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10-26-2009, 02:12 AM
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Is anyone on Lexapro!
I just started taking Lexapro. Two hours after taking it I started with a flair. THe second day it was not as bad but I still was hurting. Could it be the Lexapro? Thanks
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10-26-2009, 03:12 AM
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ICN Staff
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Junction City, Oregon, USA
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That's one I haven't taken so I don't know for sure. I think it would be a good idea to ask your doctor.
Donna
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10-26-2009, 06:37 AM
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Support Leader
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Louisiana
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It did not make me flare but the first time I tried it, I had an anxiety attack... The dr wanted me to try it again a few months later and this time it made me have flu like symptoms.. But we are ALL different and that was just my experience..So now since I am SO sensitive to meds we are going to try Prozac but in a small liquid form..
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ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!
Link to Patient Handbook:
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Diet Reference Sheet:
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Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring
Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
Dx With IC in Nov 2006 with Hydro/Cysto
Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.
Other Dxs-Vulvodynia,Fibro, Endo, IBS, HPV, Migraines, Spastic Colon, Mild Dysplasia.
ICN Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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10-26-2009, 08:47 AM
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Location: SF Bay Area/East Bay
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Lexapro works for serious anxiety, but it seems to have metabolic side-effects for many who take it. It can make you very sleepy and it seems to encourage weight-gain in some people. I've also taken celexa and it made me really ill.
I found Prozac to be a very neutral drug with no side-effects and great benefits.
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10-26-2009, 10:52 AM
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ICN Member
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Eastern USA
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I have been on Lexapro for about 6 years and it actually helped my IC (and my depression/anxiety), but I have read others say it made their IC symptoms worse.
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Diagnosed August 2001
Current IC meds: Elmiron (since 2001), Levaquin (one pill after intercourse to prevent UTIs), Lexapro (since 2003 for depression & anxiety, but also helps my IC)
Past IC meds: Amitriptyline (Elavil), Hydroxyzine (Vistaril), Detrol LA (They all helped, but I was able to discontinue them.)
My IC story: http://www.ic-network.com/patientstories/kim.html It's very outdated now. I've been virtually symptom free and able to eat & drink whatever I'd like for several years now.
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10-26-2009, 11:28 AM
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I am very meds sensitive too. I have never been on Lexapro .Go on the web looking for ingredients in Lexapro. i had to come off Nexium and Fosamax because they have citiric acid in them as preservatives!!!
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