Happy, I will bake you all the cupcakes and cookies you can eat! I love making sugar cookies with butter cream frosting, any type of cupcakes and buckeyes (which for those that aren't in Ohio State...
Hi Everyone! It's awesome to hear about everyone and your stories. I know I've been on and off this site, trying to keep my mind occupied with things, but when I start to have an off day, I know I...
Hi Kwag, I've been dealing with it (well at least since I learned what it was) since April. Anxiety is what triggered it for me. Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and DR is what I have been trying to live...
Hola! I started Lexapro back in June. My doctor started me at 5mg and then upped it to 10mgs end of July. I went through exactly what you are going through; dark clouds, periods of feeling great,...
Because these feelings are new to you, its a very scary thing. But kike SC said, you'll be back on track in no time with some good support and coping tools! Yes, I do smoke cigarettes and I drink on...
I get twitches all the time. Spasms our of no where and aches and pains too. I try not to think of them too much because my mind starts to wander and before you know it I've diagnosed myself with a...
I actually had to take a xanax tonight. I haven't had one in a while and my mind just needs a break. Ever since I had a bad panic attack back in June when I thought I was going to go crazy, I have...
Yea, I know. That's the "beauty " of anxiety. It comes and goes as it pleases. I try to control it most of the time but every now and then it just takes over. I have to step back, go to my happy...
I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. It sucks, I know. For some reason my anxiety is high today and I'm feeling a lot of derealization. Have you ever taken xanax before?...
I would keep going on it too! I've been on Lexapro for 3 full months so far. I started off at 5mg and about a month and a half ago bumped up to 10mg. I still have mild anxiety every now and then, but...
Oh hon! You have got to start eating!! I can honestly say that I have been in your shoes about 7 years ago. I had a fear of eating because I felt everytime I (tmi) I had to go number 2 immediately...
I'm so sorry you're having to go through this again. I hope that the 20 mg will start to kick in and work again. It just sucks!! I'm sure you're wife will be understanding and you'll be there for...
Yes, you are not alone, I promise. If you do go on any anti depressants for anxiety, I would recommend slow and low. Slowly work your way into them at a low dosage. My doctor put me on 20 mgs of...
I've had one too in the past and you don't even feel anything with the medication they give you through the IV. In fact the worse part is drinking that stuff, which I'm sure you've already done. And...
Hello! I am so sorry to hear about your cousin. That is awful and yes even though there are bad people out there, there are so many good people. In fact, the good always outweights the bad!! Yes, I...
Morning! I realized within 3 days of taking Paxil that it wasn't for me. I couldn't even get up and go to work. It was awful and I didn't want to feel that way and didn't think an A/D should make you...
When I switched to mornings, I took my dosage the night before like always, then when i got up the next morning I took the next one. That's how I did the change. I took Paxil a couple years ago and I...
Hi JB, It should be fine switching your Paxil to the morning. My doctor told me to take Lexapro at night because it would make me sleep but it had the opposite affect and I couldn't sleep at all! So...
That won't happen. I promise!...
Yes, I know exactly how you are feeling as I am dealing with DP and intrusive thoughts since May, when my anxiety was at its highest. I felt like I was going crazy and had a severe panic attack. I...
Hi Sally! I'm currently on 10mg of Lexapro, at almost 2 weeks. My doctor started me at 5mg at the beginning of June and he just increased it to 10mg almost 2 weeks ago. I've had much luck with...
Hadricat- Thats funny because a lot of my friends say I don't seem like an anxious person either and I am actually really laid back. I think that's why it's hard for people to understand. I do a...
I've been on 10mg for almost two weeks now, so hopefully it will help. I just forgot to update my signature :)...
For me the hardest part of my anxiety has been the derealization side effect which is really hard to explain to people and sometimes I feel like they think I'm talking crazy. I do have a good friend...
Hi JD, When I first was prescribed Xanax I was scared too. I had never taken anything like that and I didn't like putting something inside my body I didn't know how I was going to react to it. I...
