A Question for Physicians
Do you know how to treat a patient with a persistent horrendous side effect to a single dose of the SSRI Lexapro 20mg?
A patient wrote me, asking if I know any physicians who have seen this syndrome and know how to treat it.
After a single dose: “Sleep is ruined, Can’t nap or wake up sick feeling, Constant feeling like I am in agony, Can’t focus / concentrate, Can’t regulate body temperature, loss of appetite and libido, Memory issues, Extreme fatigue, Unintentional a weight loss, Muscles usually twitching somewhere, and Abnormal breathing”.
If you have seen this type of reaction and/or know how to treat it, please send your email to Scott Mclean at sdmclean@shaw.ca and a cc to me (the Editor of this newsletter) at Robert.postmd@gmail.com. The patient has given his informed consent for this email to be posted on www.bipolarnews.org.
