[M.D. Holloway]

Lexapro withdrawal - Hyperkeratosis – An abnormal enlargement of the skin tissues causing the skin cells to increase in size.

Lexapro withdrawal - Hyperlipidemia – An abnormally high number of fat cells in the blood.

Lexapro withdrawal - Hypertriglyceridemia – Too many triglycerides in the blood.
Triglycerides are three fatty acids bound together in one molecule stored by the body and available to create high levels of energy when used.

Lexapro withdrawal - Hypoesthesia – A partial loss of sensation or general loss of awareness.

Lexapro withdrawal - Impaired Gastric Emptying – The contents of the stomach are not passed into the intestines as normal due to the stomach losing the muscular strength to do so.

Lexapro withdrawal - Increased White Blood cell Count – This is an increase in the number of cells in the blood that are responsible for the removal of bacteria and other unwanted particles. They fight disease and infection by enclosing foreign particles and removing them. An example of a disease that would increase white blood cell count would be Leukemia.

Lexapro withdrawal - Insomnia – Not able to fall asleep or sleeping for a shorter time than desired, thus not being able to properly rest and feeling un-refreshed. As a result, a person can become irritable, have difficulty concentrating and feel a lack of energy. This can be caused by stimulants such as by caffeine or drugs or by mental anxiety and stress. Mental stress can be communicated and relieved.

Lexapro withdrawal - Irritable Bowel Syndrome – A painful condition where the either the muscles or the nerves of the lower intestines, are not responding normally. This results in an alternating condition of diarrhea followed by constipation, back and forth.

Lexapro withdrawal - Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca – A condition where the outer coating of the eyeball is dry because of a decrease in the normal amount of tears in the eye. As a result, the eyeball and inside of the eyelid thickens and hardens sometimes causing the vision to be less sharp.

Lexapro withdrawal - Leukopenia – An unnaturally low number of white blood cells circulating in the blood.

Lexapro withdrawal - Loose Stools – The bowel movement is runny instead of formed.

Lexapro withdrawal - Lower Abdominal Pain – A hurtful irritation of the nerve endings in the area of the hipbones housing the lower digestive tract. Pain usually means tissue damage.

Lexapro withdrawal - Lymphadenopathy – The lymph nodes, where the immune cells are located, become larger than is normal because of a high concentration of white blood cells.

Lexapro withdrawal - Macular Degeneration – The gradual loss of central vision, which is the sharpest vision while peripheral eyesight, is unaffected.

Lexapro withdrawal - Maculopathy – An abnormal condition of the yellow spot of the eye, which is located in the center of the inner lining of the eyeball and connected to the main nerve to the eye and is responsible for sharp vision.

Lexapro withdrawal - Mania – Unusually irrational, excessive and/or exaggerated behavior or moods ranging from enthusiasm, sexuality, gaiety, impulsiveness and irritability to violence.

Lexapro withdrawal - Melena – Abnormally darkly colored stools as a result of hemorrhaging in the digestive tract where the blood has interacted with the digestive juices creating the dark color in the bowel movement.

Lexapro withdrawal - Micturition Urgency – A sudden desire to urinate usually followed by leakage.

Lexapro withdrawal - Mood Swings – An emotional shifting as from a state of happiness to a state of depression for a period of time.

Lexapro withdrawal - Myocardial Infarction – The blood going to the heart is delayed or stopped causing middle muscle tissue in the heart wall to die.

Lexapro withdrawal - Nasopharyngitis – Irritation, redness and swelling tissues in the nose and the tube leading from the mouth to the voice box as well as the tubes leading to the ears.

Lexapro withdrawal - Nephropathy – An abnormally functioning or diseased kidney.

Lexapro withdrawal - Nervousness – Jumpy, jittery, anxious, and troubled with an irritable temperament.

Lexapro withdrawal - Night Sweats – The water-salt, waste product the skin releases is called sweat or perspiration. With night sweats you become wide awake in the middle of the night shivering and cold and wet with your sheets/pajamas soaked in perspiration making it difficult to go back to sleep.

Lexapro withdrawal - Nightmare – Dreams that make you afraid or leave feelings of fear, terror, and upset long after waking up.

Lexapro withdrawal - Orgasm Abnormal – Unable to have an orgasm with normal sexual stimulation.

Lexapro withdrawal - Oropharyngeal Swelling – A swelling in the area from the soft part of the roof of the mouth to the back of the mouth.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pain in Extremity – A painful feeling in the legs, arms, hands, and feet.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pharyngolaryngeal Pain – Pain in the area of the respiratory tract (organs of breathing) from the throat to the voice box and above the windpipe.

Lexapro withdrawal - Photopsia – A condition where a person see lights, sparks or colors in front of your eyes.

Lexapro withdrawal - Photosensitivity Reaction – An exaggerated sunburn reaction that is not normal in proportion to the amount of exposure to the light.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pollakiuria – Urinating much more frequently than normal – as often as once every five to fifteen minutes.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pressure of Speech – A condition where the individual cannot voice his ideas fast enough with the pressure of there being not enough time to say it.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pruritic Rash – Extremely itchy, red, swollen bumps on the skin.

Lexapro withdrawal - Pyrexia – Fever or the increase in body temperature that is usually a sign of infection.

Lexapro withdrawal - Retinal Detachment – The thin layer lining the back of the eyeball (the retina) detaches from the back of the eyeball. This thin layer is like the film of a camera because it sends the images a person views to the brain. When it detaches it causes a reduced ability to see.

Lexapro withdrawal - Rigors – Shivering or shaking of the body as if chilled, preventing normal responses.

Lexapro withdrawal - Skin Ulcer – An open sore or infected skin eruption with swelling, redness, pus, and irritation.

Lexapro withdrawal - Sleep Disorder – These are a list of sleep disorders such as teeth grinding, insomnia, jet lag, sleep walking, abnormally falling asleep during the middle of a conversation after a full night’s rest, uncontrolled body motions keeping one awake, etc.

Lexapro withdrawal - Suicide, Completed – An attempted attack on oneself that is life threatening results in death.

Lexapro withdrawal - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection – Where the organs of breathing near the mouth such as the nose and sinuses, become infected and are usually treated by antibiotics.

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Hesitation – Hard to start or hard to continue emptying one’s bladder.

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Incontinence – Urinating without intending to do so because of a weakening of the muscles in the hip area from the drug affecting the nerves or the drug blocking a persons thinking process.

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Retention – The inability to completely empty the bladder despite having the urge to do so. This can lead to infections or damage to the urinary organs.

Lexapro withdrawal - Urine Flow Decreased – Dehydration of the body causing a lesser flow of urine than normal with the body reabsorbing the waste.

Lexapro withdrawal - Urine Output Decreased – A condition where the output of urine produced in a 24-hour period is less than 500 ml.

Lexapro withdrawal - Weight Decreased – Unintentional weight loss.

Lexapro withdrawal – Weight Increased – An unusual, usually rapid weight increase.