Re: Lexapro 20mg, maybe to much for me? (Itching can be allergy reaction!)

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Hi I was just looking through the messages and what you said about

itching compelled me to reply. You may have already seen your Dr.

about this anyway. Itching is sometimes an early allergic reaction to

a drug. Your body tries to get rid of it by making histamine. I am

an old hat at this reaction because I had an itchy scalp reaction to

Wellbutrin and ignored it. All of a sudden after 4 months of taking

it, I had an anaphylactic reaction like if you are allergic to bee

stings. My lips and throat swelled up. Luckily, a max dose of

Benedryl made it subside. I also had acute hives for 8 nightmare days

after taking Levaquin, an antibiotic for just 3 days. Please be

careful.

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> Hi, ive been taking Lex 20mg for about 5 weeks now, im not so sure it

> is working to lift my depression, in fact, i just feel like, i dont

> care anymore feeling, i just want to sleep, and im itching like crazy,

> could that be form the Lex? Would taking 10mg be better? Anyone

> experience itching? I think i might ask doctor for the effexor xr, or

> even that new one Cymbalta, anyone tried those?

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