ginger
10-02-2009, 07:51 PM
I was prescribed Lexapro(5mg for 7 days, then 10mg after that) Wednesday for Generalized Anxiety Disorder/social anxiety . Tonight will be my 3rd dose and I am terrified to take it.
The first night I had euphoria and mania, laughing out loud when nothing was funny. I had a loud ringing in my ear and was anxious. The insomnia was so bad I slept only 1 hour(i have no history of insomnia) Morning time I had headache and nausea. I called the doctor and asked him if this was a bad reaction and if I should continue taking the medicine. He said to continue the side effects will decrease.
The second night was worse. Instead of mania I had a lot of anger. I had thoughts such as I hate my anxious brain. I Hating myself for being an anxious person. I think if I would have been around people I would have been in a very irritable state. The ringing in my ears was worse than the first night. I had a panic attack. I felt electrical pulses in my head and I thought I was going to die---go braindead. In the morning I had a pounding headache and bad depression. I sat in bed all day looking around my room (literally sat, cant read because I cant concentrate) and I was too brain dead to watch tv. My body was aching and I was naesous. When I realized that I should call my doctors office and report my new side effects it was after 5pm and doctor is out.
Are these normal side effects or is this a bad reaction?
I don't know if I should take my 3rd dose. I want to listen to my body/mind, my body is telling me No.. this just doesnt feel right.
But 1st night doctor told me to stick with it, and I have previously tried to take zoloft and failed for the same reasons. I don't want to fail again, I want to get better.
The first night I had euphoria and mania, laughing out loud when nothing was funny. I had a loud ringing in my ear and was anxious. The insomnia was so bad I slept only 1 hour(i have no history of insomnia) Morning time I had headache and nausea. I called the doctor and asked him if this was a bad reaction and if I should continue taking the medicine. He said to continue the side effects will decrease.
The second night was worse. Instead of mania I had a lot of anger. I had thoughts such as I hate my anxious brain. I Hating myself for being an anxious person. I think if I would have been around people I would have been in a very irritable state. The ringing in my ears was worse than the first night. I had a panic attack. I felt electrical pulses in my head and I thought I was going to die---go braindead. In the morning I had a pounding headache and bad depression. I sat in bed all day looking around my room (literally sat, cant read because I cant concentrate) and I was too brain dead to watch tv. My body was aching and I was naesous. When I realized that I should call my doctors office and report my new side effects it was after 5pm and doctor is out.
Are these normal side effects or is this a bad reaction?
I don't know if I should take my 3rd dose. I want to listen to my body/mind, my body is telling me No.. this just doesnt feel right.
But 1st night doctor told me to stick with it, and I have previously tried to take zoloft and failed for the same reasons. I don't want to fail again, I want to get better.