Lustral antidepressant side effects

Newxcitedmom

Hello im25 I have found myself very anxious and short of breath because of it and not sleeping because my mind would b goin a hundread miles an hour I don't like goin out or doin something that's not planned I started taking lustral 50mg today.. Shortly after taking it I felt very quezzy and then diaoera now come the evening I am very tired can't move off the couch is this normal...what are your experiences with this perception drug

Penny Tration

Hiya, I had the exact same issues for the first two weeks on it, all I did was sleep, puke and poo. :pac:

8 weeks on, no side effects, even with my dose being raised twice.

Just to add - this is in no way medical advice. If the side effects affect you too much, speak to your doctor. They can alter the dose, or change your meds.

Might be worth asking for this to be moved to the long term illness forum, as medical advice isn't allowed on boards

Newxcitedmom

green_screen wrote: »

Hiya, I had the exact same issues for the first two weeks on it, all I did was sleep, puke and poo. :pac:

8 weeks on, no side effects, even with my dose being raised twice.

Just to add - this is in no way medical advice. If the side effects affect you too much, speak to your doctor. They can alter the dose, or change your meds.

Might be worth asking for this to be moved to the long term illness forum, as medical advice isn't allowed on boards

Glad to hear your over the worst..how do you feel now do they help?

Penny Tration

Newxcitedmom wrote: »

Glad to hear your over the worst..how do you feel now do they help?

Absolutely, I feel normal and relaxed again. i have anxiety, and it's helped massively with it.

Newxcitedmom

green_screen wrote: »

Absolutely, I feel normal and relaxed again. i have anxiety, and it's helped massively with it.

Great it's anxiety I suffer from too.. Can't wait to get bac to normal.did u used to find it hard to catch your breath?

Big Bag of Chips

Posters are allowed to share their experiences of a particular drug, but as already mentioned by green_screen, medical advice is not allowed. So posters can feel free to share their experiences with the OP, but be very very careful of recommending the poster do something different or take something different to what their doctor has advised.

OP, if you are worried about any side effect or anything regarding this particular drug you can always phone your GP. Most GPs are happy to answer a follow-up query over the phone without you having to go into the surgery.

Penny Tration

Newxcitedmom wrote: »

Great it's anxiety I suffer from too.. Can't wait to get bac to normal.did u used to find it hard to catch your breath?

No, I didn't find that an issue at all, but of course the side effects can be different for everyone. I don't think it would do any harm to ring your doctor and just ask is that a common side effect.

Neyite

Newxcitedmom wrote: »

Hello im25 I have found myself very anxious and short of breath because of it and not sleeping because my mind would b goin a hundread miles an hour I don't like goin out or doin something that's not planned I started taking lustral 50mg today.. Shortly after taking it I felt very quezzy and then diaoera now come the evening I am very tired can't move off the couch is this normal...what are your experiences with this perception drug

I think this might have been the one I was on years ago, and I seem to remember similar heart-racing, upset tummy and fatigue. I also got night sweats. Do check with your doctor about any side effects you are concerned about, get plenty of sleep and good healthy food while you are settling into the meds.

But as your body becomes used to the medications, these side effects do fade. And its also a good remiinder to you not to come off the meds suddenly because similar symptoms plus mood changes happen, so if stopping the drugs, do so under your doctors supervision.

Stick with it. I was on them for 6 months, and then gradually came off the meds consulting with my GP while I was doing it. That was about 15 years ago now I think, and I've not needed meds since, and feel pretty good since.

neemish

Am on Lustral 100mg since earlier in the Summer - definitely has changed my poo habits! Also have very sore/tired legs. Am hoping that these will settle. Like others have said, these meds affect us all differently.

Not sure that it is doing much for the mood, but am going to stick with it for the winter anyway.