LEXEPRO WEEK 3- ANXIETY GOING UP AND DOWN

I have been on Lexapro 10mg for 18 days now. I switched from Paxil due to side effects but it did stop the panic attacks.
I was feeling fine the first week, last week felt pretty good, but now this week I have been feeling shortness of breathe and a little more anxious than my usually anxious self. Is this normal? I know it takes about 6 weeks for ADs to work but I just think its weird that I was felling semi better and now I dont feel good at all. I am planning on calling my doctor tomorrow but I was really hoping that this medicine would be the one. Do you think its just the side effects of it getting into my system or is this an early sign that this med might be a lost cause?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Just feeling kind of scared at the moment.

Hi Snappy and welcome!

Did you recently do an increase?

Even if not...ups and downs are not unusual as A.T. said...and the s/e's should settle down and the med will come to therapeutic levels in the body soon.

Until then please see our Resources at the top of the main forum page here. It is filled with great self help material that is really beneficial if practiced regularly.

Keep posting with us for support as well. We understand, care and are here to listen anytime.

Scaredy Cat