Jennings - I feel ya. I have even stopped working out BECAUSE I'm so hungry and that I feel too week to workout! It stinks! I need to start working out again...Like I said, contemplating a med switch...
Well, your MD won't treat you without seeing you in-office, but have you looked into counselors that might see you elsewhere? I imagine that counselors who have experience with patients suffering...
I just bought my first "coloring book for adults" and a set of 36 colored pencils over the weekend. I love it! Very nice to just zone out and do some "art therapy." Of course now I want the fancy...
Twiggy - Hmmm it was my understanding that Celexa is pretty close in composition to Lexapro, so it's good to know that you haven't had the same "hunger" issue on it as you had with Lexapro. It also...
Thanks SC! I really don't want the issue to be the Lexapro because it works GREAT for my anxiety. Paxil pooped out on me (plus I wanted to switch to something pregnancy friendly, though I'm not...
SC - I have considered the high acid issue. When I originally went in to speak to my doctor about two months after starting the Lexapro, he prescribed Prilosec, which I took for 4 weeks to try to...
I posted another thread about Lexapro and blood sugar, but I wanted to get insight on this specific symptom that started me worrying about my blood sugar. I am not 100% positive it's a side effect of...
Just checking back into this thread now, sorry to have missed these replies! I have been able to slightly improve my sugar levels and symptoms with my diet - cutting out most added sugar and cutting...
S.C. - I am just barely making connections and figuring out my sugar, so I haven't been advised to switch meds yet. First thing I noticed was crazy increased appetite, which I thought could be...
Just as the topic states...anyone had blood sugar issues after starting on an SSRI? I'm having a bit of trouble regulating my blood sugar, and the symptoms that led to me testing it began only after...
Thanks Lanie! Interestingly, this (the symptoms) all started after I began taking Lexapro (an SSRI.) I'm just doing a little reading and it seems SSRIs can affect blood sugar control, but it is...
Hey all, hope you don't mind me popping in here from another of the forums. Long story short, I've been having some symptoms lately that I wanted to address with my doctor, including excessive hunger...
Yes, I actually feel much worse when I'm not working out regularly. Some of the worst flares I've had are when I've been too sedentary for months at a time. My most recent flare was terrible and as...
Yup, I find myself getting angry A LOT. It usually follows a pattern of sad, then annoyed, then MAD. I usually just tell my husband I'm feeling angry and to give me space, and he tells me to do...
Has anyone had luck treating/relieving their heartburn with diet and homeopathic treatment? Background, diagnosed with "probable" GERD 2 years ago by GP, no testing other than for H. Pylori and...
Savruby: You aren't alone! I think this can be quite "normal" with anxiety. This has happened to me (in more than one relationship) and even now, in my marriage. I've talked it through with my...
It was me who posted about twitching recently! I think you replied on my thread. Mine started shortly after I upped my dose of Lexapro. It's been nearly 4 weeks now and the twitches seem to be...
Thanks. I did have this issue (but to a slightly lesser degree) a few years back and saw the doctor about it. Saw a rheumy and a neuro. Nothing came of it. Benign fascics were mentioned. It's very...
Camas: I would love to have a doctor like that! My current GP is really great and patient and understanding, but sometimes I just feel like I'm coming off as a hypochondriac, even if he's never...
Hi all, I've been posting over on the Fibro board but thought I'd ask a question here. I started taking Lexapro at the end of December. Prior to that I'd been on Paxil off-and-on for 10 years, and...
I posted the other day about muscle twitches all over, mostly my legs, which are still present, but maybe abating slightly. Now I have a weird new thing going on. A few times a day, I will get a...
Well if it makes you feel any better, this post just reminded me I've got a $35 payment to make to my doctor's office that's way overdue. I've gotten three notices and keep setting them "where the...
Thanks everyone! I've been at the full dose of Lexapro for a couple of weeks and the twitching hasn't subsided. Hopefully it will soon. I don't have any magnesium oil on hand but was thinking of...
The twitching did correspond with when I switched to Lexapro and I did go up in dosage, too. I took the minimum amount of Paxil considered to be therapeutic and I'm a step above that level on...
Hi all. I'm a 30 y/o female. I was officially diagnosed with fibro back in 2009 after 4 years of looking for answers and posted here a few times then - can't remember my username though! I've mainly...