Lorelisa: PLEASE HELP. Severe chronic illness after short time ssri use.

[Lorelisa]

HELP! I GOT SEVERE CHRONIC ILL AFTER SSRI REACTION. Maybe someone here have knowledge or idea what this can be. I used lexapro 3 weeks a year a go and ended up in hospital with I think serotonin syndrome. But they said not possible from 1 med, but I was shaking, muscle cramps, couldn’t stand in my legs, dilated pupils, vomiting. I tappered off. But directly with this extreme reaction I developed shortness of breath and extreme exhaustion, full body pain, stinging like not having oxygen, now 1 year later still bed/couch bound. Before ssri not any shortness of breath symptoms. And was still able to function. It’s like a life before the ssri and after. No one has an answer and I am unbearable ill. I literally don’t know what it has triggered. But it caused the breathing issues, the extreme exertion intolerance and feeling ill 24/7. Does anyone have any idea what the ssri reaction could have damaged to create chronic shortness of breath and making me bed/couch bound? I am only getting worse now 1 year later.
More people having this? I feel like I have chronic damage and it only getting worse. Tried so much nothing helps and my bloodwork and scans/x-ray is normal. I can’t find anything on developing this severe chronic illness and shortness of breath problems that are still there after a year??? Lexapro made me bedbound surviving.. 1.5 years later still so severe. What can be wrong???

[FireflyFyte]

Hi Lorelisa,

 

Welcome to SA. Please summarize your drug history in your signature by following the instructions at How to Summarize Your Drug History in Your Signature.

 

We have a thread on adverse reactions at Immediate adverse reactions to an antidepressant or within a few doses? How long for recovery?. 

 

20 hours ago, Lorelisa said:

But it caused the breathing issues, the extreme exertion intolerance and feeling ill 24/7.

 

In what ways are you feeling ill 24/7?

 

Since the three weeks on Lexapro, have you been on any other medication?

 

Thanks,

 

Firefly

[ArunLex]

On 10/26/2024 at 1:49 AM, Lorelisa said:

HELP! I GOT SEVERE CHRONIC ILL AFTER SSRI REACTION. Maybe someone here have knowledge or idea what this can be. I used lexapro 3 weeks a year a go and ended up in hospital with I think serotonin syndrome. But they said not possible from 1 med, but I was shaking, muscle cramps, couldn’t stand in my legs, dilated pupils, vomiting. I tappered off. But directly with this extreme reaction I developed shortness of breath and extreme exhaustion, full body pain, stinging like not having oxygen, now 1 year later still bed/couch bound. Before ssri not any shortness of breath symptoms. And was still able to function. It’s like a life before the ssri and after. No one has an answer and I am unbearable ill. I literally don’t know what it has triggered. But it caused the breathing issues, the extreme exertion intolerance and feeling ill 24/7. Does anyone have any idea what the ssri reaction could have damaged to create chronic shortness of breath and making me bed/couch bound? I am only getting worse now 1 year later.
More people having this? I feel like I have chronic damage and it only getting worse. Tried so much nothing helps and my bloodwork and scans/x-ray is normal. I can’t find anything on developing this severe chronic illness and shortness of breath problems that are still there after a year??? Lexapro made me bedbound surviving.. 1.5 years later still so severe. What can be wrong???

It may be due to OCD thoughts/Health anxiety don't search unwanted contents in internet..OR it may be due to some other condition. OR may be you can developed a Anxiety that can also cause shortness of breath and over dreaded feeling for taking lexapro.

Using 3weeks of lexapro and stopping it cause some mild form of withdrawal symptoms and it usually go away.