Lexapro

Hi All, Wanted to pop in and let you know I am much better psychologically. I saw my GP today and we're going to try Lexapro starting today. UC seems to be OK at 30mg prednisone which is where I am at for my taper. But of course the trick is getting off the pred completely right? ;o) Let me know if you have taken Lexapro and have experiences to share!

:o) Jen

Hi jen,

I started cypralex (which is the canadian version of lexapro) about 3 months ago.. I had tried many others in the past (prozac, paxil, effexor, cymbalta) and some worked better then others - but the last one I had tried (cymbalta) was an SNRI and did not agree with me at all.
I am on the minimum 10mg dose and find it helps take the edge off somewhat. I find it more mild then others I have tried, and the side effects are manageable. It did cause some dizziness and nausea the first few days, but that passed quickly. Current side effects include increased fatigue, reduced sexual issues, and some mild weight gain if I let the cravings get out of control. But overall well worth it IMO. I don't sweat the small stuff as much, am less anxious, and do not obsess over things as much either. Of course everyone is different, but those are the side effects the majority of people mentioned on forums out of the 1,000+ posts that I read

Hope that helps and good luck !!!
Shawn

I was on lexapro when I lived in USA only on it for a year but it really helped with my anxiety. I am currently taking the british form of it and its helping alot to be honest, I am also on 25mg pred tapering 5mg a week. So that helps alot too.. x good luck with it x

I used to be against drugs like Lexapro, mainly because they interfere with the mind and no one even understands how they work. However, after many years of trying to overcome my social anxieties and only seeing them get worse, I decided to give it a try. Lexapro has been a miracle for me. It's given me the life I never have. I wish it existed when I was young. My life would not have been so difficult if it had. But then again, each person is different. I had very severe social anxieties to the point in which I had selective mutism, would go months at a time not talking to anyone, missed 1/3 of the school year in both 7th and 8th grades, and had extreme difficulty finding work. I was even put in a class for retarded students once in middle school. My teacher erroneously thought I was retarded, because I did not talk. They really didn't know about selective mutism in those days.