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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Posts: 160
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why is my head pounding, how can i stop it?
hi all,
i'm on day 5 of lexapro, starting at a tiny dose of 2.5mgs but even still have incredible fatigue. what's worse is my head is pounding like it hasn't in months today. yesterday i maybe got a tad warm on a walk, and also spent two hours working on a spreadsheet for work, but was good about resting the rest of the day.
my resting heart rate is maybe a little fast 80/min...it's possible i had too much caffeine b/c it got worse after half a cup of weak green tea...
and of course i'm trying not to worry about list of symptoms that are cause for concern w/ lexapro (plus i take 15mgs amatryptaline, which you're not supposed to mix w/ SSRI's but my psychiastrist said no problem at this tiny dosage.
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.
Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.
Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.
"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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