Posted by theo on October 3, 2005, at 22:13:01
In reply to Re: Paxil Poop out, posted by SLS on October 2, 2005, at 14:46:08
> Unfortunately, doctors don't tell their patients much about startup side effects. With Lexapro, anxiety, is often a side effect that shows up at the end of the first week and disappears in the third week.
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I actually gave Lexapro 12 weeks! Anxiety never faded, avoidance issues worsened.I think my Lexapro experience actually fuels my desire to give up on other meds to soon. I went through hell for 12 weeks thinking it would get better and it never did.
I think it's wise to give a med a good 4-5 weeks at a theraputic dose and if it doesn't work, stop and move on. I think many doctors keep patients on a med that is NOT working for them to long, dragging out the patients recovery.
poster:theo
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