Lexapro

No.

Antidepressants will not show up on standard drug tests. However some commonly used drug tests will detect tricyclic antidepressants (TCA's), an older class of antidepressants.

Since antidepressants (including TCA's) are not addictive or controlled substances there is rarely a need to test for them. It is technically possible to test for any drug but employer, military, home, and hospital drug tests will not test for them (although some home drug tests and hospital tests will find TCA's).

A class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin/Rivotril, Serax, Restoril) are often incorrectly described as antidepressants. These drugs are often tested for due to their potential for abuse, however most drug tests only test for PCP, cocaine, amphetamines (including meth and ecstasy), opiates (codeine, morphine, and heroin), and THC (marijuana). Benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and oxycodone are the most common tests added to the basic 5-panel test.

If any drug were to show up on a drug test you would not have a problem if you can provide a valid prescription.

I was on 20 mg of Lexapro for 6ish months. My psyciatrist said I could taper down to 10 for one week and then stop. I did this recently and 3 days later I now have typical lexapro withdrawl symptoms such as aches and pains and nausea and insomnia etc. It has been 4 days since I stopped the Lexapro and I am in a lot of discomfort that the pharmasist told me could last up to 2 weeks. Could this be done easier? For example, should I take 5 or 10 mg for ? amount of time. Was 1 week down 10 mg from 20 mg and then stopping too much reduction too fast? The lowest dose and fastest cessation is ideal, but I am having trouble functioning when I feel so bad physically. I would ask my psyciatrist but she is on vacation and will not be back for 2 weeks. What should I do? Please help! Thank you, Rinner/Corinne

It is not recommended to stop Lexapro cold turkey. Everyone's withdrawal period is different, and the amount of time it takes to be fully off the drug depends on many factors. Check out this link for information on the topic: http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2014/05/07/lexapro-withdrawal-symptoms-how-long-do-they-last/

My son is on his second day of 40mg straterra and has been alseep for the majority of the time, so I think the answer is YES straterra does make you sleepy. I am going to change the dosage time from a.m. to p.m. and see if it helps, maybe you might try your dosage time as well.

Yes it can. My 12 year old son has been on 40mg.of Straterra for 4 months. His attention span was somewhat better, but he was so sleepy he could barely stay awake for the first 2-4 hours. So we checked with his doctor and switched his med time to 10:00PM. He now sleeps much better at night and is awake enough for his classes daily. However, upon getting out of school in the afternoon he starts to behave more hyperactively and by 8:00 p.m., he's really hyper.

It must work differently for people because i get the exact opposite effect. I have actually needed less sleep while on it 80mg day.

Yes, Strattera made me too sleepy the first several days. I switched from taking Strattera in the morning to taking it at night. That has done the trick. I feel alert all day. I do feel very very calm. For some people that might be disturbing, for me it's a relief.

Now, if I could figure out how to stay alseep without waking every hour or so.

i think Straterra can make you tired and cause you to not be able to sleep during the same day - it happened to me.

in the first few hours after taking it, i can't sleep. but about 4 hours after taking it, i get very sleepy (but only if i am engaged in non active activities - watching tv, reading, etc).

i also realized that if i take the medicine too late in the day (after 3pm), i would wake up every hour all night long.

therefore i take the medicine in the morning and try to remain active in the 4-5 hours after.

i think the answer is different for everyone, but the time of day that you take it plays a big factor in sleepiness/sleeplessness.

Yes. I am a 28 year old male. I took Strattera a few months ago for about a month, and finally had to stop because I had no energy, and had to take a nap every evening. I normally only need about 6-7 hours of sleep, but on Strattera I need a lot more. It got a little better after a few weeks, but I was still always tired. I started taking it again a few days ago, after talking with my doctor and deciding to try a lower dose. I had the same effects with only 25mg. I stopped it this time because of other side effects (severe testicle pain), which I had last time, but didn't realize it was the Strattera causing it.

YES!

I have been taking strattera for 15 months now, and I am certain that it is causing me to need more sleep than before.

I used to only need 5-6 hours a day. Now, if i don't get at least 8 (10 is best) I can hardly function.

