ciprelex 10 mg

i have g.a.d and panic disorder, i started on cipralex and it seems likes the symptoms are worse, i feel like im gonna jump right out of my skin . i had to leave my job because the symptoms got worse. i ended up in the hospital because the panic attacks kept getting more intense and closer together. i just need someone to reach out to other than my doctor who told me to read a book lol

TIH,

I am sorry to hear of the rough time you are currently in. Ironically A/D's often cause things to get worse...before they start to help.:/

However, if you can hang in there while the med comes up to therapeutic levels, and your system adjusts...

...you can end up with a med that performs well for you!

Using coping skills will help. See our Resources at the top of the main forum page here for great material to work with. Practicing the suggested exercises daily will make a big difference in how you feel.

Of course, only you know your limits...so if things get unbearable...talking with your doctor about an alternative plan will be in order.

Wishing you the best...keep us updated so we can keep you in support!

S.C.

Thank you all for the replies....i just seem to go through waves of lows and and than waves of anxiety and than panic....I am afraid of everything right now. I feel like crying because i fell so broken. I have so much to be grateful for but it is hard to appreciate when this depression and anxiety robs that from me. I feel so hopeless. When will it get better? My doctor is sort of a quack....he was the only doctor that was available to take on new patients. It just saddens me more that they prescribe a medication and than say ok cross your fingers and lets hope for the best! i am hiding out ihn the bedroom because i just took an ativan and need to lie down

Hello ,
I also took 6 moths cipralex , my problem was the thought i was taking medication was my problem . Everytime i took a pill a had a lump in the throat. Also it inhibited a lot of my anxiety sympthoms but as i said for myself ,im a person who is a little obssed with his health condition and i couldnt bear taking this pills.
I just wanted to tell you this because maybe it can help you. Maybe you can discuss with your doctor to take something else . I also know that this cipralex have a lot of side efects , i dont know how other pills work but maybe there are better alternatives .
What i have learned when i was taking those pills is that i dont have to rely on them , i just have to think about them as a temporary tool so it can give me time to understand my body.

I've taken Cipralex (Lexapro) for almost three years now. At first it was rough (worse anxiety, dizziness, having to go to the bathroom all the time, etc)...I think because my serotonin levels were so low. It took about a month to six weeks, but then all of a sudden I felt really good.

Like others have said, SSRIs ironically make you feel worse initially...but then you feel so much better. I'm glad I hung in there.

Also, serotonin is not just in your brain. In fact most of it is in your digestive tract. So Cipralex/Lexapro can cause your stomach, intestines, etc to go on overdrive when you first take it. That also makes you feel uncomfortable but it does settle down.

Hang in there!