I have been weaning slowly. I will drop 2.5 mg every 2 weeks. I feel ok on my second day. Had a few headaches and a few weird feelings, but I am ok. Holding together quite nicely. My therapist also...
I have begun to slowly decrease the med now. Today was my first day decreasing it. I felt a little odd. Maybe it's all in my head...with anxiety you never know. I am taking 10mg of Lexapro and have...
I was told by my therapist on Friday that she wants to change my medication. She thinks I am not getting the benefits I should be from it. Has anyone had any experiences changing meds? What should I...
I have had 2 days without any anxiety. This is my biggest issue right now. I am so up and down lol. I have a doctors appointment on Friday and will speak with her all about this. Hoping this up lasts...
Does the time period for effectiveness of the med count on increases? I did only get to 10mg on July 13th. Which would be 3 weeks and I day since I increased. Is this a long enough period?...
I am just thinking to myself should I have to be fighting so hard while on a med? I just remember having less of a fight the last time I was on Celexa. I had a lot more confidence in that med and...
I have been on Lexapro for almost 9 weeks now. I am going through the pros and cons of being on the medication and I want to share my experiences on it. Would also like recommendations on whether or...
My advice would be to take them at night. You will sleep great and at the same time help your anxiety because you are sleeping better. They make may you a little groggy as they are designed to chill...
Benzos are great for really bad days when your coping skills don't work or while your learning coping skills. Ask your doctor for 0.5 mg of Xanax. I take like a quarter of one when only when I'm...
Ok so I made some changes to my lifestyle. I cut out all caffeine and I have to say the results have been great. It's a little hard to start my day without coffee or tea but I have noticed a lot less...
Do you have any benzos like Xanax or Ativan? My doc Prescribed me Xanax for when I started taking my Lexapro. It really helped me get over the increased anxiety. I'm on my 8th week of Lexapro and my...
I also experienced more anxiety when upping my dose from 5mg to 10mg. I did get better. Stick with it and hope you feel better....
I stopped drinking any caffeine after reading this article 2 days ago and have noticed less anxiety an mood swings....
I recently had a few days of bad anxiety and I always think the best thing to do is to break the Anxiety with a Benzo like Xanax. It gives your body and mind a rest from the stress and sometimes...
Changed the dose a few times. From 5mgs to 7mgs to 10mgs...
I didn't give birth to her I'm a daddy and this is my third baby....
My last post was all about my ups and downs while on Lexapro for the last 7 weeks. I'm now nearing my eighth week on it and I'm having another crappy anxious day. I went for a walk and tried some...
I am strong believer that when we get anxious our bodies are trying to tell us that we need to make changes. I have had 3 major episodes of Anxiety in my life since the age of 21. Major meaning it...
Aus Dad, This is a journey I never want to be on again hahaha. I think I had dropped my guard too much over the last week. I wasn't exercising and was eating crappy food all week. I wasn't doing all...
I ended up taking half of the Xanax and having an amazing sleep. I slept a good 8 hours. I woke up feeling groggy, but I'm so happy I got some sleep. Xanax can really be a life saver when all else...
No matter what coping skills I try today I just can't seem to settle down. I have 0.5 mg xanax here, but I feel like if I take it the anxiety is winning. I don't want to always resort to Xanax if I...
Thanks so much guys. I am currently practicing the breathing techniques and went through a few modules of the CBT earlier on the links in the resources section. I also got a one hour massage as they...
Funny thing happened just now. I thought I would go for a walk to reduce my stress anxiety and about 15 minutes into it it started raining so hard. I got totally soaked. I guess it's true what they...
I'm currently living and working in the Philippines. It's a third world country and the therapy resources aren't the best. I have a psychiatrist here who I see. We haven't used any CBT therapy. I...
I have been taking Lexapro for about 7 weeks now. I have had a few dose changes in that time, going from 5mg to 7.5mg to the 10mg I am currently taking right now. A few days ago I was getting ready...
Took the lexapro before I went to bed and slept fine. I added a half hour of exercise when I woke up to try and start my day off better. After the gym I took my son to the mall and bought him a bike...
Hilbee, I was taking the lexapro in the morning and I found that I was so sleepy all day and lacked motivation. I just changed the time to before bed time last night. I'm hoping the change makes me a...
Thanks for all the support guys. It's nice when your anxious to be able to reach out to people who understand what your going through and get answers. My therapy is very limited as I am currently...
I started taking lexapro about 3 and a half weeks ago for anxiety and mild depression. My doctor told me to start with 5mg. It seemed to work almost over night. I felt better and started smiling and...