Dear Waves,

I stayed away from web sites about side effects except I started to look for initial side effects and ran across one page of patient general complaints about GI probs and headaches. So I closed the page and then became concerned about my head.

I really don't think I could continue the medicine with parasthesia. I d/c ed Wellbutrin and Xanax because of parasthesia. It's weird to have tingling --especially when I already had a different version of it that I have not gotten straightened out with the docs or my own life style (maybe vits, supplements, yoga??).

If I could get motivated I could figure out how to go to the web site of my insurance company and find out if I can even get Lexapro.
I'll save that for tomorrow. I already made a phone call for today and I have to go to bed.

I'm hoping for the best.
The drug plan I was on was not working.
Lexapro could be what I need.

M.

Hi,

The drug insurance company plan wants prior authorization from the pdoc before they will give me the Lexapro.

If I do decide to stay on the med, I don't want any gaps with paperwork and phone calls. This stinks. He had samples when I saw him but it does not mean that he will have samples when I see him again in 3.5 weeks.

His office will have to take care of this for me.
I guess I will call the pdoc's office at some point and tell them what is going on.

M.

you did really well on calling your insurance company! i totally DESPISE making those types of calls. find them utterly stressful. so good job! that is out of the way. now you know how to go forward.

i am sure your pdoc will be able to take care of you on the authorization, and can keep you in samples in between.

they are probably used to this insurance thing. i poked around some, and i see that other folks have run into this needing-auth bit, because Lexapro is essentially refined Celexa which is available in generic. but it was refined for good reason and with good results. Many folks are side-effect free after they adjust - not the case with Celexa. Your doc knows this, and is scripting Lexapro - i am sure he will fix it for you so you can have the Lexapro if it works out for you.

i really encourage you to give it a good go though, even if it means going to 5mg at first.

~ waves ~

Mari

I believe you can do this. Just keep working through it. I also now
that you are working very hard to continue taking your new medication.

I believe that at one point we had to reduce Devin to a every other
day because we were going to run out for a few days. So that was
what the doctor recommended to get through.

It worked okay for then. But I was careful not to make the mistake
again. Because at that point what had happened. Was the pharmacy
had to order the medicine to come in a couple of days later.

Donna

Hi,

I took Lexapro for 4 days.
Now I have chest pains.
I'm not taking it today.
I will call the pdoc's office in the am.

I'm disappointed.
I'm also veeerrrry anxious right now.


M.

chest pains are not good if you are very stressed that is not good....can you take some extra klonipin?
bizi

The chest pains are caused by the Lexapro.
I'm going to tell the pdoc on Wednesday that I can't take it.
M.

Mari,
I am sorry to hear about the chest pain! I hope you feel better now that you are not taking the Lexapro! I was on lexapro for awhile but I didn't like how it made me feel! Hope you and Doc figure out a new drug that works for you!

collinsc

i agree that is horrible Mari.

that is very disappointing.

do talk to your pdoc about this and in the meantime i agree suspending seems like a good idea, especially if you don't feel safe. if he says it is a transitory thing and that you are safe, then it would be up to you, if you wanted to try with a lower dose. but i don't know. do please call him to let him know what has happened.

while i have never had chest pain with an SSRI, nor with Wellbutrins SR, Wellbutrin XL gave me severe chest pain when i stepped up to 300mg (from 150). backing off on the dose to alternate days resulted in pain on alternate days - i stuck that out a couple of weeks - it did not subside, and pdoc agreed that i had to d/c.

your post title also said it was 'too activating' - that too is of concern, whether it is related to the chest pain or not.

~ waves ~

Dear C.,
I'm done.
I'm not trying new meds.
M.