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I have been taking Cypralex since Aug 05. This is the s...

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I have been taking Cypralex since Aug 05. This is the second stint for me as I was taking them for about 18 months 3 years ago.

They seem to be working fine for me, but the only side affect is "Restless Leg Syndrome" - I thought my Dr was joking when he told me that! Just wondered if anyone else had suffered similar problems.

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    I started taking cipralex in August '04, following the death (by suicide) of my husband. I started on the lowest dose, and did start to suffer from restless legs. However this eased over a period of time.:wink:

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    Hi Jude

    Thanks for taking the time to reply to my posting. I have infact started to talk half a tablet per day and have noticed that the restless leg syndrome symptoms have eased ... for good hopefully!

    Cheers

    Sarah:lol:

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    Hi Jude and Sarah,

    I have been taking cypralex for about 4 months now. It made me very tense at first and I still clench my jaw a lot. However, I feel as if I have been given a new life. I am happy! I have a mild anticipation of something good just around the corner. Now, to the restless leg issue. I have always suffered from restless leg. It comes and it goes. I have had a particularly annoying bout of it recently. I will take note of the frequency of these "attacks". Thanks for the heads-up.:?

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