Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 All antidepressant can lower the seizure threshold. Partial seizures, especially those originating in the temporal lobe (which can be extremely difficult to detect) can cause mood dysregulation, hallucinations, stomach/bowel/incontinence problems, sleep problems (as you probably know), just an incredible number of reactions that one wouldn't normally associate with seizures. The prescribing information/insert/label for Celexa now contains grand mal seizures as an aftermarket reported adverse reaction. Lexapro is little more than concentrated Celexa (1:4). Please learn about SSRI withdrawal. For some people, it last for months after they take their last dose. > I smoked and in 1994 I was put on Anafranil, and started smoking 3 packs per day. I know it isn't an SSRI though. I've got a sleeping seizure disorder. In 1998 my Kolonopin was stopped. I was put on Prozac. I started having seizures while awake. I'm retired Air Force, and the Air Force medical center took care of my seizures. I ended up on Tegretol, Neurontin, and Depakote for my seizures. I was still depressed while on the Prozac. In 2000 I requested to be put on Luvox which didn't help. I was then put on celexa which didn't help. Then last spring Lexapro which didn't help. 2 months ago I was put on Effexor, but I still wanted to kill myself. I told my Psychiatrist about my smoking for almost 10 years. I was taken off the effexor, and smoke less than a pack per day. I always felt like hurting myself on those SSRI's. I work on it my own now. I don't trust their tests on the SSRI's. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 All antidepressant can lower the seizure threshold. Partial seizures, especially those originating in the temporal lobe (which can be extremely difficult to detect) can cause mood dysregulation, hallucinations, stomach/bowel/incontinence problems, sleep problems (as you probably know), just an incredible number of reactions that one wouldn't normally associate with seizures. The prescribing information/insert/label for Celexa now contains grand mal seizures as an aftermarket reported adverse reaction. Lexapro is little more than concentrated Celexa (1:4). Please learn about SSRI withdrawal. For some people, it last for months after they take their last dose. > I smoked and in 1994 I was put on Anafranil, and started smoking 3 packs per day. I know it isn't an SSRI though. I've got a sleeping seizure disorder. In 1998 my Kolonopin was stopped. I was put on Prozac. I started having seizures while awake. I'm retired Air Force, and the Air Force medical center took care of my seizures. I ended up on Tegretol, Neurontin, and Depakote for my seizures. I was still depressed while on the Prozac. In 2000 I requested to be put on Luvox which didn't help. I was then put on celexa which didn't help. Then last spring Lexapro which didn't help. 2 months ago I was put on Effexor, but I still wanted to kill myself. I told my Psychiatrist about my smoking for almost 10 years. I was taken off the effexor, and smoke less than a pack per day. I always felt like hurting myself on those SSRI's. I work on it my own now. I don't trust their tests on the SSRI's. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 >From: ph Clancy <clancy_jr4311@...> >Reply-SSRI medications >SSRI medications >Subject: I hate antidepressants >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 06:08:16 -0800 (PST) > Hi ph, wow what a trip you've been through...question: why did they stop the klonipin? Could the seizures have been from abruptly stopping that, and were you tapered or cold-turkeyed? I know someone in a similiar situation...seems the benzo is the lesser of the two evils, ssris being the other evil... _________________________________________________________________ Keep up with high-tech trends here at " Hook'd on Technology. " http://special.msn.com/msnbc/hookedontech.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 >From: ph Clancy <clancy_jr4311@...> >Reply-SSRI medications >SSRI medications >Subject: I hate antidepressants >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 06:08:16 -0800 (PST) > Hi ph, wow what a trip you've been through...question: why did they stop the klonipin? Could the seizures have been from abruptly stopping that, and were you tapered or cold-turkeyed? I know someone in a similiar situation...seems the benzo is the lesser of the two evils, ssris being the other evil... _________________________________________________________________ Keep up with high-tech trends here at " Hook'd on Technology. " http://special.msn.com/msnbc/hookedontech.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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