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Originally Posted by Mechelle poling  I have been off lex 5 mg for over 2 months. Most of what I would call side effects are over and withdrawal as well after stopping abruptly due to a adverse reaction. What I am dealing with now is the damage what I believe lexapro left in my body. My menstrual cycle completely stopped when I ingested lex, and has yet to revised - the hot flashes the first month of stopping lex were de habilitating - 40 a day. Now I am managing life with about 15 a day. Still at night it is horrible. Also am with a Hematologist due to the too many red blood cells my body is making that I never had before lexapro. Mind you, I was only on this monster for 3 weeks. Lexapro without hesitation is a very serious drug that the manufacture of it refuse to print the hidden dangers of. Forget a lawsuit because the courts are going to be ruling for any drug with pre approval from the FDA will not be eligible for any litigations and be tossed out of courts in the USA. If I were taking lexapro and ran into this forum, I would call my doctor immediately and begin to be taken off this drug. If your depressed clinically then perhaps one of the older anti depressants such as paxil or zoloft there has been sufficient clinical trials and studies on those drugs and therefore offer more of a precise understanding what dangers can be associated with those drugs unlike lexapro in which from my research shows significant reasons to discontinue. Remember it use to take anti depressant medication 4 to 6 weeks to work, stop and think...any drug like lexapro that has you feeling " better in a week" is surging the brain with seratonin off the rector scale, this is what likely causes all of the brain zapping, the changes in the adrenal and pituitary function in the brain...once these glands become imbalanced the body will make adjustments, this is for all the horrible side effects, adverse reactions and withdrawal once stopping or decreasing this drug. If I knew today what I have discovered about this drug I would have never elected to have ingested it for mild situational depression. I never believed in these kind of drugs unless a person was truly "clinically" depressed and could not function. I do not take any type of medication for anxiety or depression now and am getting trough my blue or low feeling simply by avoiding sugar, exercise, and prayer and meditation. I am pulling myself out and up on my own but am now dealing with the sudden menopause and changes in my blood which is making my blood too thick ( very dangerous). Hopefully these things will change back - but I know lexapro caused these changes. All my blood labs were normal before lexapro and I was having a normal menstrual cycle every 28 days like clock work. I can't imagine what damage this drug would have done had I been on it more than 3 weeks. To anyone with concern of this drug, listen to your gut...call your doctor and get off it yesterday! Best to All, M.P |
Hello Michelle,
I've been off 2.5 mg for 3 months now... while I was taking it, my menstrual cycle stopped completely ( I am 30 years old). When I started to wean off, it gradually resumed its function, but it's not 100% back to normal yet.
It's due to the drugs and I don't think ( I hope and pray!) it's permanent. I think we will gradually all recover, with God's help, of course, and provided we stay off the drugs long enough.
It;s my understanding that you took Lex for 5 weeks only, but 3 weeks is enough to cause damage to your brain. Now all we have to do it wait and pray to God.
It hit me yesterday that my grandma who passed away due to stroke, after she had it the very first time had exactly the same symptoms I have now. SHe used to complain of ''bzzz in my head'', hands going numb, lack of sleep and feeling sad and blue for no reason. Interesting, hey?