This has required some adjustment for me and my wife (i'm a 30 year old male), but the benefits of Strattera have very far outweighed this inconvenience.

In my experience, the answer is a clear YES! I was on 25mg first, then 40mg for a month, and have now been on 80mg for six weeks. I have never felt so fatigued except when I had anemia. I can sleep for 10 hours a day and not feel refreshed. I can't be awake for more than a few hours without feeling really tired. And to make things worse, my ADD symptoms have not gone away at all. In addition, I feel hungry all the time.

Prior to this, I had been on Adderall XR for three years. That worked like magic the first two years, but then quit on me. I hope that if I start taking it again, it'll work again because the tolerance will have worn off.

i have been off seroxat for 14 months and i am still having withdrawal, its awful i cant find anyone to tell me that they have come off it and are now well, the most help i have had is from CITA 0151 2815496, good luck

Yes, they are fine. Remember to take your medicine every day whether you feel you need it or not. Bipolars have a bad habit of stopping their medicines because they feel they do not need them any more. The valproic acid is a mood stabilizer and will keep your moods more under control. Lexapro will help your depression.

Both of them have same antibacterial spetrum and there is no logic behind using the combination. Please use either of them at a time and if you do not get response then start the other one.

Not sure on the exact amount of time it takes to withdraw from Lexapro, but it sounds like it could take anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months or more depending on how your body responds to the withdrawal.

My own experience to date is as follows: After taking first 10 mg of Lexapro for 1 1/2 years, my dosage was increased to 20 mg. Now that I have been on the new dosage for almost 1 1/2 years, I have decided it is time to see if I can cope without taking Lexapro any more. I began weaning myself off with the advice of my doctor. I began by decreasing my dosage from 20 mg to 10 mg daily. After 10 days, I stopped taking lexapro all together (under by Dr.'s advice) and the result was many withdrawal symptoms such as: headache, burning stomach pain, dizziness, fatigue and acid reflux. The headache doesn't respond to Tylenol or advil and sleep is the only way to improve the headache, which isn't possible during the work day. The dizziness is the most irritating symptom and the one that concerns me the most since I have been known to faint when I get dizzy. After doing research on the web, I discovered that taking a multi-vitamin may help with the withdrawal symptoms. I am not sure if it will work or not, but it is worth a try. Also, I have read that sometimes you have to wean yourself more slowly and for a longer period of time. I have a call to my dr. to see if I need to start taking smaller doses of lexapro before weaning myself all together.

I had great success with Lexapro. I was given it for panic disorder last year and am currently weaning off of it, due to the weight gain. I've put on 45 lbs. in 1 year of taking it. That's the only negative long-term side effect. I am basically panic free now.

Yes. Synthroid, when taken at a dose too high for someone, stimulates sympathetic nervous system activity (fight or flight response), which causes many effects such as tachycardia, anxiousness, and diaphoresis (sweating).

I have a friend that I know cannot and does not take Benzo's such as Xanax but she is on Lexapro. She also takes Suboxone so the Dr had to give her a level test to make sure she is taking her medicine. The test came back positive for Benzo's. The Dr said that is probably why it did that. Also I have found a few reliable websites that say the same thing that it can happen.

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Yes, it can. Depending on the dosage and one's unique physiology, lexapro can certainly increase one's appetite after a period taking it. I can attest to this personally and so can my mother and possibly one friend. Remember that your doctor has prescribed this not only because the overall benefits outweight the side effects but also because those said side effects, such as increased appetite, can be managed more effectively. I currently take it and can witness to this particular side effect. I naturally found that being on 20mg as opposed to 10mg made me that more ravenous when it came to food. If you're looking for a solution to this I'd talk to the doc and see what he or she recommends. The answer might not be in more meds but a change in habit (lifestyle, excercise, drinking more water, etc.

Oh, yeah, I am having it. I am even throwing things and having what I describe as an 'adult temper tantrum'. This is almost like the week before I start. I wish it would hurry up and go away - I am into week 4 of being lexapro-free.

