Posted by LynneDa on May 10, 2004, at 10:53:53
In reply to Mrs.C, posted by anxious babe on May 8, 2004, at 21:24:26
Hi Anxious Babe and welcome! I'm 40 with 3 kids (second marriage) and have PMDD - pre menstrual dysphoric disorder. I was depressed, anxious but not panicky and a bit obsessive with some very negative thought patterns. The Lex has helped a lot! I've been on it a little over 6 months and went from 10mg to 20mg after about 10 weeks.
You may feel some side effects when you up your dose, don't be afraid to work through them for a few days or maybe even a week. That's great that the Lex helped reduce your need for the Xanax.
Hang in there and post when you need us :-)
~ Lynne
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Hi, thanks for the welcome. I am 33, married with two kids and suffer from anxiety/panic disorder. I am on 5mg of Lexapro and 0.25 of xanax when needed. I used to be on xanax everynight before my doc put me on lexapro 6 weeks ago. I am feeling much better but I think I should increase my dose to 10mg, I was suppose to do that after 7 day but when I did I think my body wasn't used to the medication and I felt funny so I cut back down to the 5mg.
> I am going back to my doc next week so I will check with her.
> I am so glad that I found this site and am looking forward to meeting people who feel the same way I do... it makes me feel so much better to know that I am not alone.
> Well I look forward to hearing from you.
> thanks again,
> anxious babe
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