Posted by Sabina on June 14, 2003, at 23:55:16
In reply to Lexapro and sheer terror!, posted by flight on June 14, 2003, at 16:07:27
I started Lex on 6/4 to treat anxiety/depression stemming from Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Symdrome. Incidentally, IBS *can* be a piggyback condition of FM/CFS, so I'm not surprised to hear it was given to you for that reason. My first seven days were sheer hell. Too many SE's to even list here, including leg pain (even though my doc said that I *wasn't* having any side effects from the Lex). She was just plain wrong. I'm really sensitive to SSRI's. This is the 4th one I've tried, after Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft. My doc added some Xanax to take the edge off my anxiety and I have to say that I'm definitely doing better for the past three days. I would also urge you to push on through and wait for it to get better. My line of reasoning, or mantra, if you will, was, "I don't want to have gone through all this crap for nothing." Good luck!
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