Lexapro Warnings Like many , Lexapro carries a black-box warning because of an increased risk of suicide. There are also drugs that initially cause weight loss and then lead to weight gain with long-term use. If you have taken any of these medicines you will need to wait 14 days before you start taking Escitalopram. The process escitalopram performs is yet not completely recognized. There are many factors that can lead to weight gain.
Side effects: I gained a few pounds. I would have liked to find Lexapro Many years ago. Dosage and Administration Administration Escitalopram oxalate is administered orally once daily, in the morning or evening, without regard to meals. Comments: At 15mg patient is able to feel emotions and manage minimal depressive symptoms while undergoing accompanying psychotherapy treatment. Insomnia has decreased after 4 months of treatment though patient still finds it difficult not to wake periodically during the night. It evened out my moods so that I was less tempermental.
I just needed a little boost because my body was not responding to the hormone therapy like it should. I injoyed these, and felt they were part of my personality. Nevertheless, the manufacturers recommend that the usefulness of escitalopram be reevaluated periodically in patients receiving long-term therapy. Side effects: If I missed taking a dose, I would feel a bit lightheaded, dizzy or have a headache. Comments: I began taking Lexapro for 6 weeks. Digoxin Pharmacokinetic interaction unlikely based on studies with racemic citalopram. I had to take it at the same time every night.
Because this drug can decrease sodium levels, seniors may be at even higher risk for low sodium levels. Other medicines and Escitalopram Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. It occurs when your levels of a natural brain chemical called serotonin are dangerously high. Do not change the dose of your medicine without talking to your doctor first. Overall, I have had minimal side effects. It was almost as if thinking negatively became impossible.
This medicine is for you. However, for long term use I prefer to take 15 mg just once per day at night. By then I was in such a state that I could barely write. If your doctor has prescribed Escitalopram for a patient under 18 and you want to discuss this, please go back to your doctor. For more specific information, consult with your doctor or local pharmacist for guidance based on your health status and current medications, particularly before taking any action. Some neonates exposed to serotonergic antidepressants e.
Lexapro can also cause health problems for babies shortly after birth, particularly when women take the drug during the last few months of their pregnancy. The medication neutralized these feelings. Reducing with a combination of tablets and liquid If you are taking, for example, 15mg, and want to decrease by 10% 1. I haven't had any more anxiety attacks and Lexapro has helped me. Was a slim, 6 foot 2, 160 pounds when began taking the drug.
It may explain why I have been unable to withdraw from Lexapro currently at 3 mgs liquid per day. Do not stop taking Lexapro abruptly, severe withdrawal symptoms may occur. For more specific information, consult with your doctor or local pharmacist for guidance based on your health status and current medications. Escitalopram is also available as an oral solution. Tablets can be broken into equal halves.
Speak to your personal doctor for medical guidance regarding side effects. Once my body adjusted to the drug, I felt like it took the edge off irritability and made me feel like my old self. If you experience this, contact your doctor. You could have more side effects. In clinical trials, researchers have tight control over how side effects are reported and can determine whether they are likely related to the drug or not. In just the two months of being on Lexapro, I went up to 130. These thoughts can be associated with your condition and also with your treatment particularly when the treatment is first started.
He or she will lower your dose slowly to prevent these withdrawal side effects. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Families and caregivers of patients being treated with antidepressants for major depressive disorder or other indications, both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric, also should be advised to monitor patients on a daily basis for the emergence of agitation, irritability, or unusual changes in behavior as well as the emergence of suicidality, and to report such symptoms immediately to a health-care provider. This medication was so toxic to me that if I had not realized what it was doing to me, I might have even taken my own life. Lexapro may also cause blurred vision. The most common side effects with Lexapro are headache, drowsiness, insomnia, and nausea.