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Posted by 34 male on August 9, 2003, at 10:29:14
did lexapro work for anyones anxiety( nnot mine)im on 10 mgs 7 months and benzos,is 10 mgs not enough or is lex just not for anxiety,what is?????????
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 9, 2003, at 11:20:33
In reply to LEX ,did it work anxiety?, posted by 34 male on August 9, 2003, at 10:29:14
Lex can work very well for anxiety -- it helped greatly with mine at 40mg/day, but the sexual side effects prevented me from continuing it.
It's possible (perhaps probable) that 10mg is too little for you. In the above post you mentioned you've been on it for seven months -- I just don't understand why a doctor wouldn't have tried increasing your dose by now? My goodness, my doctor was quite agressive with my dose; she was willing to push it up to 80mg/day or more, if necessary.
However, you also mentioned that you think it's possible the Lex is causing you anxiety. While I think that may be unlikely after seven months (read my response to the above post), I suppose one way to find out would be to raise the dose to 20mg and see if the anxiety worsens. If so, then Lex definitely isn't for you.
I really think a higher dose of Klonopin (also as mentioned in the above post) would work great for you, though I'd like to ask a few questions, if you don't mind --
1. Which anxiety disorder(s) are you diagnosed with, and on a scale of 1-10, what is the severity? Any other info you could give me on specific symptoms would be greatly helpful as well.
2. Are you currently diagnosed with any mood disorders, personality disorders, etc.? Once again, severity from 1-10 and specific symptoms would help.
3. Which medications and/or natural remedies (and at what doses, if you can remember) have you tried in the past?
If you could just answer these two questions for me, I could make a ton of suggestions for you.
Posted by 34 male on August 9, 2003, at 15:38:57
In reply to Re: LEX ,did it work anxiety? » 34 male, posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 9, 2003, at 11:20:33
male 34, ive had anxiety sonce 4th grade now dad at 34, ive got agaorphobia,dont like getting caught in traffic,im not deprressed although in dec,my great mom did pass and its been so so hard to accept but im doing best i can, as for meds i took paxil,still anxious nad got fat but mainly still anxious always agoraphobic,went off year mom died went on lex, it was hell in the begining anxiety through the roof,still anxiuos daily i was on diazapm 2.5 mg 2 xs a day, but doc did say up lex last week,i admit i said im afraid of getting anxiety even worse ,we then agreed on 0.5 mgs of klonopin8am,8pm. is this enough i dont ever want to abuse any medicine but i think i need more klonpin,(dr is on vacation),by the way
my blood relatives have this problem also they cant tolerate ssri--ad's,this is my story any help thank you,
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 9, 2003, at 21:36:17
In reply to Re: LEX ,did it work anxiety?, posted by 34 male on August 9, 2003, at 15:38:57
Oftentimes, relatives' reactions to particular classes of drugs are a good predictor of how you will respond. So it's probably just that SSRIs aren't for you. If your problems are anxiety and agoraphobia, I'm sure nothing would work better than Klonopin or Xanax XR, provided the dose is high enough. 1mg/day (especially on this board) is a fairly low dose, and I wouldn't be surprised if you end up discovering a dose five times that provides complete relief. Of course, always consult with your doctor, but it certainly sounds to me as if the SSRIs are just going to be a waste of your time.
Posted by 34 male on August 10, 2003, at 11:18:38
In reply to Re: LEX ,did it work anxiety? » 34 male, posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 9, 2003, at 21:36:17
ame san vie , thanks so much best wishes to you
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