Posted by 4WD on October 4, 2005, at 22:19:34
In reply to lexapro and start up SEs, posted by maddy4 on October 4, 2005, at 10:13:10
> ok - so am on day 4 of 2.5 mg of lexapro - my anxiety is far worse than when i was NOT taking anything. anyone else experiencing this? i have had to take 1/2 a .25 xan everyday since starting the lex. and STILL have much anxiety. not feeling as drugged though - and less groggy than i felt day 1 and 2 - but this anxiety is sucking. my heart is beating so fast.
Hi Maddy,
Same thing happened to me. I started at 5 mg of Lex and started freaking out after 2-3 days. Increased anxiety, increased depression. I called my pdoc and went down to 2.5 for a week then back up to 5. Still extreme anxiety. I tried upping it to 7.5. Extreme anxiety. I even tried it at 10mg for one day. Extreme anxiety. After almost a month, I gave it up and went back to Celexa (anxiety still but not as bad as Lex).
But I have read many posts where people stuck with it for a few weeks and felt much better. Do ask for some kind of benzo to get you through the worst of it. You'll know in a fe weeks whether you will be helped or hurt by the Lex.
Marsha
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