Posted by danf on June 21, 2000, at 17:44:32
Eating & anxiety.
Has anyone else experienced this ?
On no sedatives, ht 5' 11", 180#
For several yrs while depressed & before treatment started, I developed the Sx of becomming quite sleepy shortly after eating. Most of the time it was the evening meal. It was so bad that I would go to sleep sitting up in a restaurant chair with full activity around me. This has continued to some extent & responds to light meals. It is not as bad but still present.
After starting tx with zoloft ( 100mg for nine months ) it changed to a catacolamine effect after eating. For about 2 hrs after a meal, I have increased tremour, nervousness, poor coordination, elevated BP to range of 160/100 HR to 100 or so. After a couple of hrs things settle back down. It happens every time. It it minimally affected by a full dose of Inderal that has otherwise controlled the shakes & BP /HR lability.
This has also happened on celexa 20mg /day.
On both zoloft & celexa, the startup side effects were rough with zero appetite & loss of wt ( about 10 # ) for first 3 wks or so.
Anyone else had or seen this ? any suggestions for control ?
poster:danf
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