Keko
06-05-2003, 02:51 AM
My pdoc switched me from Celexa to Lexapro about a month ago--thought I would be less tired on Lexapro. Things seemed okay, but I was feeling a bit queasy, and wasn't sure about the dosage--I didn't notice a big difference. I was oringally on 40 mg Celexa when I switched to 5 mg Lexapro plus 20 mg Celexa, then upped the Lexapro to 10 mg and dumped the Celexa (per my doc). Around that time, it seems I developed what looked like a viral infection, which I never get . . . so I wonder if I was having a reaction to the Lexapro. So I talked to my pdoc about it, and switched back to just 20 mg Celexa (so I was down by about 50% my regular dosage). The symptoms I had were: a low grade fever, felt queasy for a few days, muscle aches and soreness, and gained about 8 lbs. in water retention. Blood tests showed my WBC count went up as well (so I don't know if this was an inflammation from w/d or infection). But my feet are STILL swollen from edema. Has anyone else experienced edema from SSRI withdrawal? I'm feeling better otherwise . . . but this is making me nervous. I have maintained a weight of 133 lbs. ever since I recovered from cancer therapy last year (lymphoma), and this water gain has put me up to 141/142 lbs. My doctor is confused by this as well. Thanks for your input. By the way, I had a rxn several years ago when going off of Prozac, which included similar symptoms, and high CK levels.