Posted by GG on December 12, 2003, at 15:13:25
I suffer from panic attacks and was taking 75mg of Effexor for a couple months and first felt a bit better, slightly jittery and still had feelings of possible panic. I increased to 150mg of Effexor and it helped my panic attacks but I was very jittery, nervous and oddly enough enjoyed drinking wine more. I was sweating alot more and was very hyper to the point my friends/family noticed. I decided to go on 10mg Lexapro, which has been wonderful. Only thing I didn't like was I felt a bit slower in my motivation and I seemed to gain 5 pounds in the first couple weeks!
I've been thinking of having a baby and decide to go off birth control (ortho/novum7/7/7 which I took for 17 years!, I'm 32 now) and also quit taking Lexapro. It's been a full week now and I am nausous,and tired and still bloated as well as having a massive headache and muscle stiffness/pain in the base of my skull and neck. As well as a headache now. It comes in waves of intensity throughout the day. I've experienced withdrawal from other antidepressants but this seems to be lasting longer and more painful.
Not sure if the neck/head pain is from stopping birth control or Lexapro.
Just thought I'd share this with other who may be going through it too.
Any advice as to what my body is doing and if it is normal? Any remedies would be appreciated too!
Thanks!
poster:GG
thread:289156
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