Posted by marfaith on February 24, 2004, at 12:52:20
In reply to Re: 1st week on Lex, posted by KathrynLex on February 24, 2004, at 11:03:25
> Hi Mary,
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> I take lexapro for anxiety and depression. It worked much faster on my depression that it did on my anxiety. I started at 10 mg and had to increase to 15 mg after about six weeks because I was still having mild panic attacks.
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> If your anxiety is severe enought that it's causing you great discomfort on a daily basis I would suggest talking to your psychiatrist about taking a benzo on an as needed basis. I recommend this to a lot of people because they can really work wonders for intense anxiety or panic attacks. Ones to try: Xanax, Klonopin and Lorazepam.
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> Another thing to keep in mind is that the first 2 weeks or so, Lexapro can actually increase your anxiety. I'm not sure why or how it does that but a lot of people have reported an increase in anxiety during the first couple of weeks that they take Lexapro.
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> Having been where you're at, I can assure you that it does get better. It gets much better. Hang in there and you'll start to feel a gradual reduction in your anxiety until one day you wake up and realize it's gone.
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> K.Hi K
I do have Xanax. I have taken that for quite some time. Not on a continuing basis, but as needed. I take it to help me sleep or else I will be wide awake at 2:00 am and won't be able to fall back asleep for a couple of hours. The kind of panic attacks I get are when I first start to fall asleep. It's like I have to force myself to wake up or else I am going to die. I don't get them all the time. I hate those! I have noticed that I have been feeling a little jittery this week. My problem is that I can't enjoy anything good that is going on in my life because I am afraid something bad is going to happen. As if my worrying will prevent it from happening. Does that make any sense? That's what I mean when I say that I have this feeling of dread hanging over me. Thanks for responding. Mary
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