Posted by nicky847 on March 25, 2004, at 10:30:13
In reply to Lexapro has made my anxiety worse, posted by nicolet on March 25, 2004, at 8:50:00
Nicolet-
It is very very common to feel an increase in anxiety the first few weeks on Lexapro, I know I did, you should be feeling better in a couple of weeks, or at least not WORSE than you did before you started...in about 6-8 weeks if you are responding to the med then you should notice that you are actually feeling better than you did before you started..and that is a good feeling..as for the smoking my advice to you is to just follow what your body is telling you right now...if it is telling you not to smoke then dont smoke...if a cigarette helps calm you down then by all means smoke em if you got em..nows probably not the best time to try and quit smoking....maybe try that in a few months
> I have been on 10mg of Lexapro for 6 days now and I have absolutely no side effects except that my anxiety seems to be worse. The morning especially. I soon as I wake up my heart is racing and I get those fake feelings. It usually goes away after a while but then I have that general nervousness throughout the day. I also smoke and everytime I think of smoking it makes me a nervous wreck cause that usually makes my anxiety worse. I used to enjoy smoking but I guess I should quit now. Basically the anxiety seems to be worse after taking this but I will stick through it. Just wondering if anyone else has experinced this?
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