So my dads on strike and we have no insurance. He decided to change my prescription so we could afford it. I was on Lexapro and it took a long hard time to get my system used to it. Now it works...
I used to obsess about my breathing and my health. Thought I was surely going to have a heart attack no matter how many times I was told Im fine. Eventually I was prescribed Lexapro [the only...
Well my heart used to race constantly and so I thought there was something the matter with my heart. Turned out to be anxiety....
For me Lexapro was the very first option. Therapy wasnt even suggested. Its done wonders for me but its something you might have to be extremely patient with. For the first 10 days or so I slept...
Ive been on Lexapro since November of 2010. The doctor that gave me this medicine isnt even certified in mental health issues. Hes a pediatric cardiologist! So cant exactly talk to him effectively...
So around the time Im supposed to take my medicine again I start to feel pretty crappy. I get all sorts of negative thoughts, get lethargic and lose all motivation, cry easily, and start paying...
Ooooh I used to get chest pains. Either in my chest or right below my ribs it felt like someone was stabbing me. They would just happen for no apparent reason. People used to tell me it was stress...
Definatly talk to someone. Nobody here knows you or can properly diagnose you. Only a doctor or psychiatrist can. My heart doctor is the one who prescribed me my medication and its changed my life....
Agreed. Sums up my anxiety perfectly...
Nearly every single night I have a dream. Not just dreams that I cant remember. Theyre always vivid and lifelike. I wake up and go back to sleep a lot but always continue to dream. Iam also a very...
I do tend to get more anxious the week or so before my period. Before Lexapro I used to freak out about being pregnant and couldnt wait to get my period [which Im always still very thankful for my...
George Strait - The Breath You Take Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue Zac Brown Band - Free Randy Houser - Boots On James Otto - Just Got Started Lovin' You "Lifes not the breath you take, the breathin in...
Baking or cooking something Ive never made before and having it come out great! I love how many compliments i get on home-made dishes. Id much rather do that than make something out of the box....
Buying things and putting things together for my wedding. =] It helps me focus on the good coming in my future, plus its artsy which i enjoy <3...
Its not a question of whether or not I WANT to get married. Of course I want to marry him. I just wish i didnt have so much time between now and then, thats all....
This evening Ive been thinking about my engagement and my wedding. The wedding is so far off it doesnt even feel real, yet Im compelled to buy things and plan way ahead of time even though Ill have...
ive been on lexapro since november. it had some bad side effects for me at first. now its working wonders for my anxiety <3...
i know what they feel like and my doctor felt them too. Theyre in several different places in my chest. The pain is often a burning or aching under the skin. When i try to rub it out it hurts even...
The first time I ever went for a PAP test the doctor also did a breast exam and found that I have fibroids in my breasts. I notice that if Im stressed they get worse, also with my menstrual cycle. I...
Im actually feeling this tightness right now. I had pain in my lower back yesterday. And cleching my jaw when i first started anxiety caused pain there too so its probably just a mixture of stress...
I visit the Panic-Anixety forum for myself but id like to visit this one for my father. He has RA among with many other health concerns. Im 17 an hes 58 years old. Its very hard to see him in pain...
A Bad Day - Feels like I just drank a huge cup of Cuban coffee mixed with acid. The uncontrollable moving and spazzing plus the insane paranoia of death and disease. A Good Day - Feels like Im in...
I noticed ever since i started taking Lexapro ive had some issues with uncontrollable muscle movements, especially when trying to sleep. A lot of the time its my legs, they jerk or tense randomly...
After my good friejnd, grandmother, and beloved doggy died within the span of three months in 2009 i started with my anxiety. I would cry and cry sometimes thinking about others dying and I had this...
I too have been on Lexapro since Novemeber. While my body was adjusting to the medication I had sever insomnia. Im fine now though. It only took around 3 weeks to completely get back to normal. I...
Yeah. I did a little research and found that it basically increases the effects of the alchohol. This means getting drunker sooner. Im pretty much a lightweight anyway so its just 1 for me, thats it!...
