Posted by Chuck2112 on February 14, 2003, at 10:38:14
In reply to Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by Dr. Bob on June 11, 2002, at 7:52:48
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i have been on lexapro for 3-1/2 weeks now.....i went on lexapro because i was feeling many of the symptoms of anxiety. i think i slowly developed these symptoms during my marriage and after my divorce. i found that after i was divorced i had trouble finding much to talk to any of my friends about, almost as if my mind would go blank when hanging out.
about a year and half ago i started to make myself go to more parties and hang out more because i thought it was something that i could work on, but no matter how many brief moments of being totally at ease and having conversation with different people, it would always pass and leave me feeling exhausted...and finally i fell into what i would call a rut, whereas i stopped finding pleasure in the things i used to, had a hard time smiling and would get irritated much more easily, hardly had anything to talk to people about, unless something in particular was on my mind, i like being social and dont have any fears with talking to people, but for the past year or so my mind just goes blank when i try to hang out with friends.....
so again around november i tried to break out of that, and was going to parties hanging out, having fun, i would do pretty good for an evening, but i never knew when the blank mind thing would sneak up on me, it could happen at any time, i never knew how long i could keep it at bay, but one thing for sure was that the blank mind would eventually take hold, it always did
well after several weeks of this, i finally couldnt hold it anymore, and it hit me full force, i started getting aches in my legs and back, sweaty hands, couldnt concentrate on anything, and just having an all around hard time with things.......
so i want to know if anyone here has had anything like this, does it sound like anxiety? and can the meds help
i have been on the lexapro for a while, 3-1/2 weeks, and so far it has started to help with the aches, the tension, i am able to focus a bit more, no more sweaty hands and overall just alot more calm and less irritable. every day i am on it i feel slightly closer to normal but normal is still a touch away
so my question is, can i expect the meds to help me get even better than this, i hope so......i think my mind goes blank around people because i have this anxiety in the background that keeps for from being fully present...and therefore i dont have the normal flow of thoughts i am used to having...so do the meds help this? how?
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