One of my very intelligent, very educated family members once said to me “people who have started doing better won’t as often go to post on those online forums “ This is a wonderful place to post and...
[b] Hi friends.....it has been very long since I posted on this forum. Thankfully that means everything is well. I take 10mg Prozac and .50mg Xanax XR. This is for panic disorder and anxiety and...
Hey everyone, Do you get the below feelings of anxiety/panic?? I’ve been a young guy (30 years old) dealing with panic and anxiety for about four years now. I’m really happy to say that it has gotten...
Thank you Snoopy! I am also coming off Lexapro. Felt really good yesterday, but today I was real Anxiety ridden all day. Headaches , too....
Hi folks...hope everyone is calm and feeling well. 29 year old male here. I've had to switch medicines to now taking Prozac 10mg start up. This is due to anxiety and panic. Switching from a real...
Sorry for lots of positing today, but I feel this one might be real helpful to lots of people. Can anyone reccomend a good website or even list of your own that contains the best foods/meals to...
Hi again... Wondering if anyone else has had scary thoughts during a panic attack. I've had them recently. Hard to describe. Irrational thoughts of doing something bad. Totally thoughts I would never...
Hi everyone.. I've had several days of real bad nighttime panic. Waking at 2am. Panic and strange kind scary thoughts that I would never usually have.. It's pretty terrible. Wondering if this could...
Being that it lasts longer in your system, I wonder if that would helpful to ease their anxiety throughout each day (if taken the night previous before bedtime)....???...
Lots of questions today....sorry and thanks very much. Months ago my general doctor prescribed that I add Wellbutrin to my Lexapro. I currently use 5mg of Lexapro at bed time. I also have .5 Xanax...
Just curious... Can anxiety and panic lead to any other type of psychiatric disorder? I am a 29 year old male. On daily Lexapro (5mg) and "as needed" Xanax (.5mg - sometimes taken at night) I often...
Hi folks... Hope everyone is feeling great and strong today. My anxiety and panic has returned a little bit. Not terrible, but moderate. Panic attacks are such a pain in the ass. Hate when they...
For me, the scariest thing about a panic attack is NOT KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING. I hadn't had a panic episode in five months. The other night at about 3am I woke up suddenly to heart pounding,...
Hi there everyone, I am a 29 year old pretty healthy guy. For the past few months randomly on and off I will have periods where I have shooting pain in my heart region (left side chest). Almost like...
Hi everyone, Hope everyone is having a peaceful and happy morning. So, I have been feeling a lot of relief from anxiety over the past month. Obviously, that is fantastic. Happy! However, throughout...
Hi all, I've posted this once before, but I really want to make positive everyone gets to read this info. I suffered with anxiety and occasional panic attacks for about two years. Physical anxiety...
Hi all, I've had aggravating on and off anxiety and panic for the past three years. I take daily Lexapro (5mg) and as needed Xanax. It is/was the kind that makes your nerves feel on edge...like they...
I agree with you guys, too. It's refreshing to have a day or two away from nerves on edge. It almost brings a tear to my eyes. Saturday I thought, "geez this is how I used to feel all the time years...
Hey everyone, Just curious about people's "day after" taking Xanax experiences. Occasionally I will take it at night if I'm having a nervy day and go to bed early. Often the next couple of days I...
Hi everyone! Has anyone with anxiety successfully went through a weight loss clinic and used their weight loss medications? I badly need to drop 20lbs. I know these places usually give weekly B12...
Hi all, I'm on a small dose of Lexapro for GAD (5mg). I take it at night at bedtime, as it makes me tired. About 20-30 mins after taking the Lex I start to get jolts through my nerves and muscles....
Thank you for the reply! Lexapro just makes me feel a little bit spacey sometimes. I think it gives me a bit and of adrenaline rush because I kind of feel my nerves surge. Could be that it's just...
This might be a little bit of a silly question, but I will still ask it. This is really meant for those who have tried out different medications for anxiety. Do different medications make you feel...
