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Lexapro and lower back pain?

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Question:  Susan wrote... The other day I sat down and read my side effects to the med Lexapro. While reading the some of the effects I found one symptom that I didn't know that can affect your life. The symptom was lower back pain. Now I have been taking Lexapro now for 6 years. I hav...
  1. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP
    Susan Cagley
    Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 02:00 PM
    I AM YOU HELP FIND THIS OUT.
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    Ask the Expert Patient
    Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 02:34 PM

    You're very welcome, Susan. Big Grin

     

    Teri

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    austinali
    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 02:36 PM

    I was intrested in this Lexapro question as I have lower back pain and after trying everything else out I was just given lexapro is this common? The Dr said that it can be used to treat lower back pain is this true? Or are they writing it off as depression. I have never had back pain until about four months ago when it just appeared and has not let up. I am not really depressed at all but in the months of dealing with this I am getting frustrated. Are they writing me off?

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  2. Lexapro and back pain
    Anonymous
    Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 01:43 PM

    I have been on a Lexapro for a year now and about 3-4 months ago I started experiencing a back pain on the lower right side. My doctor did some tests and his theory is that it might be be due to the Lexapro. My psichiatrist, however, claims that he has not seen such side effects from taking Lexapro. I decreased the amount of Lexapro I am taking, and the back pain started appearing less frequently. I intend to stop taking it altogether to see whether the back pain will disappear entirely.

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  3. Lower back pain and Lexapro
    Michele
    Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    I have been on Lexapro for 2 years and during that time am having extreme lower back pain!!  It is really bad while I lay on my side and is only somewhat relieved while lying completely on my back.  Can Lexapro cause such pain?

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  4. Lexapro causing body aches
    ning
    Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 07:07 PM

    I had been taking Lexapro for about 2 years.  I took 1/2 a tablet before sleeping because it made me very tired if I took it in the daytime.  I had trouble sleeping and felt achy all over when I got up in the morning.   I thought I had fibromyalgia because I had undiagnosed pain in my joints, shoulders, neck,  hands, elbows, wrists and some lower back pain.  The worst part was I felt a tingling in my muscles and an achy, sick feeling like I had the flu.  I had lab tests for MS, lupus, arthritis, thyroid function, kidney function, etc., which were all negative.  My doctor suggested I go back to Prozac, which I had taken about 15 years ago.  Prozac made me sleepy but the pain disappeared like magic.  I have been off Lexapro for about 5 days and I have not felt this well in a long long time.

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