Posted by lil' jimi on June 3, 2003, at 14:34:49
In reply to Re: oops!!, posted by kinsey on June 3, 2003, at 13:55:01
hi again kinsey,
ah, yes, the panic attacks .....
> > hi kinsey,
> >
> > >> Had posted a message yesterday and didn't think it went through, so i rewrote and when i came on the message board i saw it had gone through and people actually answered!! i am on 10mg - one tablet a day of lexapro, i guess it is too soon for any results (one week), but i keep hoping. thanks again for all your input, it really helps.
> >
> > welcome to our lexapro party! .... man , my 1st week was sure rough ... i had an unholy host of SEs come at me with anxiety attacks like i never knew existed, because i'd never'd had one before....... now it is all good .... really good.
> >
> > i use the e-mail notification pBabble offers when we post .... i get e-mail to tell me when posts are made to the thread ...
> >
> > listen, sometimes it helps just to post something here when you are going through this ..... so post anytime .... one of the reasons this is here.
> >
> > (some folks Have seen benefits in as little as a week ..... we don't talk about them very much ... they make some of us jealous .... (LIKE ME!!) (HA! Just Kidding!!))
> >
> > i really hope you do get relief soon .... HANG IN THERE!!!
> >
> > Take Care!!
> > ~ jim
> >
>
> thanks jim!
>
> I'm still trying to get use to using a message board, it's very confusing! will take your tip on using the notification. also interested in hearing you had bad anxiety attacks the first week, because i am too!! however, i'm committed to sticking with it. thank you for your kind words. kinsey
>glad you're trying to acclimate to pBabble's message board technology .... like most things, it's easy once you get the hang of it.
lexapro would seem to me to aggravate anxiety problems at first with its initial sort of speedy kind of side-effect .... i had never had a panic attack and i am being treated for depression .... i must have had 3 or 4 attacks during that first week ....
i may have already mentioned that i started with 10mg on march 6th .... and Immediately went to 5mg (because of the SEs) on march 7th ... and stayed at 5mg until april 9th ... i've been on 10mg since april 9th.
nothing like going from depressed to totally terrified though (!).... it was worse for not knowing what a panic attack was ..... but Very quickly i found this site and read all of the lex thread posts .... by the time i was finished (it took me a week!) most of the SEs had faded to nothing And i knew a heck of a lot about ADs, SSRIs, SEs, dx, sx, tx, SNRIs, pdocs, APs, OCD, GAD, SAD, ...... and civility!
i have not had any anxiety nor panic since that week early in march.
it never really hurts to tell your doctor about the SEs you're experiencing and see if they offer any support .... they Should Want to know! .... in some cases a benzo is offered as a supplement to lex for anxiety.
then there is meditation ....
TAKE CARE !!!!!
~ jim
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