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Posted by BRC on August 9, 2004, at 18:05:41
Hi, my pdoc upped my Lexapro up to 60mg several weeks ago. I have been taking it about two years now for depression, OCD, and generalized anxiety.
I have noticed that when I physically exert myself I have bad tremors. For isntance the past couple of days I have been doing yard work and when I set down to rest my hands tremble very bad. Also when I lay back in the recliner or lay down on the couch or bed I feel my heart pounding badly--kind of scares me. I check my pulse and it is normal and my blood pressure also is normal. I guess they are palpations. I can take one of my Klonopin and they subside after a while.
So, is the tremor and awareness of heart pounding associaed with the increase of Lexapro. Anyone's comments or questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Posted by Shadowplayers721 on August 9, 2004, at 23:07:29
In reply to 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations?, posted by BRC on August 9, 2004, at 18:05:41
I wonder if you are having paniac attacks... I would bring up these symptoms to the doc. I know they say it's normal for the anxiety to increase when you increase the dosage or begin taking Lexapro. But, I would be like you. Those symptoms would scare me.
Posted by Bill LL on August 10, 2004, at 9:45:24
In reply to 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations?, posted by BRC on August 9, 2004, at 18:05:41
I have never had, or heard of, that problem from Lexapro. But I am only on 30 mg Lexapro.
Since your pulse and blood pressure are normal, it sounds like nothing to get too worried about. But if it continues, you may want to mention it to your doc.
When I went up to 30 mg Lexapro (from 20 mg) about 4 months a go, I felt that I needed to improve my concentration. So I started on Strattera (120 mg per day). That combination of 2 drugs is working good so far. Since starting Strattera, my resting pulse has been higher, but I don't have any palpitations. My blood pressure is unaffected.
Posted by BRC on August 10, 2004, at 16:34:26
In reply to Re: 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations?, posted by Bill LL on August 10, 2004, at 9:45:24
I think what I am experiencing is anxiety because it comes and goes and really gets worse when I think about it. Thanks for the response wish you the best of luck.
Posted by BRC on August 10, 2004, at 16:38:26
In reply to Re: 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations?, posted by Shadowplayers721 on August 9, 2004, at 23:07:29
Thanks for the response to my post. I do have anxiety attacks but I think maybe this is a more generalized anxiety situation. Because when I see and feel the tremors and the palpations my anxeity increases and tends to lead to panicky situations. Thanks for the response.
Posted by Lonely on August 11, 2004, at 23:45:09
In reply to 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations?, posted by BRC on August 9, 2004, at 18:05:41
Not sure if Lexapro and Celexa are about the same but, thought I'd mention this.
A couple years ago my husband was on about 40 mgs a day of Celexa. He had a stroke and a few weeks later his psychiatrist upped the dose to 60 mgs. He was on it for several months. His tremoring got worse, I felt that his agitation and anger got worse and about drove me crazy. Finally, after several months I went with him to the psych and told her. She was amazed and said in a whiny self-pitying voice that this was all new to her and she didn't know anything about it. I'm sure she didn't but she should have been talking to me (wife) about it much earlier.
I took him off completely (gradually) which she did not approve of but I also fired her. Since then he's been on Wellbutrin (horrible depression) and Prozac (not much help w/depression and extreme anger and moodiness) and now back to Effexor. He just started Provigil for ADHD but I think the 150 mgs. a day of Effexor are too high - too much tremoring. He's able to drive and go to work but there are a lot of behavioral as well as neurological issues going on.
We'll see the neurologist tomorrow am - he sort've flits in and out but he's the one prescribing the meds and he's more sympathetic to me than anyone else has been.
> Hi, my pdoc upped my Lexapro up to 60mg several weeks ago. I have been taking it about two years now for depression, OCD, and generalized anxiety.
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> I have noticed that when I physically exert myself I have bad tremors. For isntance the past couple of days I have been doing yard work and when I set down to rest my hands tremble very bad. Also when I lay back in the recliner or lay down on the couch or bed I feel my heart pounding badly--kind of scares me. I check my pulse and it is normal and my blood pressure also is normal. I guess they are palpations. I can take one of my Klonopin and they subside after a while.
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> So, is the tremor and awareness of heart pounding associaed with the increase of Lexapro. Anyone's comments or questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Posted by BRC on August 12, 2004, at 15:00:34
In reply to Re: 60mg of Lexapro Tremors and Palpatations? » BRC, posted by Lonely on August 11, 2004, at 23:45:09
Thank you for replying to my post. I am so sorry to hear about your husband's condition. I to have found out that doctor's are not miracle worker's. I have been to so many and been told so many different things that I do not know what to believe.
If you are looking for a psychiatrist try to find one that is also a psychopharmacologist (that is a mouthful) but that means the psychiatrist specializes in psychotrophic medication.
Wish you and your husband the best of luck. God Bless!!
BRC
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