Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 201426

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Force yourself to yawn. Read

Posted by linkadge on February 18, 2003, at 6:34:26

When you take an SSRI if often causes people
to yawn frequently. When you discontinue, you hardly ever yawn for a long while -(even at bedtime)

I have been suffering from Celexa withdrawl, and took the entire day yesterday to force myself to yawn as many times as I could during the day.
By the end of the day I felt a lot better.
I think there is a serotonin connection involved.

If you're feeling down force yourself to yawn.

Let me know what you people thing.

Linkadge

Re: Force yourself to yawn. Read » linkadge

Posted by whitman on February 18, 2003, at 10:52:17

In reply to Force yourself to yawn. Read, posted by linkadge on February 18, 2003, at 6:34:26

That is very interesting. I took lexapro for about a week and one of the worst side affects that I had was yawning nonstop. Doctors don't tell you about the unusual side affects, you find out about them from other people. That is why this site is so great.

Re: Force yourself to yawn. Read

Posted by Shawn. T. on February 18, 2003, at 17:10:47

In reply to Force yourself to yawn. Read, posted by linkadge on February 18, 2003, at 6:34:26

5-HT6 antagonists can cause yawning. This makes me wonder if SSRI's are causing 5-HT6 receptors to become desensitized. There may be some interindividual differences in 5-HT6 sensitivity; that would explain why only some people are affected by this. 5-HT6 receptors are involved in acetylcholine neurotransmission, so that fact could have something to do with it.

Shawn

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