I wouldn't...check drugs.com...there are drug interactions between lexapro and midol, aleve, and advil..stick with tylenol

I took Lexapro for 4 weeks and have been experiencing the withdrawal symptoms. I have been off this med for 6 days now and feel lightheaded, nausea, dizziness and having headaches. I sure hope this doesn't last too much longer.

Sometimes it increases panic attacks during hangovers. You can get very drunk with just a few drinks. You may completely passed out.

It's best not to drink while taking citalopram, but if you do, limit the number of drinks to one or two glasses of wine or one or two beers. Avoid hard liqueur completely. Stay home when consuming alcohol.

yes, you (obviously) know tachacardia is a symptom of lexapro. I (obviously) suggest you discontinue lexapro very (very) slowly to avoid the rapid pounding inside your chest......

Drinking while taking Wellbutrin isn't dangerous per se - Wellbutrin just amplifies the effects of alcohol. I take Wellbutrin and drink and nothing bad has happened to me, but I do need to drink less. If you're still concerned, Wellbutrin has a half-life of ~21 hours, so it will be mostly cleared from your body in 2 or 3 days.

I haven't found any difficulties with drinking alcohol on Wellbutrin, although I am only on 150 mg daily. I've read that it increases risk of seizures, which is higher with Wellbutrin as it is. Just be careful about how much you drink, I would say, or even better -- ask your doctor.

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I believe that the above information is incorrect. My pharmacist told me and I've read online that when you drink alcohol while on wellbutrin it empties the stores of wellbutrin that youre body/brain has accumulated since you started. Many people go into wellbutrin withdrawal after they drink and feel really bad for days or weeks. Ive been through it, its HORRIBLE.

Hi one and all, my cousin who is in her sixties has been taking Seroxat and Diazepam as prescribed by her doctor and has been doing so for a few years now as she suffers from PTSD however I don't think Seroxat is suitable for a lot of people (including myself). I was the lucky one, I refused to take the drug and slowly came off it and went onto another SSRI type drug and then I built up the courage to go cold turkey as I really did not feel any better by taking either of these. However I did take a lot of drugs in my youth and felt that I could handle the nightmares that followed and I did! I think sometimes you have to take drastic action to get the result you crave although I am not fully cured of my particular PTSD I feel a lot better knowing that I do not have to take these drugs again. So to recap my cousin seems to be ok on both of these but I personally don't think it's the be all and end all cure for any depression or PTSD problems a lot of us seem to have.

As someone who has used Cocaine while taking Lexapro, I can tell you that it's not a happy outcome. The Cocaine high I experienced while also on Lexapro was the best I had ever had, simply an amazing feeling that didn't go away for 24 hours! Then, the next night I suddenly felt extreme anxiety and depression accompanied with thoughts of dread. I thought I should do more Cocaine to make these feelings go away, big mistake. The high I experienced this time was completely the opposite, now not only was I anxious and depressed, but I was wired and the stream of negative thoughts was flowing faster than before. Long story short, I then realized that Cocaine and Lexapro don't mix well, and as a result of that, I fell into a suicidal depression for the next week, until I was immediately taken off the Lexapro. The first time, the Cocaine and Lexapro made me feel better than I had ever felt before, but once I came down off this high, it was as if the Cocaine programmed my brain to react oppositely to the Lexapro, the days following the Lexapro made me feel more depressed, rather than it's usual anti-depressant properties. The Cocaine was like a switch that turned the Lexapro into a depressant rather than an anti-depressant. Don't do it!

I was started on 20mg nearly two years for the same symptoms and it helped. (I also was on Xanax .5mg for a few months but stopped that due to the high risk of addiction I had been reading about in some people- it did help the anxiety and did help me sleep but it is very temporary solution).

Now I am on 10mg of Lexapro daily which is a low maintenance dose and is fine for me (though the side effect of decreased libido is a bummer:-)

Talk to your doctor who after listening to you may increase your dose to 20mg. You can drop back to 10mg when the time is right. So, go to your doctor and talk and describe what you are feeling. A lot of people start at 20mg but talk to your doctor first, he/she may also give you something else. That said, Lexapro is favoured for its lesser side effects. There are side effects of course which I am sure you know about after being on them for two years. Good luck..

no you should not take it together as it is dangerous.