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raccoon

(32,385 posts) Thu May 3, 2012, 12:33 PM May 2012

Do SSRI's ( Prosac, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and others) make you hot natured? [View all]

I don't mean hot flashes, I mean you're hotter ALL the time. You feel the heat more than the non-SSRI-consuming
person. When other people are wearing light jackets, you're OK in a T-shirt.

Your experience?

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Do SSRI's ( Prosac, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and others) make you hot natured? [View all] raccoon May 2012 OP

I have had that experience. Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #1

yes. Bluerthanblue May 2012 #2

Come to think of it.. yes! n/t LeftinOH May 2012 #3

Thankfully get the red out May 2012 #4

Not for me - I'm usually freezing when others are warm or even hot. smirkymonkey May 2012 #5

I never had that problem when I was on one. Brickbat May 2012 #6

I take Paxil and notice no difference. Odin2005 May 2012 #7

Nope. (nt) matt819 May 2012 #8

I've seen people I know are on those drugs look 'flushed' kenny blankenship May 2012 #9

Yes they do, especially Paxil and Effexor but Lexapro not so much. I was on Paxil for teddy51 May 2012 #10

I've been on several SSRIs, and didn't notice a heat difference rox63 May 2012 #11

In prison... spockeye May 2012 #12

When I first started going to the VA for medical care madokie May 2012 #13

I have not had any negative side effects from Lexapro other than being very tired for the first teddy51 May 2012 #14

Thats great but for some of us they are a nightmare madokie May 2012 #15

That's the other thing that I should have said, it depends on each individual with any teddy51 May 2012 #16

YES laundry_queen May 2012 #17

Took Zoloft for two years LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #18