Lexapro and its side effects

[dragonfly4u]

I was recently diagnosed with depression and was prescribed Lexapro 20mg.  As soon as I took the first pill, I felt very tired and took a two hours nap.  I woke up and felt very dizzy and nauseous.  My heart was pounding and felt like someone put my entire body in icy water I got the chills I never experienced before.   I started vomiting and felt very sick and went to ER.  They injected Zofran (by my request to stop nausea and vomiting) and ativan.  I continued on Zofran and stopped taking Lexapro completely despite my doctor's order who said he didn't think my condition was due to Lexapro.  He said to start taking half dose in a few days when my condition got better.  However, a week later today I am much better and don't want to risk taking any anti-deppressants.  
I am going to see a psychatrist in a few days but don't want to take the medicines if he prescribes.  What should I do?  Am I right? I am terrified to try any new meds now and don't want to feel the same again in my life.

[dani61100]

I gradually worked my way up to 20mg Lexapro. So the 1st week 5mg 2nd and 3rd wk 10mg etc.
I feel much better. I got through the bad side effects and now all I have are headaches on and off.
I sweat easily too. Since I feel better on this med, I'll put up with these side effects. They are nothing
compared to how I felt before. You owe it to yourself to feel better. I hope in time you will. Either on
Ad's or  natural way.  God Bless and Good Luck!!!

[booda528]

i started  takein citalopram  and that to really is messin me up i only started takein it on sataday    but  god the side affecs are nasty   i feel  sick dizzy   i got bad tummy  my head feels like its burning my head hurts so mutch bad bad headake.
get shakey  loads of things happen all i do is lie on my bed  our go to my girl freinds huse and lie on her bed allday   just makes me feel druged makes me feel really ill   but ppl says it makes u feel crappy for a bit its got to the point wheir i am so so sick of pannick attacks  that  i wanna fight against them   i get so worked up before i take a tablet  cause i know what its gunna make me feel like.  has any of u ever heard of   citalpram? and how long do u feel really really crappy for?

[Trizmommy]

I started on lexapro a month ago, 10mg and I was sick and drugged feeling for the first couple of weeks.  But it went away and now im seeing a major decrease in my anxiety/depression.  Could it have been too much for you to begin?  I've heard good and bad things about this drug.  The bad things seem to only last a little while though.  I sure am glad i stuck it out.  But tostressed is right, different people work differently.  Good luck, God bless, and I hope you find relief soon, it's a gift.

[tostressed]

I had a bad reaction to lexapro and took the pill for 3 1/2 weeks before realizing it was the meds. I had burning feeling in my head on and off all day everyday. Nausea, heart flutters. Basically my anxiety was heightened taking it. I stopped cold turkey and gradually got better. I still wasn't myself so I opted to try other AD's. Same thing happen. I am unable to take any AD's. You have every right to not want to take anymore meds, so if the psychiatrist tries to give you some tell her you are not interested in the meds and try it naturally. Daily vitamins, omega fish oil, exercise. There are a lot of different things you can try. I know from my experience, that I was not depressed, so trying new AD"S was pointless for me, but if you do have depression I would suggest trying some other meds.  I know it's scary. After my lexapro experience, I never wanted to feel that way again. It was horrible, but at that time in my life I wasn't sure what was going on with me yet. So I was willing to try more. Just know that the AD's can not kill you. Only make you miserable for the duration of the time it is in your system. Who know another drug might help you. Some people it takes a few tries before they find the right fit. Good luck to you, and I hope you feel better.

Oh yeah, my mom takes lexapro and so does my sister and it worked wonders for them. Go figure it wouldn't work for me.