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the first few months were ok. but there has been a change in my personality since I had what I affectionately call my "breakdown". essentially what happened was all my stress and anxiety and withheld emotions broke the dam, u could say, all of a sudden in august of last year. I basically cracked. couldn't quit with panic attacks, couldn't quit crying, couldn't function. I absolutely thought I was dying for 2 1/2 months. so when this doc put me on the Lexapro and .
Lexapro is an antidepressant (but can also treat anxiety) Xanax is an antianxiety med. The Lexapro may take weeks to start working but is not addicting whereas Xanax will work on anxiety right away and is a controlled substance (I can be addicting) Hope this helps. I have never been on either so I don't know how you will feel. I work in health care so i know about the drugs.
recommended that I switch from Lexapro (called Lexamil where I live) to Wellbutrin to reduce unwanted side effects of Lexapro. I have been taking Lexapro for 5 years now (10 mg daily). She said to taper off of Lexapro in two weeks, first taking 1/2 a tablet each day to 1/2 a tablet every other day while introducing a tablet of Wellbutrin 150 mg. each day during this process.
I am 68 and feel like I should come off of my 10mg of Lexapro for anxiety. I came off Prozac and Sersone with no problem at various times . But I am scared to death especially since I have just watched a friend fall apart from a benzo detox, and I have been his only real support. Now I am anxious just thinking about it! The Lexapro does work, but I have been on this now for 3 years.
Is liquid Lexapro the option and do you know where I could find a detox schedule?
There are so many meds out there these days just give it some time you will find one I got back on paxil because so far it has worked the best for me after prozac then zoloft quit working for me ....
So a question -- did your psychiatrist taper you off the Lexapro as slowly as you needed or did you just quit and switch? The emotional wreck part might be a withdrawal reaction if you just switched, as no two drugs work exactly the same. If you're gaining weight, the Zoloft is being metabolized, but you don't say how long you've been on it.
Lexapro is an ssri, not an snri. I would try therapy first, but if Lexapro works, it will work all the time. Benzos only work while they're in your system. Klonopin is long-lasting compared to other benzos, and is specific for anxiety. Lexapro targets serotonin receptors, so is for depression and anxiety. Most serious anxiety sufferers end up on both.
Your doctor prescribed buspar AND Lexapro? *** Buspar and Lexapro should NOT be taken at same time because they can cause a rare but serious side effect of serotonin syndrome. You don't want that. So, you were right to never take all these meds together and am not sure who is prescribing them with any suggestion that there is overlap in your using them. I would not take buspar until you've spoken to your doctor. Ask them WHEN you can feel all Lexapro is washed out of your system.
Recently Ive felt the zoloft has not been working as it used to so I went to see my nurse practictioner. She decided to switch me from zoloft to Lexapro. She said I could immediatly discontinue the zoloft and start on the lexapro 10 mg. I have been feeling a little out of sorts since I have switched and i am wondering if perhaps I should taper off the zoloft and ease into the lexapro.. or does it not matter?
You body builds up a tolerance to the drug, which requires either a change in dosage, or switching to a different medication. This is common and most people experience this while taking an antidepressant. Just call your doctor and tell him that you feel it isn't working and he will know what to do.
Zoloft probably has the best record for working on anxiety, but it has a reputation for more side effects than Lexapro and a reputation for being harder to quit, though nothing comes close to the difficulties of Paxil. Possible side effects are vast -- from your headaches to weight gain to personality changes -- you're dealing with the brain here -- so if you know you tolerated Lexapro well and can't solve the problem without medication, maybe that's the best way to go.
Am on Prozac with ativan noot helping much yet Was Effexor before no luck there. Before that I was on Lexapro for about 10 years ,for ocd, Then I just it finally quit working and noow i'm in this depression, anxiety and lonlyness. Why can't I stop crying. Why can you be going along on ok and then have your world just fall apart. Its frightening.
That being said, Lexapro worked very well for my anxiety and panic disorder for a long time (10 years). It quit working for me this past December and I have yet to find something else that does. I don't recall how long it took to kick in for me but it seemed to do so quickly. 5 mg is a very small dose, you will probably need to increase it. I was on 10 mg most of the time. Lexapro made me yawn a lot, but that didn't bother me too much.
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