Experiences - SSRI reminds me of acid

[foggyguy]

Seven months ago, I took Lexapro for anxiety. Five hours later, my body felt like it was on fire. I wasn't sure if it's just me worrying too much about the effects of Lexapro but I wondered, "why is my sex drive already bad?" An hour later, I noticed that my emotions got muted yet I felt stimulated and restless. I didn't expect side effects to begin that soon. I was under the impression it'll take two weeks for them to show up. I ended up going to ER twice - one for burning (wasn't sure what it was.. never expereinced it) and one for chest pain (turns out it's GERD). Also, I totally lost appetite (I have a lot of appetite).

Lately, I was thinking that maybe the expereince was just a placebo but was afraid to try Lexapro again.

Well, a few days ago, I woke up feeling strange. I knew something wasn't right. And then my body started to burn up. My emotions felt kinda flat. Normally, when I wake up, I wake up slowly but this time, I woke up totally wide awake so fast. I couldn't figure out what it was going on with me. And I noticed my perception was similiar to Lexapro expereince. When I looked at the Lexapro free sample package, the pill was missing and obviously I took it while I was on Ambien and I didn't remember it at all. Interesting to note that it happened just five hours after I took it, just like the first time I took Lexapro. Called my doctor and he said not to worry.

Now, I am SO glad that I know it's not the placebo effect - it's REAL. My mind got restless and the hot flush wasn't a result of my anxiety or anything. I woke up with NO idea that I already took Lexapro. I was restless and hyper all day and then got chemically depressed. The next day, I started to feel soooo much better, actually better than I ever was.

You know what Lexapro reminds me of? A VERY low dose of acid minus the hallucinations. Maybe my experience with acid made me more sensitive to future serotonin altering drugs?

Does anyone notice the effects of SSRI (notably Lexapro) within a day?