Posted by maddy4 on October 4, 2005, at 19:55:00
In reply to Re: lexapro and start up SEs, posted by blueberry on October 4, 2005, at 16:40:42
> I started lex about 2 weeks ago. I know that start up anxiety you are feeling because I had it too. I started at about 2mg a day and have worked up to 7.5mg now. Lots of chopping and cutting for custom sizes.
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> What helped me a whole lot was to take my daily dose and cut it into tiny chunks and then take the chunks a few hours apart. That way the body gets used to it and the whole dose doesn't have as much start up anxiety oomph to it as if you took it all at once.
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> In any case, my doc said it is fine to take xanax as needed to get through the start up side effects. I found that with each dose increase, the anxiety would fade in about 3 or 4 days. My overall anxiety level right now, which was fierce in the beginning, has calmed down bigtime. I know it's hard, but try to stick with it. I think the best trick is to split up your daily dose into tiny chunks spaced a few hours apart.THANKS for responding - when did your start up anxiety start ot fade? and when do you take your doses? today - i finally got them to call me in liquid lexapro so i could make sure my dose was exact daily - instead of guessing and chopping the damn thing into a million pieces!!! but i could easily split the liquid - the liquid is 5 mg per tsp - so i took 1/2 a tsp tonihgt - but maybe tom. i should take 1/4 in am and 1/4 in pm. does it make you tired or anxious or what? i cant TAKE this extra anxiety - my stomach has been in a KNOT since sat. (took first lex fri night) and i am more anxious and panicky than ever before. hard to keep it up - gald to hear your doing well - do tell more! :)
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