- Increase Leaxapro Dosage 19th February 2004
... Hi All,
I have been on Lexapro for about 1mos and have seen the results where I am ... the doctor and he says he would like to increase my Lexapro dosage to 20mg because he thinks it will help me sleep...
... Was wondering will lexapro make me sleep better at night if I take one in the...
... I would take all the lexapro before bed, you can get side effects from upping the...
... Trazadone at night. It's worked well for me with the Lexapro . I sleep much better now.
Salty...
... longest time the doc had me on Remeron at night and Lexapro in the morning. I ended up with a small dose, 7.5mg ... has taken me off the Remeron and upped the dose of Lexapro from 10mg to 15mg.
My sleep has been somewhat choppy ... , but bearable.
I have tried taking the Lexapro at night, midday and morning. For me it hasn't seemed ...
With all that said, I am really happy with the Lexapro as it has -really- taken the edge off me. I was drowning...
... I have been on lexapro for about a week and a half and so far it is better ... made me anxious and I couldn't sleep at all. I like lexapro so far, It doesn't cause weight gain and the side...
- Zoloft / depersonalization question 11th February 2004
... severe "brain fog") anyhow -- my doc started me on Lexapro and I absolutely couldn't handle the side effects...
- How much Xanax is too much? 5th February 2004
... convinced that I have heart problems now. I started lexapro too, last week, and I am on 5mg to start. I am so...
... convinced that I have heart problems now. I started lexapro too, last week, and I am on 5mg to start. I am so...
- The pathetic me. 5th February 2004
... being around people. I have tried paxil, Zoloft and Lexapro and all they did was make me sleepy. I'm currently...
... like almost not living i too am like a hermit taking lexapro and respridal for about two weeks now please see your...
- I feel so all alone 4th February 2004
... the wall I have social phobia I see a dr and am on lexapro and resperidal but it seems to be doing nothing but...
- Any help would be appreciated!!! 29th January 2004
...
I'm afraid to try anymore AD's. Zoloft, Buspar, Lexapro , and Effexor have all given me VERY bad side-effects...
- GAD and medication... 29th January 2004
... but my anxiety was so severe that I had to turn to Lexapro , Ativan and Wellbutrin (Wellbutrin is not recommended ... for anxiety, but I need it to counter the Lexapro side effects) when my body was healed from a eating...
- Lexapro for Social Anxiety/Stress 26th January 2004
... lexapro is one of many prozac type meds, its newish so may...
... was prescribed lexapro for anxiety problem in may 2003...I previously tried ... paxil and buspar with no improvement, the lexapro has worked wonderful for me...the 1st week I was a...
- new to lexapro 22nd January 2004
... lot of trouble going off it. is it the same with lexapro ? i want to take it, but i dont want to have to deal ... effects. anyway id love to hear what yall think of lexapro ....
... ive been taking Lexapro for almost 4 weeks now. Im taking 10 mg and really...
... lot of trouble going off it. is it the same with lexapro ? i want to take it, but i dont want to have to deal ... effects. anyway id love to hear what yall think of lexapro .Yea, no one I can ever think of has taken an anti ... Someone has some information messed up somewhere. I took Lexapro for about 4 weeks, but I quit taking it due to diarrhea...
... Someone has some information messed up somewhere. I took Lexapro for about 4 weeks, but I quit taking it due to diarrhea ... gradually. Your doctor will tell you. MV
I've been on Lexapro , but on a much stronger dose: 25 mg and he's most...
... lot of trouble going off it. is it the same with lexapro ? i want to take it, but i dont want to have to deal ... effects. anyway id love to hear what yall think of lexapro .
I had a lot of side effects from lexapro, but...
... I've been taking lexapro since may 2003...has really helped with anxiety and...
- Klonopin 19th January 2004
... I take .5mg Klonopin twice a day for the GAD, and Lexapro and Wellbutrin for the OCD. Of course, the Lexapro ... also can help with the GAD. The Lexapro dosage is 10mg once a day, and the Wellbutrin is 300mg...
- Stress or me? Need some encouragement 30th December 2003
... try a few different anti-d's to find the right one. Lexapro and Wellbutrin seem to work for me. Roots of anxiety...
- Hey Sickman. What anti-seizure medicine 29th December 2003
... extremely high anxiety and have just recently got back on Lexapro after taking it for six months. Maybe I stopped too...
... extremely high anxiety and have just recently got back on Lexapro after taking it for six months. Maybe I stopped too ... Thanks for any help you can give.
Dear Worrywart,
Lexapro is for the treatment of major depressive disorder ... benzo is what you have been in need of, instead of Lexapro or maybe the combination. Klonopin has anti-convulsive...
- Lexapro And Weight 28th December 2003
... I have been on Lexapro for almost 8 weeks now...no weight gain, actually...
... I gained an inch on Lexapro (I do not weigh myself as a recovering anorexic),...
- cant eat 25th December 2003
... anxiety. Unfortunately for me it's too many meds - Lexapro , Wellbutrin (to offset the sleepiness and weight gain ... of Lexapro ), Ativan and Valium. I'm trying to get off of the...
- Anxiety Meds and Pregnancy 25th December 2003
... Hi,
I currently take 10mg Lexapro , 1mg Ativan, 150mg Wellbutrin XL, and 3mg Valium for ... Ativan and Valium. My psychiatrist says that the Lexapro should be OK to take during pregnancy, but that I...
