Posted by KimberlyDi on October 10, 2003, at 7:43:36
In reply to Re: Heart Palpitations, posted by Patient on October 9, 2003, at 11:39:20
Monitor your blood pressure carefully on Effexor. I'm having to discontinue it, reluctantly, because it raised mine to unacceptable levels. I've gone from 300mg a day to 150mg a day. I'm experiencing some withdrawal but no horror stories yet.
KDi in Texas
> I had heart palpitations while taking 20mg Celexa daily. It began a month or two after taking it. It would happen more than once a day, enough to make me take a deep breath feeling that I needed more oxygen. I am now taking 5mg Lexapro daily and only rarely experience this. I've been on Zoloft, Prozac, and Wellbutrin which didn't cause this for me.
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> If you've just started on Effexor XR, then this side effect may diminish after you've been on it for a month. You might also consider switching to another antidepressant if the symptoms continue or worsen. It can be quite a scary experience to have heart palpitations. Try avoiding caffeine, especially coffee and black teas. I still drink these, but found that palpitations were more numerous after ingesting these while on Celexa.
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