Each time my doctor puts me on antidepressants, I end up getting bad side effects, then I remembered I was put on Lexapro in 2005 and they were great so I went back on them about 6 weeks ago but a different brand name, Loxalate 10mg's.
I started hallucinating, so weird, I would see something on the corner of my eye and think it was a person but it was just furniture. The scariest part is I can be standing in the house someonewhere, eyes open and I'm having conversations with people, that aren't there! I get angry when they just stare at me and won't say one word, I start to raise my voice saying "speak to me" then I realise what's happening.
Last week I woke up in bed at 7.20pm! I had sat on the lounge to watch the news around 6.30pm and next thing woke in bed, I had left my dog in the lounge-room where he can also get into the kitchen. I NEVER leave him there by himself.
The one that really frightened me was I woke up and was in the back yard, that was the last time I took them. I was starting to think I had Dementia.
Has anyone else experienced anything as bizarre as this?
Kindest regards
Sue
Hi sue,
Have you talked to your doctor? Maybe you can ask if he can switch to a different generic.
The second time I went on an antidepressant, I had mixed depression and had to be on a mood stabilizer to get back to normal. Are you seeing a psychiatrist or a GP? I highly recommend a skilled psychiatrist for your particular oroblem. It doesn’t sound garden variety .
Hi greentea,
Thank you for your reply.
That is the next question I'll ask my doctor, to see a psychiatrist.
Bit frightened to go on any antidepressants now after what's happened over the years. Mainly it was dizziness and feeling sick but the Loxalate was by far the scariest. The pharmacist looked them up and said hallucinations is a very rare side effect.
I've noticed a lot of people still won't admit they suffer from depression, that stigma is still attached to it. Also, many people including myself, put on a different front when out and about or with friends and family then sink back into that low when by yourself.
Reading what your psychiatrist did for you confirms they are a lot better than seeing your normal Doctor. I've felt a bit like a guinea pig with all the different medications over the years but mostly I didn't take anything, too frightened to.
Thanks again.
Sue