So tomorrow is New Years Eve, and like many Id like to enjoy a glass or two of the fun stuff. But this is my first year on an anti-depressant. Just how dangerous is it to drink alchohol while on...
Im doing well also. Just got engaged as many of you already know. My anxiety is way down thanks to Lexapro. Im sleeping fine and much less irritable. My only concern is I keep losing weight. The...
Thank you. Im very happy too. Its very comforting to know that I will have someone who already understands me and my needs to help me through the rest of my life. The ring is beautiful! It fit...
I got engaged! Around 6 am. this Christmas morning I became a very happy fiance to the guy whos been there for me and supported me through all of my physical and mental ups and downs. Best Christmas...
I cut out caffeinated sodas entirely. I will still eat a piece of chocolate or two but I refuse to drink anything with caffeine. No tea, no pop, nothing. I still feel my PVCs but they arent as...
Aw i know how you feel. Before I was diagnosed with anxiety they put me on Atenolol for rapid heart rate. I was always checking my pulse and worrying if it was too high or too low. But after seeing a...
For the most part anyway. =] No more heart racing. No more dizzy spells. No more uncontrollable crying sessions. Fewer angry outbursts. Better sleep. Better breathing. Now if only I could get rid of...
Ha i wondered if i was going crazy. Im like I know I typed that in there. Sorry, didnt know I was breaking the rules. XP Wont happen again. Yeah I guess youre right for the most part. Ive tried time...
So Ive got two little sisters. One is 9 and one is 8. They get bounced back and forth between parents. [One week at their dads, and then one week here with our mom and my dad. Yes MY parents are...
Kitt, I dont know if we are paralyzed. I had a dream i got angry and was punching myself in the face. As i awoke my hand dropped to the bed and i realized i had just literally punched myself lol. I...
Actually when i dream i find that im more rested. Im so used to dreaming that when i dont i feel very tired. I guess if i think about it, my boyfriend and i were talking about engagement and how he...
Yeah. Ive had strange dreams as long as i can remember. When I was little id have the same reoccuring dream that i was being chased by a tiger and then id go into my parents room and it would...
So again last night I had a crazy dream. My boyfriend and I were eating at our teachers house with her family and he said something that made me mad. Then the teacher told him to get out of the...
I dont remember much. But it felt very real. I do remember that somehow my dad died or was killed and i would wail and cry and moan hysterically in my dream. I remember it being an on and off thing....
I take my Lexapro at the same time each night. about and hour or so before I need to take it I kinda get all melancholly and real anxious and jittery. But an hour after I take it Im calm again, ready...
Soooooooo I kind of have this problem. I do it while im awake or trying to go to sleep. I also have a habit of popping my jaw in and out of place. At first i woke up with headaches from the clenching...
Thanks a bunch for you replies everyone. I go back to my cardiologist on the 8th of Dec. Less than a month ago i went for rapid heart rate and such and they found nothing wrong with my heart. Had ekg...
Im kind of wondering why all of a sudden I can feel my PVCs again. I used to think it was because of anxiety and so i payed attention to them more but im on Lexapro now sooo shouldnt they be gone?...
oh yeah, theyre a piece of cake =]. Made them last night and they turned out fabulous! youre so welcome....
Pfeffernusse - German Spice cookies Ingredients: 4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 tsp baking SODA 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp allspice 1 tsp black pepper 3/4 cup mild or light molasses...
Hi. I know how you feel. This happened to me on Lexapro and went away in about 2 weeks. But I always took it RIGHT before I went to bed. It does go away, Im sleeping like my old self again. Just give...
Im doing something I love today, Baking! Pfeffernusse cookies, or Pepper-nut cookies. Its an old world German recipe I discovered when I needed to make something for German class once. They are very...
Its the first anti depressant ive ever taken. Im hoping that i got lucky on the frist try =] Its a 10mg dose....
I was fearing death every day of my life. I would lay in bed and cry and cry. I thought something was wrong with my heart and went to see heart doctors and they told me i was fine. One finally put me...