Escitalopram Side Affects

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I have been on Excitalopram for about a little over a year. I was feeling tired but I could not sleep at nights or take napes because my mind was thinking and thinking and i was restless and I could not stop shacking my legs because of the restlessness. All this even though I was exercising 5 days a week. I thought I was over doing it but then I took a break for two weeks and it did not help. I felt more anxious and angry as well as mood swings at times. Please help?

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Hello, Bean! How are you?

Sometimes these medications can have the opposite of their intended effect in some people that take them. You'll likely need to try a different drug, because if such side effects haven't stopped by now, then they aren't going to.

When are you seeing your doctor again to discuss the issue?

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Verwon
It took me a year to figure it out. I thought it was just me. I e-mailed my Dr. and told her I was tapering off from 20mg to 10mg. she said ok. But it has been hard. like i put on my other reply to you, i feel a little better now.

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I bear loss in business.and i came into depression. After that i met a sycatary who gives me some tab and sleeping tablet which i take for 2 years and i was o k. Again 4 months ago i came under depression due to some financial and family circumstances.now i have again starting taking the medicines called escitalopram and clonazepam 0.5 at bedtime my age is 54 years. I am not taking proper sleep even after 4 months. Kindly advise to continue this medicine or some other salt. Sir when i suffer from this my heart starts beating fast i feel as i will vomit and my body fill with pasina.

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