Obiously somthing is wrong, most people become tierd for the first week or so as the brain adjust to the new chemical.*simalar to a low dose of valium*. What your daughter has happens to a decent amount of people as lexapro is one of the fastest acting and strongest ssri's out there. What you did by taking her off the drug is the best thing you can do right now, until you find a better doctor. Although i strongly reccomend a psychiatryst trained in this area. You would not go to a cancer doctor for a toothache.
Post Edited (manic depressive) : 2/16/2007 1:35:41 PM (GMT-7)
I don't know the syptoms pretty much sum it up - aside from the coma and death part... today is the first day she seems back to normal - she has been to week to do anythiung for three days! she said she felt in a zombie state....these drugs are scary stuff! and I have yet to read about someone who took them - got better and got off of them.....
Symptoms: euphoria, drowsiness, sustained rapid eye movement, overreaction of the reflexes, rapid muscle contraction and relaxation in the ankle causing abnormal movements of the foot, clumsiness, restlessness, feeling drunk and dizzy, muscle contraction and relaxation in the jaw, sweating, intoxication, muscle twitching, rigidity, high body temperature, mental status changes were frequent (including confusion and hypomania - a "happy drunk" state), shivering, diarrhea, loss of consciousness and death.
The medicine was not for your daughter, but it does help alot of people.
Your docter is the person at fault. I can understand being a concerned mother about these afful side effects and you did th right thing by ceasing use. If she still has depression though it should be addressed, talk therapy is great if there is an actual problem not just a chemical issue. Buspar has helped alot of people who respond badly the SSRI drug class, basically it stimulates the neuron to make serotonin instead of blocking it from being re-absorbed.
Bottom line to restate; in my opinion i think you should find a good psychiatryst to address both the tramatic events that shes been through as well as possible safe drug treatments.
You need to know there is a chance she is bipolar. SSRI's triggar manic episodes in bipolar disorder cases. When you say bouncing off the walls it could have been triggard from the lexapro. I took it for 7 days at 20mg and did not sleep more then 5 hours in 4 days after i discountined it. Make sure you tell your psyc. or therapyst all the behaviorial issues including the hyperness. Unless you simply mean shes happy that your going to see another docter, then id consider everything.
I am a mom who has dealt with my own depression and the depression of both of my teenagers. I am living proof that depression can run in families and although one always needs to be careful with meds they are very helpful when used correctly.
I want to commend you for following your instincts about your daughter. I have also encountered doctors who prescribe multiple measures and you are quite correct that you will not know what works if you start both things at the same time. You will always know your daughter better than the doctor and when you know something is wrong, follow your instincts and your heart.
Post Edited (ejbabe) : 6/13/2007 3:14:47 PM (GMT-6)
Please check out the Pffifer Treatment Center, www.hriptc.org in IL. They have helped many people
with chemical imbalances. I think this would be a much better alternative than lexipro.
Reason for edit:
I have corrected the web address so that it will now work as a link. (There was a comma at the end of the link which was stopping it working). Darren
Post Edited By Moderator (djdaz_1985) : 9/24/2007 4:46:03 AM (GMT-6)
