Posted by Patient on January 11, 2004, at 10:54:15
In reply to Lexapro for panic disorder - gets worse first?, posted by butch1952 on January 10, 2004, at 21:01:09
If one suffers from high anxiety or panic disorder, these anxiety effects you describe can be very troublesome, but are common when starting an antidepressant. For others with depression, the zingy energy is very welcome and is a let down when it eventually goes away after about 3 or 4 weeks. Some have to be careful for start-up effects can induce panic or anxiety, enough to where your doctor will prescribe a short trial of a benzo during this start up period. Another suggestion is if it is bothering you too much, to take a lower dose than 5mg-if you can split it down further-then increase slowly to what dose you were prescribed for. These effects usually happen when one increases dose as well. It is normal, and takes a few weeks to wear off. For me, I found Lexapro more anxiety producing than Celexa, especially bothersome in the early evenings,but this is just my experience.
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