Thank you Tim G and super20dan for your replies...
Thanks for your replies. After weaning off Cipralex in Oct. after 2 1/2 years I had a trigger in November that really did a number on me. So I have gone back on Cipralex 5 mg. I did have a few times...
I was on Cipralex for anxiety and panic attacks- not depression- after caring for 5 1/2 yrs for my mom and her subsequent passing - from January 2018-10 mg till July 2020 and then went down to 5 mg....
Thanks super20dan, Your encouragement is much appreciated!...
hi Thanks very much for your reply and your letting me know you had no problems weaning off slowly. Saw the doctor today and she said to wait till end of March when the weather picks up and I'm...
It has been a long time since I was on this site and it was most helpful. I had started cipralex and was worried about the medication. I have been on it 2 years and it has been good for me but I am...
Snoopy You said you were on cipralex for awhile so I am assuming you are no longer on it. I have been on it since January 10 mg and it has been very good for me. My dr. suggests staying on until next...
I have been successfully on Cipralex since January- taking for anxiety- I do not have depression. First couple of months 5 mg. - now doing well with 10mg. The last three weeks I have been feeling off...
Hi Been on 10 mg cipralex since January and it has been great for me. Last month or so have felt a cool /dryfeeling in my throat down into my chest and dry mouth. I know dry mouth can happen when...
I had costochondritis for over a year and a half and it is very painful.- it that was the problem massage worked wonders for me. However, in the last 8 months while battling anxiety and panic attacks...
Hi I differentiate between the two. For me an anxiety attack can last long or numerous attacks throughout the day and even waking me in the middle of the night. I would then do deep breathing...
Very sorry for your loss. I started on this site for my anxiety because i was the only caregiver for my beloved mom for 6 years 24 hours a day . She passed Sept. 27 though I haven't come to grips...
Thanks so much for the support. Another question please. I have been taking the 10 mg. Cipralex around 4-5 pm because when I started it I didn't want to be dealing with side effects during the day....
Well, as a reminder I went on Cipralex reluctantly Nov. 27 0.5.... went thru the usual side effects and survived them...whew.....I am the box breathing Queen....anyhow my doctor then wanted me to go...
do you think i should give the 10 mg. cipralex more than 10 days to see if it gets rid of the muscle pain before i up to 20 mg? I know its a difficult question to answer but that seems to be what is...
that's my problem... am I where I want to be at 10mg?... I think I am closer than not... but it is the muscle pain that comes and goes and it doesn't take much for the pain to rear it's ugly head......
Had my check up today with GP. So I started with 0.5 Cipralex for 22 days then was upped to 10 mg. which I have been on for 10 days. My biggest issue was getting thru Christmas after family loss- and...
so I am not a drinker- have ha d 2 in 2017... after 20 days on cipralex 0.5 I am now on day 5 of 10mg. Might I be able to have a wee cocktail on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas? I have great respect...
I kinda decided this timing because I didn't know what side effects to expect and if I had some did not want them during the day- thought best when in bed... last night went to sleep about 11:45 and...
Thanks all for the support... So first day at 10 mg cipralex yesterday - took around 5pm Nothing at all eventful in the evening- surprised because ususally 1-2 hours after the 0.5 had wafts of...
Ok, my doctor suggested last week after 20 days of cipralex 0.5 - and I have had better days because of it- most notable the horrendous muscle pain had almost entirely gone away...that I go last...
Hi again So at o.5 cipralex 20 days now - dr. Suggested go for 10 now- was going to start next week after Christmas because this is a tough one for me with my mom passing a couple of months ago and...
Last January I had same issue for much longer. My doctor prescribed remedies but didn't work but may very well work for you so see your doctor. I eventually took charge of myself and took one (not...
So I saw GP today- I have weathered my first two weeks at 0.5. whew! not fun...Don't know if anyone else has filled out the quesitonaire when they take this med. I did when I started it and scored...
thanks so much for your support...
later today I will be on my 9th day of cipralex 0.5 The last 2 days the nausea seems a bit stronger and lasts longer. Yesterday I woke up feeling a bit shaky which i havent felt in a few days and...
Empress, I found the first day I took the pill because as I mentioned I was so afraid of starting it,..that after swallowing the pill I was really agitated because of taking it - not from side...
Hi I have had that before but never mentioned it to anyone..but once when for some reason I lost my breath I went into panic (was by myself at home) and had to struggle to gain my breath again. When...
Empress, I know how you feel. I was crazed last week "deciding" on whether to take cipralex and finally decided (nervously) to start this past Monday and as Dr. requested - starting on 0.5. I have...
Hi Thank you for your input...Today was day 3 - I have been taking it mid afternoon. I find when I wake up I am jittery and have to take a 0.5 sublingual lorazapam because that is the feeling I hate...
This afternoon will be my third day taking cipralex..so yesterday being only day 2 if you had of hit me in the belly with a bat you would have broken your bat it was so tight and from about 7 pm to...
So yesterday I took my first 0.5 cipralex at 2:30 pm.. I ended up taking a 0.5 lorazapam at 5:30 only because I was worked up about starting the cipralex. Anyhow it was an uneventful night happy to...
Hi Thanks so much. I took the first o.5 at 2:30 and I did have to take a 0.5 lorazzapam at 5:30 only because I was worked up about taking the pill... duh.... anyhow I have been fine all night so far-...
Thank you everybody for your input- so very appreciated. I had a very strange thing happen to me last night and today for some odd reason this morning I have enough clarity and less jitters to make...
So, I'm not sure if I am going to cave in tomorrow and start the cipralex. I think I can take diarrhea- have it already, nausea?..not looking forward to it but maybe ginger gravol will help?...
Cipralex is different or lesser than Lexapro? I have had a cipralex prescription for o.5 for 4 days afraid to take because of initial side effects. Label says can go to 10 mg. eventually. I have...