Posted by Wildman on January 26, 2004, at 11:56:58
In reply to Re: Lexapro effects, posted by Blackfoot on January 26, 2004, at 9:57:27
> I take the Lex around 8:00 AM but the anxiety I feel is when I wake up @ 5:00 am. I do not seem to get a "hit" after taking the med but it is hard to tell.
So you get the anxiety right when you wake up? That does not sound fun. Perhaps you could try taking the med right when you wake up. Maybe that will shift your side effects to a different time of the day. Just a thought. I used to get the "hit" 5 hours after taking it, but that only happened during the first week.
> Has your experience taking Lex been good in making you feel better?
Yes. There are good days and not so good days, but overall I am having a positive experience.
To describe my experience in engineering terms, it is like a "damped oscillation" (exaggerated ups and downs that decrease in amplitude over time to where I feel that I am closer to a steady-state).> I am very discouraged about the possibility of this drug making me feel any better.
I was too, and that seems to be a common experience from what I have read around here. I received many positive comments from people here and that helped me tremendously. Please give it more time, time is your friend.
> I am sleep much better but that is giving me more energy to worry.
Sleep and proper rest, I am finding, are really important to me right now. It's like my quality of sleep determines how the day will go much more so than before I started on the Lex. I used to be able to have a bad night of sleep and be able to "fight my way out of it" and get through the day with coffee and lots of high carb food. That strategy doesn't work anymore for me.
> I feel like this is the way I will be for the rest of my existance. Not a very comforting feeling.
I think I know how that feels, but please try to stick with it. There is hope. Even if Lex is not for you there are other things to try.
If you are struggling with anxiety see if your pdoc can give you some Ativan or Xanax. That really helps to take the edge off and may help you to stick with it (I think I would have quit if I didn't have my Ativan - it doesn't take much, just 1mg when needed. I think I've taken 4 or 5 of the 30 1mg pills I was prescribed. It really helps to have a PLAN B of medication when you feel that anxiety - you feel that you have a SOLUTION, albeit temporary, from the Lex anxiety or your "baseline" anxiety).
Hang in there and please post again if you need anything. I've gotten a tremendous amount of excellent info from this forum, and hope to be able to contribute and keep it going.
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