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Weed and Lexapro
Hello, I’ve been smoking weed and taking lexapro, an SSRI, for many months. Then one day I had a very adverse panic attack that was very intense. I thought it was a one time thing but happened again a week or two later. I decided to go cold turkey on the medicine and continue smoking. I had another panic attack and went back on the meds. I then had another very bad but even worse panic attack that left me feeling miserable for a few days after. Ever since then I’ve only smoked in a few amount an
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Dr. H.K. Agarwal
Addiction Psychiatrist
36 yrs exp
Lucknow
1st thing. stop smoking with immediate effect.
2nd thing. get a psychiatric evaluation done on urgent basis.
3. drink lot of water and start relaxation exercises like yoga
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