you know holidays are a funny thing, we put so much into them, especially if we have kids and you get to be around people and look forward to them and then when they are over you don't really know...
sorry one more thing, the side effects also subside as your body gets used to it....
Hi Mommiekim, I have taken lexapro a while ago and it worked really quickly with very few side effects, went off for 5 months and then had a bad relapse and started taking it again, they started me...
Suzy, I noticed you started meds the end of september, are you still taking them, are they not working for you? just wondering how it was going....
yep, I know exactly how you feel, thus I am trying to find some sort of charity work to do that makes me feel "useful" it is hard when you don't know your place and try to find it but I think it is...
I am here if you ever need to talk as it sounds like we are in similar situations and by the way, I am so sorry you had such a bad experience with the counciling, that is horrible those people are...
indygirl, sorry I replied earlier but it didn't go through, maybe I didn't hit submit, anyway, I just wanted to let you know i know how you feel, I too went off my lexpapro 5 months ago to try to...
Shell will be in my prayers for a quick healthy recovery, wish there was something I could do to help. Too bad she doesn't have a computer so we could all tell her ourselves. Send her our thoughts...
Hi Janet, I know how you feel, I am taking 10mg of lexapro, first 2 weeks, than down to 5 because I felt more anxious than up to 7.5 and now back up to 10 for the last 5 days. I think I felt better...
wow, sounds like a lot of people are taking lexapro, I too am. I took it a year and a half ago then went off to try to have a baby, after a horrible bout of anxiety and depression I went back on...
that situational anxiety, I know it well, I was trying to keep myself busy and in the attempt, planned an overnight with my sister who I kind of lost touch with and have some differences but not...
suzy, glad to here you are doing better and the job is helping. just keep going and you will be better before you know it....
same problem here, actually after I went off my meds I had a couple episodes of this, a flashback of a nightmare and then trying to remember it, probably one of the first signs that my anxiety was...
sounds like you have a great positive outlook which is the very first step in getting better, I will try to take that advice, sometimes in thsi state it is difficult to know where you want to go as...
feel better soon thinking of all of you...
smiler going through the same thing with my hubby, before we got married he knew I had this problem but he is very simple and things very cut and dry, if your not dying your fine, doesn't need a...
my husbands a mechanic too, howly....
hey scaredy cat, I am scaredy cat too, I just got here about a week ago and glad to have found this place. how are you...
tylerman, I would talk to the doctor, I have read a little here about that sometimes the meds do "poop out" but there are many more available. I took lexapro a year and a half ago for anxiety and...
one more thing spenty, make sure you give it some time and don't get discouraged, these drugs do take some time to work....
Hi Spenty I think we all experience the med fear to an extent, the last time I went through this I waitied 2 weeks before starting and then figured ti really couldn't get any worse so I tried it,...
Dillon, I also wake up feeling sick, think it is more anxiousness than anything and usually it does pass in a few hours, I too am waiting to wake up feeling good. don't worry you are not alone and...
stronglady, which meds did you take and how did they affect you at first. so glad to hear you are doing so much better. you are all in my prayers. I have been taking lexapro 3 weeks, though, I think...
know the feeling lil, 3 weeks on lexapro and still not better, I am also afraid to switch as the lexapro worked so well last time so I just keep waiting, I also have the fear that if I try another...
can't imagine anyone wanting to stay this way, that is why we are all hear trying to get some hope....
beth, how long have you been taking the meds and what kind....
twiggy and a.l. how long for the lexapro to work for you twiggy and your friend a.l. you say she has been on 2 months and you also twiggy, I have been on for 3 weeks, still a little more anxious than...
what made you go back on did the anxiety return? so funny, I do the same thing at night because I usually feel better at night and I wonder if I just stayed up all night if I would keep feeling...
I had the same reaction when I went back on the lexapro, being more jittery, I am going on 3 weeks myself and am wondering the same thing, seems a little better now but, I have some really bad days...
glad you are having a good morning, I should probably do the same and make some breakfast however, eating has not been one of my strong points lately as I kind of feel sick all the time just...
MsKittie, how are you doing today? jrbecc, you will love this place, it is sooo helpful to have others to talk to and this is the most active one I have found, you can also go into chat rooms if you...
thanks janet, for the reassurance, I know I will get better, just want it sooner than later, I know I need to be patient, it has actually only been about 3 weeks now and I know they say sometimes 4-6...
Idie, how are you feeling on the lexapro, how long have you been on it. I take it too, the last time I was on it it worked pretty quickly but now it seems to be taking a while to work, I was on 10...
Suzy, I know that feeling, I wake up exactly the same way, almost 3 weeks on the lexapro and maybe I think I am getting better but still mornings are the worst and I too struggle with the weekends,...
I do actually take it in the morning but doesn't really calm me down yet, maybe still kicking in...
janetlee, how come you take all the different meds, zoloft, paxil and prozac, don't they usually find one that works and stick with it. I am taking lexapro now took it a year ago and worked great,...
thank you for that wonderful quote, I will keep it in mind, maybe help me get through the day....
hey you guys that are taking lexapro, do you remember it increasing the anxiety the first few weeks, will this level out, how long did it take, glad you are here, the weekends are hard to get...
Wow, anxiety is really all over, does the weather affect this, I think it does for me. I live in chicago, and the gloom here for the last couple weeks is unreal. thanks for asking I was wondering the...
I am new here. Really glad I found this site. I was on another site that was really good but not very active. could go for days without a reply or talking to anyone, and it really does help to talk...