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Brain Zap after taking Rexipra-10
I have started taking my first ever psychiatric medicines 1 week back; Rexipra-10 SSRI tablet with Rejunex CD3 tablets for my panic and anxiety as prescribed by my doctor .. but when I take Rexipra at night , while sleeping I get brain zaps and it feels like high frequency sound in my ears... this wasn't happening before taking these tablets ... please advice.. I feel mild brain zaps in mornings also ..
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Give some time for your body to get used to medicine. The symptoms you tell could still be part of your anxiety /panic. SSRI usually take 7-10 days to start giving results so kindly continue the medicine and wait for a week
These symptoms must reduce
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Starting any new psychiatric medications including antidepressants can initially cause various mild to moderate symptoms like heaviness, drowsiness, dizziness, restlessness, sleep issues etc. Most of these issues get settled within couple of weeks of starting. The complaints you are reporting could very well be associated with Escitalopram (Rexipra). One of the reason for this effect could be that you were started on 10 mg dose instead of initial 5 mg.
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My advice would be to reduce dose to 5 mg and observe for a couple of weeks. I am sure it will get better and then you can increase the dose back to 10 mg. If such symptoms persist even after a month and are distressing you could discuss with your Psychiatrist for other medication options.
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Start low and go slow with medication.
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