Posted by Dinah on December 12, 2003, at 15:58:27
In reply to Withdrawal Symptoms from Lexapro and Birth Control, posted by GG on December 12, 2003, at 15:13:25
Originally posted by GG 12/12/03
> I suffer from panic attacks and was taking 75mg of Effexor for a couple months and first felt a bit better, slightly jittery and still had feelings of possible panic. I increased to 150mg of Effexor and it helped my panic attacks but I was very jittery, nervous and oddly enough enjoyed drinking wine more. I was sweating alot more and was very hyper to the point my friends/family noticed. I decided to go on 10mg Lexapro, which has been wonderful. Only thing I didn't like was I felt a bit slower in my motivation and I seemed to gain 5 pounds in the first couple weeks!
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> I've been thinking of having a baby and decide to go off birth control (ortho/novum7/7/7 which I took for 17 years!, I'm 32 now) and also quit taking Lexapro. It's been a full week now and I am nausous,and tired and still bloated as well as having a massive headache and muscle stiffness/pain in the base of my skull and neck. As well as a headache now. It comes in waves of intensity throughout the day. I've experienced withdrawal from other antidepressants but this seems to be lasting longer and more painful.
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> Not sure if the neck/head pain is from stopping birth control or Lexapro.
> Just thought I'd share this with other who may be going through it too.
> Any advice as to what my body is doing and if it is normal? Any remedies would be appreciated too!
> Thanks!
poster:Dinah
thread:289185
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