Can ssri's make you sweat?

Question

Since I have been on ssri's I sweat alot.
Not hans, etc..
but the back of my head.
Anyone else get this?

Answer 1

Absolutely. My neck, back of my neck, sometimes my face. And, it's not a warm temperture at all.

At that time I was on EffexorXR. I was changed back to Prozac and it quit.

Ask your doctor. Sometimes, like in business meetings, it can get embarrassing.

But, I will say, don't give up on the SSRI's. There is a wide selection. I tried Wellbutrin and it was terrible. For the longest I was on Serzone, because it's supposed to not effect your libido.

It takes sometimes 2-4 months for it to get well incorporated into your system so that you get the most benefit from it; sometimes it takes a while for the "side effects" to wear off.

All the best to you! Keep on keepin on! :-))

Answer 2

You just got me thinking!
I have been on ssri's (seroxat or otherwise known as paroxotine) for many years now, I have also recovered from anorxexia at the same time too (or partially recovered, my thoughts still calorie count to the max but my body ios now healthy- or to me, fat.) I was always told it was a reaction of the anorexia recovery and messing up my metabolism that I get night sweats every single night, and wake up haldfway through the night soaking wet, its my neck, my chest, my thights my calves... its so much that I wake up shivering in this and my hair is all wet.

Itr does seem striking though that I havew also been on my ssri throughout, and I was anorexic three years before I took my ssri and never once had a nioght sweat, no I wasnt recovered back then, but its still odd.

I wish I could come off my ssri but the one I take is so well known for having evil withdrawal symptoms, like seratonin dissappearing for ages afterwards, and not always straight away either, the first time I tried to come off, I spent 9 months slowly withdrawing, and got down to nil. I spent a month totlally free of taking seroxat (this is after the 9 month withdrawal period) only to get to the point of suicide and was admitted to a general psychiatric ward. I'll be damned if I have to do that again! hence me continuing to take it everyday.

But thanks for your question, it has got me thinking, maybe I should try taking my ssri at a different time of day and see if anything changes.

Answer 3

That is a possible side effect. You might want to change drugs if it bothers you. Not all effect everyone the same.