Posted by steve3211 on January 18, 2004, at 12:58:39
In reply to Re: New to Lexapro and feeling awful » Mariposa, posted by funygirl on January 17, 2004, at 7:08:01
> Hi. I'm Carol and I just went through a complete detoxing from all of the drugs my doctor had me on. I have been free of all drugs for two months. Today my new doctor put me on Lex. I am using 5mg per day. You all just scared the hell out of me! I DO NOT want to be more anxious than I already am. I have generalized anxiety disorder along with some depression. I'm afraid to go to the 10mg dose next week. I think, after reading from this board, that I will speak to my new doctor about staying with the 5mg for a while instead of going right to the 10's. Any comments? I sure would like to hear from more people on this and the se's. Thanks, C.
Carol,I would recommend staying on 5mg for a while if you are sensitive to medications. My side effects have been pretty tough on Lexapro, anxiety being one of them. Since anxiety is part of my dx this has not been real fun. The s/e's decreased after two - three weeks, but when I tried to go up to 7.5mgs they all came back again. I am going to stay at 5mg until my sleep improves. Best-Steve
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