Posted by Glydin on February 14, 2008, at 10:34:26
In reply to Lexapro for 2 weeks... now somethings gone wrong., posted by jms600 on February 13, 2008, at 17:01:55
My startup on Lexapro was difficult to get thru. For me, it was a process rather than any spontaneous regression of my symptoms and yes, some days felt like two steps forward and one step back.
Toxic anxiety is a wretched thing to have as a challenge. My anxiety comes with a heavy dose of hypervigilance and catastrophic thinking thus my startup was punctuated by constant emotional and physical temp taking. This close attention did lead to a number of: Uh Oh, its back and I feel worse than ever times. I do think benzos are helpful for smoothing the edges. For me, all I endured was part of the righting of the chemical stew. It took 6-8 weeks for the good times to outweigh the nasty times. Yes, it felt like a lifetime at the time. The startup trait of going between ruts to clear road was temporary.
The message I would like to convey is one cant know what's on the the other side of a process until one goes thru to see it. That journey may be painful at times.
My history is: unipolar depression and anxiety - garden variety inclusive of just about all anxiety symptoms recognized. I have been in recovery almost three years. Lex is the only med I take. I have not needed a benzo for about a year and a half now.
Good Luck to you
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