Is anyone on these two medications with or without Lexapro or any other SSRI's? If so, would you please tell me how much it has helped. My PDOC wants me to take one of these to get even further, but...
Anyone please...
Hi, I have been dealing with anxiety for almost 18 months. I have seen huge improvements over this period. I have been having good weeks, 1-3 weeks and suddenly rougher days that can last 4-5 days....
I am back again right before a three day weekend. I am male, 46, single and live alone and have been dealing with anxiety for about 14-15 months. I am on Lexapro and Klonopin. I have come a long way...
Thank you all who replied. This was a huge help to me. I guess I learned that I was looking at it with such a stigma myself. Based on my own previous experience, anxiety is typically temporary, but...
Thank you S.C. I always hear great things from you. I truly appreciate it. I would also love to hear what others have to say...
I made a stupid choice to look up Anxiety on the web and many people were calling it "mental illness" and that there is no way out of it except to cope with it and live with it. I don't like looking...
I have not been here in a month or two, my apologies. This week has been a rough week. I have two of my close colleagues quit this week. Not only I am going to miss them, I might get yet a heavier...
S.C. What do you mean by "Stress Relieving Exercises" right from the bed? Can you please elaborate? Thank You...
You are almost there, hang in there. Lexapro is suppose to be among the best SSRI's. The first week is the toughest and things will start to get better and better from there. I am on 20mg. I have...
Bam, Talk to your doctor and see if you can increase your clonasapam (Klonopin) for a short time while you are adjusting to the increase. It will calm you down and make you relaxed. What you are...
Bam, You will get better soon. Know that so many of us here are going through similar issues and it gets better with time. I was in Chat last night, but you left, I guest fell asleep :)...
Steve, You get anxious around a crowd at lunch time too?...
Night, I did say that my anxiety is lower than it was 9 months ago doing these lunches. So I guess it is helping but it has not gone away. Some other anxieties have pretty much gone away....
Hi, I get anxious when I go out to lunch with my colleagues at work (this is among a few other things that causes me anxiety) I have not giving up to anxiety yet and still go, although it is...
Can you ask your doctor if you can take a bit more of the Klonopin until you get used to additional dose? I see in your signature that you are taking 0.5 mg already. You will be fine. Listen to your...
Hibee, Do you still have anxiety despite taking your medication and coping mechanisms? I hear you on the Lexapro. I don't have any intentions of increasing it at this time. Knowing that I have good...
I agree with everyone on here. Comparing is like poison, yet when I am having a rougher day with anxiety, I do compare myself with other whom I know might have other issues, but do not have anxiety...
Thank you for your reply. I think many people struggle with this but anxiety makes it even worse. What is strange is that when I am feeling comfortable and not anxious, I don't compare. I just go...
Anyone please?...
Can everyone share their learned/coping mechanism to stop comparing themselves with others who do not have anxiety issues? That is one thing I struggle with. My therapist tells me " You have your own...
Thank you Lisa and S.C. I have been on 20mg of Lexapro for 8 months now. I have noticed a big shift for better when I got up to 20mg. At one point my doctor was recommending going up to 30mg, but he...
Got my answer, It was in the subject, sorry...
Bam, What medication are you going to switch to?...
I need some positive vibes please. Since my episode of anxiety that started a little over a year ago, I have not been very found of holidays. That is mainly because I live by myself and do not like...
Thank you everyone for the responses. I had a terrible response to Zoloft when my anxiety first started last year and my previous pdoc kept increasing it on me, making me worse. I was naive and not...
Thank you Hipee. Anyone else has used Deplin?...
My pdoc asked me today to take Deplin, a folic acid vitamin that needs a persciption. He said that it helps with efficacy of Lexapro that I am taking at 20mg. I wonder if anyone has any experience...
I read on U of M web site that GAD is typically treated with medication and talk therapy does not help...
I am on 20mg of Lexapro and 1mg of Klonopin. In addition, I go to CBT therapy on Monday's and talk therapy Tuesday and Thursday. I expose myself to as much as I can, go to work, socialize at work and...
Bam, You will feel better, I promise. As I mentioned in the chat room last night, please do your deep breathing and read positive affirmations on the web aloud to yourself. Do NOT look up your...
Thank you for the post. This is what I would call mindful meditation. Focusing on the breath and not paying attention to the thoughts, instead observe them and let them go...
Thank you everyone for the great responses. I truly appreciate it. I truly hope we are come to the end of this phase of our lives as it can be difficult on some days. Is there a rating for how high a...
Thank you S.C. I truly appreciate your comment. It is so true. The Chronic part is what is discouraging to me. Is there any way I can look at that word in a positive way?...
Thank you for the responses. When I get overwhelmed with feeling anxious, I start to think that my life has become something that I have a hard time accepting. Just about a 14 months ago, I was a...
Does anyone else ever feel like crying when they get anxious? Or feel like things have gotten as good as it can get and cause you to want to cry? I hold things back. I have grown up thinking men do...
Thank You for your responses. Anyone else please with more positive feedback. For some reason, this positive feedbacks help me calm down and feel hopeful....
I have been feeling anxious and sadness in the levels of 2-4 (on a scale of 10) for a few hours most days. I have been recovering from pretty severe anxiety that got worse by increases of Zoloft...
Thank you S.C. I truly appreciate it. I am glad that you are in a much better place. I believe I am too, but the ripples are still tough. Sometimes my therapy session are more difficult than other...
Thank you all. I have discussed my medication with my doctor. At one point, we were thinking of increasing the Lexapro to 25 or 30mg from 20, but we both truly believe that due to my improvements,...
Why am I not excited about long weekends and actually feel anxious? I have been dealing with anxiety for almost a year now. Things have gotten so much better in the past 4 months, but there are times...
Suppose you read about a pill that you could take once a day to reduce anxiety and increase your contentment. Would you take it? Suppose further that the pill has a great variety of side effects, all...
Thank you so much S.C. I hear you on both topic and appreciate the mindset that you are offering. One thing I have learned is that one should never fear anxiety, instead embrace it. That is when it...
Thanks everyone for your responses. My therapist wants to start to cut back on my sessions, but I have asked her to wait a bit longer. I am living my life one day at a time and to be honest, I am not...
BTW, my doctor and therapist believe my good and bad day cycles are normal for anyone. I am not sure if I agree. I asked them, if this is normal, then why do I feel like I am suffering? Their answer...
I go to therapy 2-3 times a week, I know it is too much. One is CBT and the other two are just talk therapy. So to be clear, I have Great, Good, Hard, and Very Hard days. On my Great days, I am...
MMII, There is light at the end of the tunnel. Klonopin does help me calm down and has been a life savor for me for past year. It will get better, you know that deep down but it is hard to believe it...
I agree, it is the apprehension that puts us in a state of doubt or alertness (I think). This apprehension is coming from the bad experience we have had, and although the worst of it is over with, a...
Hi all and thank you for reading this. I wonder if anyone else experience this for this long? I have been having these good days and then suddenly a few bad day episodes (anxiety and feeling down)...