Diane Re: Stomach problems on Lex?

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> I've never felt nauseated on Lexapro or Celexa, but the general

The first week on Celexa I felt like I had this HUGE lump in my

throat. Felt sick all day. It passed !

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Hehe..... Now you guys got me a little bit scared! I'd better get one of those

home pregnancy kits. But this morning I took my Lex after eating a big

raisen-cinnamon bagel, with lo-fat cream cheese, washed down with some

Peppermint herbal tea, and had no nausea.... until, .... this afternoon! You

are right: the nausea feeling hit me when I was completely empty in my stomach.

So I had some non-fat Vanilla yogurt, an oatmeal breakfast bar, and some of that

good Tummy Mint tea that Celestial Seasonings makes, and that took care of the

nauseous feeling. That stuff is THE BEST: the Tummy Mint tea. Highly

recommend it. Always nips the nausea RIGHT in the bud. I keep it on hand

now... even in the car! I got a hot tea from Starbucks, put one of their

'Awake' teabags in it just for a minute, and then my own teabag of the Tummy

Mint tea in it for 6 minutes (which is how long they say to let is steep). It

was a good combination, as the Awake tea is a black tea with caffeine, so that

gave me a lift too just when I needed it. I am " into " combining different types

of teas. At night, I like to combine Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea with

their Peppermint tea. I used to put Kava Kava tea into this combination, too,

until I learned that regular use of Kava Kava is REALLY bad for your kidneys.

Too bad, as it helped me to wind down so that I could get to sleep faster. Of

course, the Valerian in the Sleepytime tea does that too, which I continue to

use even though my doctor told me not to take Valerian supplements. I hope it's

not " getting in the way " of the Lex too much! Doesn't seem to be. I still feel

the Lex " helping " me.

--Diane

Re: Diane Re: Stomach problems on Lex?

When I first went on Lexapro, I had that morning nausea feeling I had when I

was pregnant. Not any more.

I had my tubes tied after my daughter was born, and that was almost seven

years ago. The stork is firmly locked out of the house. LOL

Thea

Diane Re: Stomach problems on Lex?

> Hi, Diane - Are you sure you're not pregnant? LOL -- What you've

> described sounds exactly like my morning sickness symptoms, and I

> used to drink about eight cups of ginger tea a day to control it.

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> I've never felt nauseated on Lexapro or Celexa, but the general

> advice for controlling any type of nausea is to make sure your

> stomach is never completely empty. Carry crackers with you. And

> yes, it certainly wouldn't hurt to take Lexapro, or any medication

> for that matter, on a full stomach -- unless of course the doctor

> specifically tells you not to.

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> > > I gave it a shot.....10 mgs a day, but the stomach upset and the

> > > constant living in the bathroom was more than I could take. It

> > really > worked well for the first week,

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[Guest guest]

Diann, why did your doc say not to take valerian?

I think alot of herbal products can and do interfere with SSRI's. Which is a

drag, since I'm an Herbalife distributor and love their products. I was

using them to lose weight and for general health. While I can still drink

the protein drink, I find any of the Thermojetic products like the tea, or

even some of the supplements make me feel a bit anxious or panicky or

something, and also increase the nausea.

When I don't use the products much, no nausea.

Thea

Diane Re: Stomach problems on Lex?

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> > Hi, Diane - Are you sure you're not pregnant? LOL -- What you've

> > described sounds exactly like my morning sickness symptoms, and I

> > used to drink about eight cups of ginger tea a day to control it.

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> > I've never felt nauseated on Lexapro or Celexa, but the general

> > advice for controlling any type of nausea is to make sure your

> > stomach is never completely empty. Carry crackers with you. And

> > yes, it certainly wouldn't hurt to take Lexapro, or any medication

> > for that matter, on a full stomach -- unless of course the doctor

> > specifically tells you not to.

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> > > > I gave it a shot.....10 mgs a day, but the stomach upset and the

> > > > constant living in the bathroom was more than I could take. It

> > > really > worked well for the first week,

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