Just wanted to let you all know my husband actually had 2 job offers to choose from! He is going back to a company he worked for 5 year ago, and they are welcoming him with open arms. He starts on...
You guys are awesome! I was reading your posts to my husband last night. It's so wonderful that there is a group of such supportive lovely people on here. We made lists last night and talked and...
Thanks guys.... we had been stressed about finances before this..... found out we have a sexual offender living behind us now (we have 2 little girls) and now this news. (did I mention I have the flu...
When it rains it pours! My husband came home today unexpectedly and told me he was laid off. He gets 1 month severance pay and we have health insurance till March 31st. Sometimes you think you have...
Wow how ironic... I was feeling really achey and crappy, and I am thinking, is this the Lexapro?? I just took my temp and I have a fever. I guess taking care of the kids for 2 weeks (each had the flu...
Nikki! I don't even know what happened to you (been away from the board) but I pray you are ok!! Going to try to read and find out what happened! With love, Dawn...
Hi Lyn! I will not make any changes, and I have emailed my psych nurse about what I am feeling.....I was just wondering what people who have slowly increased their Lexapro have gone through at each...
Please see my new post/update! thanks guys... Dawnie...
** I copied and pasted your question into the other thread you have going on .......ppl will answer it there and it saves on bandwith ..........Any ?'s plz email me.LYN Dawnie Members plz post...
Painted Songs..... Just wondering if your hubby ever switched from Paxil to Lexapro? I was reading an old post of yours... I am in the process of switching and looking for those who have been there,...
Jen77, so you jumped from 10mg to 20mg of Lex? And had no jitters or sleepiness or anything? Was this your first SSRI? I hope Celexa works well for you! I am going to be in the same boat, Lex will...
Karen, Did you ever taper off Prozac and onto Lexapro? My anxiety and OCD are reallllly bad around PMS time, and I just started to switch from a pooped-out Paxil to Lexapro. I am praying it helps!...
HI guys, and thanks so much for your replies! Well I took the middle road. On friday night, I took 7.5mgs of Lexapro. I spoke with my psych nurse about it and she said I should either go to 7.5 or...
I have to say I am pretty nervous..... I shouldn't be because adding the 2.5 wasn't bad, going up to 5 hasn't been bad....but I am scared that going to 10 will cause problems, and then I am filled...
Hi guys! Well I wanted to share that I started on the Lexapro (finally). I took 2.5 of Lex for 1 week along with my 6.5 of Paxil. Went pretty well! Towards the end of that first week I thought wow, I...
So are you going to stick with the 5mg and go through therapy? I do take mine at bed time....actually, right around 7pm. I am both excited about going to 10 (for hope of feeling better) and nervous...
and you are at 5mg now right mom? Did you have any problems when you went from 5 to 10? thanks! Dawnie /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
Well I didn't do so well here.... going to start a new thread, but theh lex was doing me pretty good for a while there! I actually felt hope like things were going to get better. I added 2.5 Lex for...
Laughing! Well she is a psych nurse and she works under a psych. I have been to 2 different male psch doctors, and the first one is the one who messed me up in the first place, and the second one...
Vin, Have you always taken your Clonaz. at night? I was thinking of that too as a possibility, changing it to night time, but I am pretty set on not making any more changes until, like you said, I am...
Hey Garen, I noticed you are on a low dose of Lexapro.... Did you try to go up to 10 and it was too much or just you found that 5mg is enough? just curious, Dawnie...
Well, so much for that! I took the .125 this morning and then had a knock on the door from my neighbor telling me a sexual offender moved into the house directly behind us. (I have two little...
Don't most people take Klonopin in 2 doses? I just can't spend 8 hours of my day feeling horribly depressed..... I took .125 this morning and will take the other half this afternoon. I am hoping that...
Babblin! Great post.... I do worry about side effects, "loosing it" due to some reaction, etc etc for sure. but you bring up a great point.... funny, I recall when I finally decided to take that...
Well, I was on Xanax .25 for about 3 weeks and the same thing happened....I felt great when I started taking it but as time went on, I started feeling low.... switched to Clonaz. and felt pretty good...
