Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 I have been on Lexapro for two months now. The sixth day I took it, I had a reaction to it. I felt like I was having a heart attack, went to the hospital and everything. they did not know what was wrong with me. I called my doctor when I got home and he said that sometimes that can happen, it is an inbalance in the body that makes you feel like you are having a heart attack. He told me to take a 1/4 tablet and then start slowly increasing, if it happens again I have to go back to 1/4 tablet and then increase again. Now I take 1 tablet with breakfast every morning and I am doing much better. I would suggest taking it slowly. start with 1/4 tablet for a week then go to 1/2 for a week and so forth. But not starting till you get back from your conference may be very smart. Good Luck. Jen > Hi. > Has anyone tried Lexapro? My doctor just prescribed it for me today, but I haven't started taking it yet. (I'm leaving town tomorrow for a week-long conference and don't want to start a new medication while I'm away since I have a history of allergic reactions to new things.) > > Thanks! > Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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