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  1. Any advice please?

    Hi all

    I'm currently on Duloxetine and am thinking to ask my psychiatrist to switch me to Escitalopram. In the past, I've been on Citalopram and Fluoxetine - they ....

  2. sweating with antidepressant

    hi! I live in Paris:

    I used to take an antidepressant SEROPLEX ( escitalopram) . I have been sweating excessively for 3 months, very difficult to ....

  3. I have been on Cipralex for 24 days..I have been experie...

    I have been on Cipralex for 24 days..I have been experiencing a fair amount of adverse effects:

    1. nausea

    2.Night sweats

    3.Night terrors ( or very vivid horrible ....

  4. My experience was that it takes about 3/4 weeks for Cipr...

    My experience was that it takes about 3/4 weeks for Cipralex to fully kick in with its benefits. I too had various side effects including palpitations. Eventually ....

  5. Hi i have been on cipralex for 3 weeks now first few day...

    Hi i have been on cipralex for 3 weeks now first few days i felt sick but the panic has decreased, unfortantly last night i started getting heart palpitations!! ....

  6. cipralex

    hi there i have sufferd with deperesion on and of for twenty three years some times i have lived anomal life other times it feals like iam not in control of my ....

  7. New to Escitalopram - please advise me

    Hi,

    I am very nervous about taking anti-depressants. I have suffered with depression since I was a child and tried anti depressants when I suffered from panic ....

  8. Mood suppresant?

    I've been on cipralex (escitalopram) for about eight months now and am beginning to wonder about its effectiveness. Not regarding my depression because that has ....

  9. stomach problems

    i have been prescribed escitalopram a few times now but this time i have been suffering with terrible wind in my tummy ,i know this sounds awful but keep on belching ....

  10. Mouth dryness

    Has anybody experienced mouth dryness with this drug? I feel thirsty all the time.

  11. any good for anxiety

    Hi All,

    I started this med 10mg for 2 weeks and now 4 days in on 20mg I have tried a lot of different anti dep and was on venlafaxine before this one, but ....

  12. Cipralex has changed my life. It has brought out the ver...

    Cipralex has changed my life. It has brought out the very best in me - amusing, kind, positive and creative and suppressed the nervy, iritable behaviour that spoilt ....

  13. For PMDD - concerned about side effects & Epilepsy

    Hi There

    I have been prescribed escitalopram to treat PMDD (severe pre-menstrual disorder) after feeling dreadfully depressed, lifeless & morbid during the ....

  14. It changed my life

    My story:

    I was depressed for 3 years after I broke my foot, had surgeries, bu nothing ever fixed it. I was a black belt in taekwondo, was going to compete in ....

  15. Stopping Escitalopram

    I've been taking escitalopram for 1 year, I was told by my GP that I would only be on it for few months. I only take 5mg every day and I feel good at the moment ....

  16. Mixed feelings about Cipralex - alcohol/weight gain

    I have been on Cipralex for approx 3 years. I stared on 10mg, went up to 20mg for 2 years - now am just about to stop on 5mg every 4 days ( yes i HAD to do it that ....

  17. Cipralex, cant live with it, cant live without it

    I have been on Cipralex 20mg for 2 years now and i was prescribed the drug for depression, anxiety/panic attacks. I started on 5mg which was too higher dose for ....

  18. Ciplarex and Pmdd.

    I have been living with Pmdd all my life and recently reached a crisis point and decided that i no longer wanted to live like this. I was prescribed prozac at first ....

  19. Doctor put me straight onto 20MG

    My doctor has recently put me on 20mg of escitalopram and in last 7 days have felt confused, dizzy, shaking and generally felt awful. I have gone back to him and ....

  20. SLEEPING. PLEASE HELP?

    sad i HAVE BEEN ON 5MGS OF ESCILATOPRAM TABLET FOR 7DAYS smile ,THEN WENT ON 100MGS AND HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS FOR 9DAYS.ON THE 5MGS I SLEPT WELL AT NITE.

    BUT THE ....

  21. stopping escitalopram

    I have been taking escitalopram for over two years they were prescribed for severe panic attacks, i feel i got my life back while taking this drug, but have recently ....

  22. weight gain

    Ive taken escitalopram for a about 4 years now and my weight has rocketed. I hate the sight of myself now and this is in fact causing me to feel as depressed as ....

  23. Weight gain

    I've been taken escitalopram for 2 years and was shocked to put on over 2 stones in weight !!

    This is now becoming an issue for me and therefore decided to come ....

  24. After 6 months: very good but not quite

    I am 41 and was on escitalopram for 6 monts. The GP gave it to me because I was depressed and very irritable and not being able to speep properly. The pills function ....

  25. Escitalopram/Cipralex

    I've been on these for years, but i'd say although they helped with my mild depression! they have certainly given me problems elsewhere, Almost a marriage breaker, ....

  26. cipralex(escitalopram)

    i was diagnosed with G.A.D aprox 2 years ago im on 20mg of cipralax it does work but for the past few months my girlfriend has noticed a high weight gain in me normally ....

  27. Escitalopram - My Experiences

    I have been on Cipralex for 2.5 years now, and I believe they have been a very good control for my anxiety and general well-being. Mine were prescribed as an alternative ....

  28. Prescribed 20mg Esertia to start the course of trea

    I am living in spain and for the first time in my life i thought i would tell the Dr i was feeling down and see what she recomended. She told me that as it wasnt ....

  29. Started taking it 2 weeks ago

    Hello everyone,

    I have had trouble with depression on and off my whole life, I had a troubled life in my teenage years - nothing awful, just family divorce and ....

  30. just started

    taking cipralex today 10mg feel spaced and anxous would have thought it would get into your system so fast was on prozac 4 weeks last one sunday doc said ok to start ....

  31. PANIC

    Hi, I've been on Escitalopram 10mg for 4 weeks now for severe anxiety and panic attacks. The first 2 weeks i had bad side effects. By the third week i started to ....

  32. Improvement and then it vanishes

    I am new to depression /mental health problems, but for last year have experienced anxiety issues which worsened and turned into depression beginning of Nov. I think ....

  33. 17 year old on 5mg a day-could do with some advice.

    ive been on cipralex 5mg for about 4 weeks now.i think i was given the lower dose because of my age. im only 17 and feel like since ive started taking the medication ....

  34. weight loss

    I have lost over a stone since starting this medication !

  35. Hi all, thanks for your comments and experiences with ci...

    Hi all, thanks for your comments and experiences with ciprolax. I hope that you can help me with the dilemma that I’m facing. In March 06 I met and fell in love ....

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