I just posted this in my old thread below, but I wanted to ask in a new thread.... I am pretty freaked out at the moment. when I take .25 clonazepam in the morning, it is making me feel reaaaally...
Vin, why did you get off the Lex? I was on Paxil a long time and loved it till I started messing with the dose and it turned bad for me... I look back on my years on Paxil CR (6 years) as some of the...
Vin, good to know that Lexapro is a good one. I have heard that and I am praying it is true for me. I am pretty freaked out at the moment. when I take .25 clonazepam in the morning, it is making me...
Well I didn't freak out or die from starting the Lex... 2 nights in a row I took it (tonight is night three)... I have had lots of emotions, from sadness and crying to anxiety....ick. I hope I am...
Prozac was what they gave me at first to get off the Paxil. I was nervous about Prozac because I read it was really stimulating and more for Depression than Anxiety.... I guess Clonazepam is pretty...
You guys are awesome. I don't have many folks I can talk to about this stuff....I keep all of it to myself (and my poor husband!).... so it really helps to have you guys. Someone who has been there...
Forgot to ask, Mom... Did you cut down on the Lex and Kpin at the same time? How did you do with that? (how long had you been on the combo when you cut them both in half?) my other fear is that this...
I was given .5 mg pills and I cut the .5 in half, making it .25. I think most people take 1mg split into two doses.....5 in the am and .5pm. I am super sensitive to stuff so I started with .25 (half...
Mom to 3... thanks so much for your reply! I am very similar... I was never on meds for my anxiety. I had anxiety as a child and my first panic attack at age 16. I went through social anxiety,...
Thanks Vin. I should be comfortably on Lexapro by then (God willing) so I hope that will help a bit when I do taper off the Kpin. thanks! Dawnie...
Celey, what meds are you on now for anxiety and depression? thanks, Dawnie...
You know what, that is a great outlook.... before meds people just had to suffer with all these problems, so I should be greatful there is so much out there that can help. but you are right, side...
HI Nikki! I sent you an email as well.... I read your post about getting off the Clonazepam. How long have you been on the Lex and Clonazepam now? I've been on the Clonaz. about 3 weeks now and...
I have always been a person who hated taking even Motrin for a headache.... and I find myself on paxil, clonazepam and just started Lexapro (to get off Paxil) Most of my anxiety right now is due to...
Hi all! During my Paxil taper from hell, I started using Xanax .25. I used it about 3 weeks but started feeling worse (rebound anxiety, depression ugh!) so I was switched to .25 clonazepam (klonopin)...
ElSalvador-- How long did you take Paroxitine and Klonopin? I have been tapering off paxil for some time and it has been HELL. Got down to about 6.5mgs and added .25 klonopin 1x a day. I am now going...
Well, I am back! Giving it a shot.... taking .25 Clonazepam in the morning 6.5 mg Paxil and just added 2.5 of Lexapro last night. Going to go up on the Lex and down on the Paxil. I wish I wasn't...
Grace How are you doing? Did your new med kick in and all is good? I am in the paxil poop out and getting ready to add Prozac. Just wondering how you are doing! Dawnie...
How did your switch go? How are you feeling? *hugs* Dawnie-- (I am getting ready to switch from Paxil to Lexapro)...
Too Funny! I was thinking the same thing... "I wish I could just go into the hosptial and take the Lexapro and Paxil at the same time, and make sure I don't have any horrible reactions!" I cried the...
MLTNO and NIkki Thanks for your replies! Well after making myself sick all day about it, I finally did it. I took the Lexapro. I took my small dose of Paxil this morning (7.5mgs) and finally took a...
HI! Thanks for your reply n the board.... I am supposed to be adding the Lexapro to my Paxil today but I am so scared to do it. My OCD is kicking in big time though! Did your sister just switch over...
Thanks for the welcome! My dr told me to do this switch back in November but I have been putting it off , trying to get through the holidays etc. I was just looking for someone who has been...
Melissa, How long did you stay at 5mgs of lexapro before going up to 10mgs? thanks! dawnie...
hi all! Newbie here... Been on Paxil for 6 years and it was a blessing! Changed my life! I tapered down so I could have another baby, and was almost off of it (5mgs) when I had some life stresses and...