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Hello, i?m on escitalopram 10 mg. Male 22 137lbs. Currently suffering from bruising on legs (yellowish green in color) and itchy shins for the past week. I?ve taken 20 out of the 30 of the first prescription. Is this normal or is something going wrong? Doctor closed til Monday.
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It may be due to escitalopram. Stopping drug for sometime is a easy method to find out that this is due to drug side effect or not. If you facing depression after stopping drug, you can request psychiatrist to change antidepressant.
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Need to investigate cbc/bt/ct. For platelet count and bleeding disorder investigation. Some patient may develops bleeding disorder as per reported by postmarketing serveiilance.
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