Thanks Prew - I appreciate the very kind words. I am doing my best to stay positive through this. It does get disheartening though as it is definitely a 2 steps forward, 1 step back recovery process....
Blu's Mama - probably a good idea. I used to be a regular runner and am still in decent shape. Just let busy work and family life (and laziness) get me off track last summer. I hate exercise but...
Circling back - had a separate post but wanted to get Hibee's take on Effexor given his comment. I had a very smooth transition from 150, to 112.5 in week 1, 75 mg in week 2 to 37.5 mg in week 3...
Thanks, SC. I did hear back from my p-doc. He wants me to start back on a low dose (37.5 mg) of the Effexor everyday for now. Will still take the Lexapro as well. Will just need to take it slow a bit...
All, Been a while since my last post. Have been tapering off Effexor and ramping up on Lexapro over last 3 weeks and stopped Effexor completely last Friday (was taking 37.5 mg every other day). Was...
AWE - welcome to the forum. You have found a great resource for help and support here! I can say the four me lexapro was amazing - was on it for years and had little or no side effects and completely...
Thank you both for the kind and thoughtful replies. Really makes me thankful that I found this forum. I know it's the anxiety talking as far as the unknown of changing meds. I need to remind myself...
Hoping for some insight and guidance! Been dealing with anxiety for years - in remission for the most part for last 8 or so. Decided to wean off Lexapro last year - big mistake in hindsight. Anxiety...
Sam, Welcome! I am also new to the forum but not new to anxiety. After years of remission my anxiety came back in early January (I quit my meds last year voluntarily - bad idea). Working my way back...
Cilly - sorry to hear that the sleep is still an issue for you. For me it typically had only been a problem when I'm in the depths of anxiety or depression. Otherwise when I've been on meds my sleep...
Superdan - thanks for the feedback. I may try the 'traz' (too lazy to spell it out) but think I'll wait until the weekend. Just in case sleep is even worse on that experiment. I wish the Ambien...
Thank you all for the replies. I made an appt with PCP for this Monday and will discuss options. In the meantime he suggested trying trazadone 100mg at bed again. I tried that before and it put me to...
Time2reclaim, Thank you for the reply. I hear people mention effexor alot and was surprised I didn't get any replies. For me I feel tired - can't stop yawning in the evenings. But as soon as I hit...
First of all a thanks to the forum for the warm welcome! It is very reassuring to know that there is such a great community out there who are ready and willing to listen, and do so in a positive...
Thanks, S.C. I did check the archives and there were a few dated posts about effexor and sleep but seemed to be different from what I've be experiencing. I will start another post tonight - one on...
Scaredy Cat, Thanks for the kind words and for sharing your experiences and challenges with setbacks. Makes me feel better knowing that others faced the same issues and fears but came out the other...
Thanks, Scaredy Cat - I do appreciate your support and reassurance. As you can no doubt relate the uncertainty of anxiety is bad enough, but when you have anxiety and uncertainty ABOUT your anxiety...
BTW Hibee - just noticed your diagnosis. I have two boys that are Aspie's and one of them had ocd and anxiety as well. I felt one positive from my recent experiences is having a greater appreciation...
Thanks Hibee! Was getting worried no one would ever reply! Just realized how silly that sounds given the issue at hand! I do appreciate the reassurance - for me the problem was it took 2 weeks on...
New to forum but not GAD and depression. Mid 40s guy - 17 years of this stuff but successfully treated most of the time. Weaned off lexapro last summer - great until anxiety came back after new...