I need urgent help!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
I need urgent help!
2
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 11:52pm

ok i have been taking lexapro20 mg for quite a few months now. last time i went to dr. i wanted to try something new, so im trying zoloft. eventually working up to 150mgs
yesterday i stopped the lexapro and started the zoloft at 50mg per dr instructions, and did another 50mgs today. tomorrow i start 100mg for one wk. the problem i am having is that i am having numbness in my fingers and hands that radiates up my arms. and the last couple hours started in my face. it is like a pins and needles feeling. could this be a side effect of stopping the lexapro? i am worried.......hope someone can help.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-16-2004
Fri, 12-31-2004 - 1:58am
I've never been on meds for depression but know that starting a new medication can have side effects, and also stopping could have side effects...so it could really be either one. You should phone a hospital if you are feeling any worse, and ask them. If not just monitor how you feel through the night, telling someone else in your house is probablly a good idea to so that they can watch over you as well. If you're alright through the night make sure to phone your doctor tomorrow and ask him!!! Hope everything is alright for you! HUGS!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-22-2003
Fri, 12-31-2004 - 10:00am

I hoped you called your doctor or pharmacist last night hun.

*hugs