doc upped dose to 10mg. Wasn't until 9th week befor I felt *better*.
It took a while BUT IT IS WORTH IT. Hang in there!~~~8|8
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