Posted by blkvettes on June 10, 2003, at 0:40:38
In reply to Re: New to Lexapro, posted by sme on June 9, 2003, at 23:06:31
> I'm so glad I found this site! The relief I feel is tremendous. I take Lexapro....
> #1 - I sweat more than a cold beer in a hot room every night. Soaked!!! Every one was telling me I was going through premature menapause. I'm only 31.
> #2 - I do have the tremors but not as bad as with the celexa.
> #3 - The first few weeks, I felt like I was jumping out of my skin. Seriously hyper!
> #4 - short term memory pretty poor.
> #5 - I itch so bad! My legs and arms the most. I get little bumpy hives. Its so bad I'm scarring my legs from scratching all the time. I think I will start an antihistamine like benadryl to help it. Hopefully it will work.
> #6 - Sleep. I don't sleep well. It's very difficult to fall asleep because my legs are restless and sweating profusely at night is probably not helping.
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> Although all of this may seem a bit much, it's actually the best tolerated effects that I have ever experienced than from any other med I have taken. I took Prozac - I wanted to kill people and jump in front of moving vehicles. I took Paxil - I gained 30 pounds and was still depressed. I took Effexor - Panic attacks about every 3 minutes. I took serezone - spoke and walked like a drunkard. My eyes would shaked back and forth in my head, so my vision was also blurred. I tried Remeron - a bad day at work would be a vacation than to deal with me.
> I take .50 mgs of xanax to help me sleep at night. It takes the edge off, but it does not gaurantee a good night sleep by no means. Good luck with all of you, and if any one has any suggestions to help the side effects, please let me know! Thanks
Hi there, welcome to the board!!! Sorry you have had no luck with other meds. The sweating usually goes away after awhile. Dont know what your taking meds for, but if its for anxiety the tremors could be from that. Very hyper huh, as in bad anxiety. That should pass after awhile. I had problems with itchy legs. Have you tried an anti itch cream or maybe a doctor can give you something stronger. Sleep should get better after awhile. I sometimes take real hot bath before sleep and it really helps. Also hot tea helps some people. Always check with your doc about the side effects!!! Good luck and welcome!!!
WAYNE
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