Hi everyone, Hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful holiday! I have been on Lexapro 5mg and the very occasional Xanax 0.25mg for the past year. This is to control GAD and some very minor...
I'm pretty sure the pupil dilation happens when your nervous system and noggin are stimulated by a new medicine. Thinking you're just fine! ;)...
Hi friends, I usually do pretty well keeping my anxiety under control and have been feeling pretty good. Yesterday, something work related really set me off, though! Totally nerve-racking situation...
Hi folks! Thank you for giving my post your attention. Just to start off I understand fully that these are just opinions and not doctors advice. Just curious for people's previous experiences. I've...
Hi everyone!! Hope you all are having a fantastic holiday season filled with much love and many smiles. I've been doing very well on my 5MG of Lexapro for quite some time now. Small ups and downs but...
I'm so glad that many of you are finding this information helpful and relieving. When I was dealing with such anxiety I remember being at a point of life where I was so hard on myself and constantly...
Listen.... I want you to know that just about a year and a half ago I was constantly on the forum looking for advice as to how I could stop this horrible anxiety that was plaguing my life. Endlessly,...
Will try to keep this short. 27 year old guy. Pretty healthy shape. Was diagnosed with GAD last year. Taking only 5mg of Lexapro at this time. Was on a higher dose but asked to be knocked down due to...
Awesome! Wishing everyone the best!...
I'm so thrilled that this is been uplifting to some of you! Again, this is only a moment in your life - not what your entire life is going to be. One other point that I REALLY want to make... People...
AnxyRose, I may have had a little bit of extra anxiety with decreasing the dose, but not very bad. I had the same fear. Even asked my doctor if they thought I should decrease step-by-step. They said...
This past year I suffered with some pretty exaggerated anxiety and depression feelings. I was on Lexapro 10mg for six months and was always right on the verge of needing to take a benzo, too. Still...
Wanted to post something positive about my experience with Lexapro which was giving me some pretty irritating insomnia. I've dealt with anxiety this whole past year. Had been taking 10MG Lexapro and...
Decreased down to 7.5mg last night and already feeling spacey this morning! LOL! Little bit of extra anxiety. I wonder if its actually happening or if my mind is just making me extra anxious and...
Good advice. So I guess 7.5 is half of a half? I don't have a pill cutter....
Asked the doctor if I could decrease to 5mg of Lexapro (have been on 10 for several months). Life has improved over the last six weeks. Doctor said sure - no problem. He said no need to taper down,...
Hi all, I have been taking Lexapro 10mg now for about four months. The medicine has worked pretty well for me aside from insomnia at points and just an ongoing general feeling of "being medicated"....
Thank you!!...
In a previous post I talked about how Lexapro is giving me some pretty bad insomnia and anxiety middle of the night. Rapid thought and flashing colors. It is also making me sleep very shallow and...
I wonder if it would make any difference if I took the Lexapro around 6 or 7pm. That way it doesn't disturb my work day, but it's still a good four or five hours of time for it to sink in before bed....
Thanks for your insight. At this point I've been using Lexapro got about 3-4 months. It works real well during the day. It's just real bad sleep issues when I take it (about an hour or two before...
Still having the aggravating sleep issues! Last night was quite bad. I tried not to take any Xanax before bed to see how I would do. It's almost like on the Lexapro I only get very shallow sleep and...
Hi everyone, Just needing some information and possibly a little reassurance. I take Lexapro at night (10mg) and it seems to give me racing thoughts and also some insomnia middle of the night. Just...
Would cutting back to 5mg of Lexapro help reduce this? (With doctor approval, of course)...
No not sleeping but just before falling asleep. The weird rapid thoughts begin about 10 to 15 minutes after I close my eyes. It makes me very edgy andmakes falling asleep very difficult. I also have...
I always seem to have the hard questions. LOL....
Hello everyone, Lexapro has worked pretty well for me! I have now been on the medicine for about 2 1/2 months (10mg) and it has certainly calmed my panic and has made me feel a lot better throughout...