Posted by Bob on March 27, 2002, at 14:30:27
In reply to Re: Anybody else hate tricyclic antidepressants? » Bob, posted by Elizabeth on March 26, 2002, at 21:55:47
> Hi Bob. I think the symptoms you mentioned might be due to tachycardia (increased heart rate). It seems a little likelier than hypertension from SSRIs.
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> SSRIs do tend to cause panic-type anxiety a lot (especially for people who have panic disorder), with lots of peripheral symptoms. People sometimes feel very shakey and agitated (the big feature of panic anxiety, if you're not familiar with it, is feeling like you're having a heart attack or something). A lot of different people (independently) use the expression "jumping out of my skin" to describe the feeling. Could that be what you had?
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> Just some thoughts.
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> -elizabethWell, I actually do have problems with agitation and akathisia on SSRIs (when I'm not drowsy and sleeping), but the syptom profile I was describing was not that. The problem I was referring to leaves me feeling digusting, tired, sweaty, and sick. I have to lay down and rest when I feel that way. Once I lay down and rest, I notice my body kind of throbbing. There's not necessarily any anxiety or agitation associated with this state, I just feel physically bad.
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