Posted by scaredgirl on September 22, 2011, at 4:32:01
Hi everone,
I'm new here..or any board for that matter. I've been so lost for a few months that i don't know what to do. I've had a personal loss in my life recently and was very sad for a while, not depressed but just sad( since i was prepared for it) and recently have been feeling very stressed coz of environmental factors..my cortisol levels were very high when i got my saliva test done..
I'm on a low dose of beta blockers and started taking xanax- 1/2 of .25 in the morning and evening- i know its a low dose but after about 2 weeks, i couln't get out of bed, i just felt so lethargic and tired and my heart rate dropped to 50 and felt so weak that i stopped taking xanax altogether. I feel better now.In general i'm not physically active( other than little bit of walk everyday and runing around with kids) and i recently lost 20lbs and been very anxious and having panic attacks as well.
The doc wants to start me on lexapro but since i'm so sensitive to medicines, i wanted to know if anyone has taken like 1.25mg of lexapro and done okay..are the side effects really bad? Since i'm already so anxious, i don't want to feel more anxiety as SE.Also i want to feel normal again. Please help me!
Thank you so much and i prey for everyone in the similar state..i know how tough al this is...
poster:scaredgirl
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