Unicorn. Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Anyone have a reaction to it? Like vomiting? It was taken on an empty stomach, and I had asked the doc about that, and he said it should be fine. It was also taken right before a really hard swim workout. I picked said kid up from pool about an hour after taking the meds. Keeping kid home tomorrow to observe, but just wondered if it bothered anyone else? Also wondering if anybody was told not to take Ibuprofin with it? We weren't told this, just read online that it might cause some issues? Anything else I should be aware of, look for, avoid taking? What about stuff like Sudafed, Benadryl.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I felt "tingly" for the first few days. And sleepy, so I started taking it at night. The tingly went away within a week. It helped me in the short term get past depression and PTSD. I now think a different Rx would have been appropriate, but it truly allowed me to access behavior and thinking that moved me into a more holistic mental health care, but I would not have been able to do that without the Rx assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I usually have a weak stomach. But Lexapro never made me sick. I did have horrible nightmares. Seriously vivid scary nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nightmares, lovely. I'm thinking the combination of empty stomach and heavy workout might be the cause of the kid's stomach issues. I know I can't take any kind of pills on an empty stomach. I'm hoping anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The only side effect I had at all was yawning. And that seems to be a fairly well known issue. Other than that I had no noticeable side effects, and was never cautioned against taking ibuprofen or allergy medications along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Son had nightmares and fainting as side effects. No longer takes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I could not sleep while taking it. So I reduced the dose and reduced it and reduced it until I was taking literally a speck of the stuff and I *still* couldn't sleep. When I stopped taking the speck, I started sleeping again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Well said kid doesn't need the sleepy... already sleeps 13+ hours if given the chance! About to try it again.. hoping yesterday was a fluke, and we won't have vomiting again. My other two weren't feeling great today, and I already picked one of them up.. so I'm wondering if maybe they have a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I took this for 2 days. I literally passed out on the couch and 48 hours later called the dr to say I wasn't going to use the stuff. ;-) Vomiting seems like a deal breaker...ask for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The combo of empty stomach and heavy work out would be a trigger for either of my kids for any kind of med on an empty stomach. So this certainly wouldn't set off any alarms at this house. I was on Lexapro for a while. I took it at night, and had very few side affects and it was helpful to me for a time with PPD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 If the vomiting happens again, I'm calling the doc. If not, I think I will switch to giving it at night. My kids won't eat until after a workout, and I can't send it to school (doc's orders). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've been taking it for a few months now for my OCD/anxiety, and it made me feel nauseous for maybe an hour after I took it for the first few days. That went away though, and it wasn't as bad if I took it with food. A lot of the SSRIs have bad side effects for the first week or two that usually go away, so for side effects that are annoying but not dangerous it's a good idea to try to stick it out for at least that long. I've taken both Ibuprofen and Benadryl with no issues other than a bit more sleepiness than usual with the Benadryl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 So the good news is, kid didn't get sick! So we decided starting tomorrow, kid will take it in the evenings, on a full stomach. Thanks for all your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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