Since i started taking the lexapro almost a week ago, i feel shaky when i wake up the morning. any others taking this med and feel the same way?...
I know how you feel! I suffer from health anxiety is well. I could feel one little tingle in my head and swear i have a tumor or somthing. I work myself up so much i feel like i could vomit too, its...
Ugh, yes i feel so strange. lastnight i had an awful attack and i just felt like i was gonna pass out, my eyes felt like they were buggin out of my head and when i looked around i felt dizzy.it was...
thanks im trying to just keep thinking it will get better! any other help would be much appreciated. thanks all for your posts...
thank you wen and sylk. its good to know its the meds that are making me feel more anxious because yes i noticed once i started taking them that my anxiety is worse then its been for a while. does...
anyone taking lexapro?...
Thanks everyone for your posts. It feels so good to know that im not the only one who feels this way! Anyone on lexapro here? Just curious because it seems like the ativan worked better for me alone...
i just recently started taking 10 mg of lexapro and (.5 mg of ativan as needed) until the lexapro kicks in in a few weeks. im one of those people who worry and want to take meds to help but them when...
For the past 4-5 days, i've had this feeling like my throat is tight. Feels like im going to swallow my tounge sometimes or somthing I don't know its just a weird feeling.Like my jaw is kinda...
I do, absolutley! It doesn't seem like all of these horrible symptoms could be from anxiety. I'm trying to deal everyday and tell myself that it's just anxiety and nothing bad has happend before and...
Angie, I know how you feel! I'm taking a college course right now on campus and its 3 hours! I get there which is a good step and feel dizzy and can't concentrate just because i'm thinking 'oh boy...
I've been having the worst back pain and also muscle pain in my arms and it seems all over sometimes. Does anxiety cause this?...
No im currently not on any medication im trying to not have to be. I will be starting to finally see my anxiety counselor this week and she always helps me out. Its my constant anxiety causing the...
im starting college classes again and i have an hour commute to school and home from school each day. i havent driven for probley 3 months alone so im nervous about it. i feel so dizzy and out of it...
drivingfear, im going threw this right now! i havent driven alone for probley 3-4 months and i'm starting school again in a week and have to drive 45 minutes a day there and back and im scared. what...
im only 19. do you think it could be serious? i've had ekg's ect. and my heart is fine. is it possible for this to be from just anxiety?...
i've been noticeing alot of chest pain latley and also a pain in my arm and back as well. ive also noticed a tingly feeling in the left side of my chest. i've had anxiety problems for a while but it...
Yes thank you. The sucky part is that i leave tommorow for 4 days. Im going to maryland to visit some family. i'm gonna try my hardest to tell myself its just anxiety and it cant hurt me and try to...
Im not taking any medication. I really don't want to if i can help it eventhough this daily anxiety is driving me crazy! Yes i'm going to be starting therapy within the next week so I know that will...
My anxiety has been really bad lately. I have symptoms daily and its driving me crazy! Like all, i need reassurace, does anyone have these symptoms? *Headache that won't go away with advil(tension?)...
thank yoU! yes it does no im not on any medication im trying to handle it the natural route but its so hard!...
Had a really good day yesterday. Went to the mall and everything and handled my anxiety very well. Woke up this morning feeling pretty good, then it just hit me and i felt horrible. All I could focus...
Thanks everyone. I have an appointment with my doctor today. I'll keep you posted!...
I've suffered from anxiety/panic for about 2 years now on and off-seems more on than off! i always get the racing heart, lightheadedness, shakiness, etc. but this past time, i was about to get on an...
19 years old and feel like anxiety is ruleing me! I've been dealing with it for a while and think I have a hand on it, then like now, I'm getting chest pain, high pulse rate daily, and just feel...
So I have been doing nothing different, and I've been having the worst neck/upper back pain. Whenever I lay down to sleep or anything turning my neck, it hurts so bad. When I don't pay attention to...
Thank you for that information. I am 19 and realize that my heart is probley a-ok but my anxiety does give me chest pain and weird feelings.I have been checked in the ER many times and had EKG's and...
Just started school again as some of you know, and I am having the hardest time focusing and concentrating. If I have to do somthing like write a paper or take a math test, I can do it! But if im...
Thank you all for your advice. I think my problem right now is that I have a sinus infection and that's giving me all kinds of crappy symptoms, and I'm just thinking that somthing else is wrong with...
So, I've just started taking classes again for college. I feel really anxious before I go, Once I get there, I feel ok. But my head just feels really full and tight and just weird. I can't really...
Nomore-I have tried prozac and effexor. I don't know if there in that group or not? Neither worked prozac was much worse! Krissie-Thank you so much for the info! Ya I think somthing for my daily...
thank you all for your help. its not so much panic attacks as it is daily anxiety for me. I do have panic attacks, but not as many as I use to....
I was wondering about xanax. I've been reading alot of the posts on here and it seems that xanax works well for most people. I like the idea of it being taken as needed. Im usually perfectly fine in...
Yes I've had the hardest time trying to find somthing that works for me. I'm going to check with my doctor and see what she thinks. I would like to first try somthing like xanax that you only need to...
My anxiety/worry of my anxiety is keeping me from getting a job. I'm only 19 and don't want to feel this way! I want to work and make money for myself! Does anyone else's anxiety keep them from...
I'm not on any anti-anxiety meds. And my doctor told me that when I felt anxious that I should take 2 benedryl to calm me down. It seems to work for me(probley because it just makes me drowsy and go...
I see. Wow would I love feeling "normal"! :) Thanks for the info!...
When you say only lasts, do you feel worse anxiety when it wears off??...
So xanax is somthing you don't take everyday?? Or can you take it everyday if neccesary for a while?SOrry i'm new with medication..:)...
Thank you for your quick reply! When I first started having anxiety(when i was 18 now 19) my doctor was quick to put me on prozac. BAD IDEA! I came off it within a week. I then tried Effexor for a...
Just when I think I'm feeling better it happens again! I don't take meds because I'm more worried on them which is really bad. My head just feels foggy all of the time and whenever I go into a store...
I do the same exact thing! Whenever I hear other problems people have, I immedietly think I have them and hit up the internet looking for symptoms and seeing if I have them. Yes I agree its a bad...
Hey all. I've been doing okay I guess. I still feel anxiety alot but I feel like I'm handeling it ok.. I start college again soon so I'm a little worried. I commute, but I'm still nervous about...
Has anyone tried MoodGym online program?I finished it in 2 days and it didn't really do anything for me? It had an anxiety quiz that you did each time but my anwsers for the quiz were always the...
Yes I have had panic attacks. there not as frequent as they use to be but I just have what seems to be a constant anxiety....
As needed..humm..I feel like my anxiety is a pretty constant thing. I don't know how the meds work though so does taking them occasionaly help tone down the anxiety so you don't need daily meds? I'm...
are there any meds that work well but have low risk of side effects?...
No I'm not on any meds. I feel crappy alot of the time so I think I might have to check into it. I'm scared to be on meds because of all the side effects, and yet I'm sick of feeling this way!...
I'm having frequent attacks with high levels of anxiety between. But I feel like my anxiety is just constant.Atleast the physical symptoms are. My head feels really weird just full and foggy like....