Sorry to hear about your loss!...
Doc says I can half the dose for 2 weeks and than go back up to a full pill. He is leaving it up to me. My dilemma now is, I woke up today with no shakes. I still had an upset stomach but I think my...
I started at 10mg and I'm having some pretty bad side effects. Upset stomach, dizziness and feel jittery with the shakes. My doc says it'll pass after 2 weeks or so... Just a FYI...
Spoke to the doc today. He wants me to work through the side effects for another week.. This is going to be a long week!!...
Thanks for the reaponse! I just find it hard to deal with this while at work. Can't really focus and having the shakes sucks! :)...
Hello all, I have been taking Escitalopram 10mg for a week now. It makes me feel jittery and sick to my stomach. I feel like I have the shakes from inside my body. Anyone else experience this? Could...
Cornell, I did stay up later than usual and went to bed feeling anxious. Didn't sleep that well and was up at 630 am. Fueds all the time with my wife. She isn't supportive and thinks I should just go...
Thank you all for your feedback....
This sounds great ! I wish I had this info 1 hour ago. haha. I had a full out panic attack. Was debating waking my wife up to bring me to the hospital. I explained it all on the rough morning post....
Seems like my only coping method right now is the meds but I don't want that to be the case. I'm going to take a look again at the resources page on this website. Its just so hard to focus on getting...
Thanks Turtle, I feel when I'm in the heat of a panic attack, slow breathing and other techniques makes it worse as I tend to focus more on my heart beating and the overall feeling. I see a...
Hello all, This morning was a rough one. Woke up not feeling myself. All of a sudden my heart started pumping, I felt light headed, upset stomach and sweaty. I don't understand what's going on. My...
Hey Hibee, I'm really interested in mindfulness as well. What course did you take? How much did it cost? Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for all the feedback ! I guess I'll have to put aside the caffeine until I get this anxiety issue dealt with....
Just thought I would throw this out here for discussion. I used to drink 4-6 cups of coffee during the day with no problem. Every since the last 4 months that I have been experiencing anxiety/panic...
Thank you all for the encouragement! Hey Cilly, how long till you noticed a bit of a difference while on the meds?...
So the doc checked out my heart and said everything is ok. He prescribed me Escitalopram 10mg. Has anyone been on this drug? How long does it take to kick in ? Does it work? I'm starting cognitive...
I feel your pain Lacey. I have been dealing with the same things all day today. I go to the doc tomorrow to have my heart checked out. Just when I feel the anxiety lifting, it comes back full force....
Thanks for all your stories and continued support. I've been resorting to taking gravol as it calms me down and makes me feel great before I go to bed. I get a good night sleep as well. I don't want...
Thanks for the support. I'll try some of those suggestions. I currently have been prescribed lorazapam but I don't want to rely on meds to help me through this....
Anyone experience night time anxiety that turns into a panic attack? Every so often I wake up feeling anxious. It turns into a panic attack as All I can think of is something bad is going to happen...
Hey everyone, I also have the same problem. I have never smoked but since a drastic fallout in my marriage, I have been experiencing anxiety and panic attacks. It's so weird, I can be having a good...
Thank you for the link. I will check it out now. I feel like I'm always waiting for the next anxiety attack to happen. Which causes me to feel pain in my chest and light headiness feelings. I'm...
I haven't changed anything in my medication. Only medication that I am on is Lorazapam for the anxiety and Humira for colitis. Have been having some relationship issues that I think is causing the...
Hello, Just looking for some advice. I have had a couple episodes of waking up in the middle of the night walking out of my bedroom. When I awake, my heart starts pounding, I feel nauseated and a bit...