I've been using generic Lexapro for about 2 months now and just upped my dose from 5mg to 10 mg last week. I had increased anxiety for the first week, jitteriness for a couple weeks, insomnia (which...
Thanks everyone! It was such an amazing experience. I'm pretty proud of myself for not having to take a xanax too. It was just an hour flight, not sure if I'm ready for a longer flight just yet. Lol!...
Yes, it will air in the US. Thank you. I was really proud of myself for flying with no xanax. Even with the stress and anxiety of being on a tv show! It works for sure!...
So here's some exciting news...my family is going to be on the game show Family Feud! I can't tell you how we did, but I can tell you we got on the show! I will know a month before it airs the...
You are very welcome! Everyone on here has such great advice and it really helped me when I started going through all of this, so anytime I can give back and help. Keep me posted on how you're doing....
I'm on about 6 weeks now of the 5mg and as far as my digestive issues go, it is now pretty much non exsistant. I actually can't believe how much it has helped subside my fear/anxiety regarding my...
It's funny. When I was going through my digestive issues a couple years ago, the last thing I thought was that I had anxiety. I just thought there was something internally wrong with my digestive...
Lumpycomforter, I'm still having side effects of 5mg on Lexapro and I'm day 43. They are MUCH MUCH milder than they were in the beginning and much more tolerable. I think for me, I just need to...
Hello!! YES!!! At least it helped me. I have always had anxiety about eating, or mine is more of eating out at places. I have a fear of not being able to make it to the bathroom in time, which had...
Yea, I wouldn't overthink the klonopin usage. I have a feeling that once you get the dosage right or when you start feeling the benefits of the Lexapro, sleep will come back....
It did take me a couple weeks to finally get my sleep pattern back. And this is the girl who got voted most likely to sleep through graduation in high school, so I had no problems before falling...
I think that has been part of my problem, over thinking. I want to feel "normal" again like I was a couple months ago, that I'm analyzing everything about myself. ..my mood, my thoughts, my physical...
Yes!! I would say the first 2-3 weeks I would feel much better in the evenings and like you, would wake up in the morning feeling more anxious. It does get better though. I started to wake up feeling...
Yep! I'm almost 6 weeks into it and I still feel anxiety. Its much easier to cope/deal with than when I first started 40 days ago, but its still there. Depersonalization/Derealization is the biggest...
Hello! I am on day 40 of 5mg of Lexapro (generic kind like you!). I can tell you the first couple weeks I felt jittery and increased anxiety. I was going to quit, but I kept reading good reviews. I'm...
"God gave me such a good brain that in one minute I can worry more than others do in a year"...
Yep, that's been me every day for the past 2 months. It's been a roller coaster. I'll feel happy, then the next minute a wave comes over me. Since I've been taking my medication for a little over 5...
I get fleeting moments of DP seems like everyday. Its gotten better as I'm on week 5 of Lexapro, but mine seem to come for about 2-3 minutes at a time then I try to pull myself out. I hope it gets...
Do you take your lexapro at night? After the first week of insomnia, I had to switch to taking it in the morning which helped a lot....
Yum! I love fresh salsa! Sounds like you're making progress! Thats awesome. Keep the positive attitude and you will do good. Wishing you a nice sleep :)...
Try to take your melatonin you bought today instead of the klonopin and see if that helps. Since I've started Lexapro I've felt like I won't be abl to sleep either unless I take something. That's why...
I'm on day 28 of taking .5 mg of Lexapro (my doctor wanted to start me slow and low because the 20 mg of Paxil he gave me in May REALLY screwed me up). I am having good days and bad days. It's a...
Hi! I'm on day 28 of Lexapro @ .5mg a day. I know how you are feeling and right there with you. I still have good days and bad days with the start up, but the good are starting to outweigh the bad!...
I know all too well what you're going through right now :( It's not fun. I've been having these horrible thoughts too for the past couple weeks and it only started when I stopped taking my Xanax and...
My doctor prescribed me paxil before Lexapro and it was not for me. Lexapro is much better for me. I did hace to switch to taking it in the morning because it gave me severe insomnia, but sometimes...