Posted by Glydin on June 3, 2006, at 20:10:12
In reply to New to SSRI's, advice needed badly!, posted by ichiru on June 3, 2006, at 19:17:58
> Hello all,
> I'm currently in my 2nd week of a Lexapro trial, going up slow (currently on 7.5 mgs) since in the past I've always called it quits on my SSRI trials in a matter of days. I'm again having increased anxiety symptoms, mild akathesia, waves of panic which come out of no where, and dp/dr. My psych assures me that this is always the case in the beginning, that it's "normal" for things to get a bit worse before they (maybe) get better, and to just take more Klonopin.
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> I'm not concerned about the other side effects like super dry mouth and major headaches, but waves of panic and feelings of impending doom seem to be, to me, abnormal side effects. Is this really normal and should I keep pushing? Sorry if this question is too lame, but I'm totally new to this stuff.
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> thanks...rula
>~~~ No lame questions here.
I had many the same experiences as you and I did FINALLY soldier through a decent startup time with Lexapro and it's been a wonderful treatment for me. Using K with startup was very helpful. At about 2-3 weeks the freezing up toxic anxiety symptoms during startup began to abate gradually. Things were great for me by about 6ish weeks. I know that sounds like a lifetime but it wasn't for me once I got thru the getting thru. That was over a year ago and things are still good. I have even been able to decrease the K use to as needed after three years of continued use of K only prior to beginning Lex.
I hope you find Lex will treat you well if given a chance. The first few weeks were rough but it was worth it for me to endure and proceed to a much better quality of life.
Glydin
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