Has anyone experienced heart palpitations after taking Lexapro? I developed palpitations soon after?

alpha23; Yes this sure could have started off from the Lexapro but no way should it go on for 3 months from one table. You should really just make sure with you GP doctor anxiety or whatever it can show up in many different ways but please get it check out

Hi, alpha! Palpitations CAN be a rare side effect of Lexapro, but Lexapro's half life would have it cleared from your system within a week at the most.
If you're sure it's not due to anxiety you might consider contacting your doctor for a diagnostic work-up.
Best regards and I hope you feel better soon. Wildcat

I know from my own experience while taking Lexapro that it does in fact cause palpitations even several months after I stopped taking it. I did notice that candy including chocolate and caffeine products also contribute to the palpitations. I don't know if you use these products but if so, try to lessen the intake and see if you notice a difference. If you have anxiety, that too will cause palpitations. It certainly can't hurt to talk to your Dr about this. Good luck.

I quit taking lexapro about 3 months due to it causing palpitations. I am still having palpitations but they have calmed down quite a bit. I know these palpitations aren't from anxiety but how long will these last? Has anyone stopped having them completely?

I got on Lexapro due to having palpitations daily and five days later I woke up from the most intense heart racing panic attack. I was up to 175 and the feeling with it was super intense, I had attack after attack (smaller ones) for about 4.5 hrs. This is the second time recently I tried Lexapro and I just can’t take it so I am now trying Zoloft. Just looking for some relief.

I had been having issues with palpitations which I believe was due to diet. I saw the doctor about the palpitations to check out other potential causes. In addition to running a bunch of tests, she prescribed Lexapro for potential anxiety as a cause. There was a week's delay in getting the medication, at which time I changed my diet and the palpitations ceased. Then I started taking the Lexapro. I've only been on 10mg once a day, for four days and the palpitations started again. Didn't think it was related as I had started a new food plan, and thought this was the cause. Two days into taking Lexapro, I had skipped heart beats again. Yesterday, I had skipped beats for two hours, and had the sensation of feeling nervous, jittery; I knew it wasn't the lectin free diet I was on. I also experienced skipped beats during the night, which was unusual for me. So glad I decided to google if anyone else was experiencing this. I'm discontinuing Lexapro today.

I took Lexapro for 4 weeks at 5 mg. After two weeks I developed a premature heartbeat (assuming this is the same as a palpitation). I got off the medicine about 2 weeks later. The palpitations were less intense and less frequent after quitting, but were still there. I'm now 4 months off of the drug and still have 4 - 8 events a day. I've worn a 30 day heart monitor and they diagnosed it as a benign arrhythmia. I never had that before taking the drug so I think it is a fair conclusion to say this is all a result from the drug. They now want to put me on a Beta Blocker which I really don't want to do. Just curious if anybody else was told to try a Beta Blocker and if it worked? For those that had it resolve on its own did you do anything special to help it go away?

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