Lexapro and Candida

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I just joined and have a question.

I recently began de-toxing from Lexapro, an anti-depressant

(SSRI family) I had been on for about 6 months.

About 2 months into the medication, very Candida-like symptoms began:

tremendous abdominal bloating (like pregnancy, seriously); horrrrrrible gas

(anti-social level and very embarassing); fatigue, and serious weight gain

(about 20 lbs).

Is there a relationship between Lexapro and Candida? Does the pill cause Candida

or cause latent Candida (which I had before) to flare up?

Thanks for your opinions. I am now off Lexapro about 2 weeks, have lost a few

pounds and looking forward to getting this poison out of my system. I am eating

and behaving as though I have candida (gluten-free, sugar free, etc) because the

symptoms are so much the same.

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everyone,

> I just joined and have a question.

>

> I recently began de-toxing from Lexapro, an anti-depressant

> (SSRI family) I had been on for about 6 months.

>

> About 2 months into the medication, very Candida-like symptoms began:

> tremendous abdominal bloating (like pregnancy, seriously); horrrrrrible gas

(anti-social level and very embarassing); fatigue, and serious weight gain

(about 20 lbs).

>

> Is there a relationship between Lexapro and Candida? Does the pill cause

Candida or cause latent Candida (which I had before) to flare up?

>

> Thanks for your opinions. I am now off Lexapro about 2 weeks, have lost a few

pounds and looking forward to getting this poison out of my system. I am eating

and behaving as though I have candida (gluten-free, sugar free, etc) because the

symptoms are so much the same.

>

+++Hi there. Welcome to our group. What is your name please?

It is very possible you have candida since candida is formed in the body to help

protect us from toxins, and bad foods like sugars, starches, etc., since it

feeds off of them, changing them into less damaging substances. In other words,

candida happens in order to clean the body up of toxins.

There are Four Causes of Failing Health, including candida:

1. Lack of proper nutrition and oxygen.

2. Accumulation of toxins, poisons, and waste.

3. Lowered vitality due to stress, shock, injury, emotional upsets, relationship

or financial worries and concerns, etc.

4. Nutritional status inherited from your parents upon conception, which can be

corrected by proper nutrition.

However, even if you do not have candida this program will help you since it has

proved to be an overall healing program that improves anyone's health - see

these wonderful Success Stories by members of this group:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/index.php

You can take this candida questionnaire:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro3.php

If you have candida please read two important articles so you know what you need

to do and why:

1) How to Successfully Overcome Candida

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro2.php

2) Curing Candida, How to Get Started

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

If you do not have candida read Foods That Damage, Foods That Heal

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/heal13.php

All the best, Bee