- Off med 4mths 20th December 2003
... I have been off of Lexapro now for 4 months. All of a sudden, now I feel the ... moodiness returning. I would have thought that the Lexapro would have been out of my system in a month. Any...
... your original symptoms. Why did you decide to get off Lexapro ? In my case, I tapered off all meds after I had learned...
- Remeron & Lexapro 8th December 2003
... have put you straight back on remeron
remeron and lexapro are both antidepressants and its fashionable to take...
... taking the Remeron again for sleep and now he has me on Lexapro for anxiety just wonder if any on here has taken ... Remeron and Lexapro together and did it work for them????? Any input...
- Muscle Twitches In Calves? 8th December 2003
... Buspar for about a month, but didn't work. After trying Lexapro , the numbness subsided but I immediately started muscle ... medicines might have caused it or what. I've been off the Lexapro for 1 month and the twitches are still there although ... My Dr. says don't worry about them and stay on the Lexapro . I need some reassurring that some people with anxiety...
... did the twitch. About 3 months ago I started taking lexapro and I was going threw some really tuff times and a ... lid. Then it was all over my body. I stopped taking lexapro . I was really freaked out but then I noticed the more...
- Paxil CR 12.5 mg low dose 8th December 2003
... of them had success with their medicaiton, one was Lexapro and the other was Luvox. If anyone has any valuable...
- Need help for wife 7th December 2003
... told her that sounds like anxiety and is suggesting Lexapro or Celexa to ease the situation. My wife's mother...
- Klonipin 21st November 2003
... to a drug before. Zoloft makes me extremely dizzy, Lexapro made me numb, Buspar made me get a rash, so I am afraid...
... corect klonapin dose wont cause lethagy
zoloft and lexapro are different, they are antidepressants, buspar is...
... it at all. Believe me, I've had plenty of them from Lexapro & effexor xr, which I am NOT on anymore....
... as it's one that you can tolerate. I was tried on Lexapro & had all the physical side affects, so then changed...
- Question on xanax 20th November 2003
... Thx!
CC :)
i know your fear, BELIEVE ME I DO lexapro totally made me nutz. but the xanax is the only thing...
- zoloft and weight gain 18th November 2003
... changes. I know those meds cause weight gain. I was on Lexapro and gained 8 lbs in 2 weeks.I lost weight on Celexa...
- GREAT! another symptom! 15th November 2003
... weeks, I was weaning off my amitrip, my GP put me on Lexapro for 2 weeks, took me off & immediately put me on...
- med. side effects? 11th November 2003
... since my old med failed after 7 years. I've been on Lexapro , almost thought I was going to die from the side affects...
- new here need help 5th November 2003
... but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started...
... but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started...
... tp kel
lexapro and prozac are both the same type of antidepressants ...
if lexapro didnt work, prozac probably wont either and you may...
- 1 YEAR ONLY?? 28th October 2003
... I have been on 20mg of Lexapro for 2+ months now. This is the first time ive ever ... told me, i would be on this treatment program (the lexapro ) for ONE YEAR ONLY. that that was the amount of time...
- what am i feeling 27th October 2003
... constantly and It DOES NOT help my anxiety either. I was on lexapro and it was much better, it just seemed to loose effectivnes ... paxil for 2 yrs and did ok on it, but now he is on lexapro . He suffers from major panic attacks, But he hasnt ... had one since he started the lexapro ..Which has been about 2 months!! He is so happy. He...
- Happy to find this place!! 25th October 2003
... symptoms or my unrealistic fear of the wind. I was on Lexapro and it seemed to help alittle better, but No meds...
... before the wind starts blowing.
Last year I was taking lexapro and my anxiety wasnt as bad. But my Dr. changed me ... helping me at all... The reason I was changed from Lexapro to Paxil was because the Lexapro didnt seem to last ... anone have any suggestions for meds that are like Lexapro but last longer?
Thanks....
... dread this winter sooooo bad... :)
I might try the Lexapro again if this zoloft doesnt work... I asked my Dr ... doses per day, and she said that it wasnt proven with Lexapro to show any different results... But Since Lexapro...
- New anti-anxiety med without addition 21st October 2003
... today and he officially released me from that horrid Lexapro - yuk !! So I'm back to the old xanax...still just...
- Please help me!!! 17th October 2003
... scares me to take it,
I will at least try the 5mg. Lexapro . Wish me luck!! I hope everything is going well...
... scares me to take it,
I will at least try the 5mg. Lexapro . Wish me luck!! I hope everything is going well...
- DEPAKOTE ANYONE??? Need Advice!!! 15th October 2003
... for anxiety and not just rely on meds
have you tried lexapro , its supposed to be an improved version of celexa...
... this since I was in 2nd grade. Scarey! I have tried Lexapro and it made me extreamly agigated and so tired I could...
- Hypochondria 15th October 2003
... pretty much the same as a hypocondriac. He's got me on Lexapro and xanax. The lexapro is driving me crazy because ... had NO luck with the anti-depressants. I've tried Lexapro , zoloft and wellbutrin and none have worked.
Hypochondria...
- Advice on Anti-Depressants please !!! 14th October 2003
... i took lexapro for 6 months and the first couple days i felt like...
... I am currently trying Lexapro and so far all I've had are unpleasant side effects...
- My doctor won't take me off Lexapro 14th October 2003
... have the xanax that he gave me to take along with the Lexapro . I guess I'll stay on that until I got back into see...
... withdrawals at bay, or perhaps you weren't on the lexapro long enough to have bad withdrawal. I'm just glad...
- Intro / Problem 14th October 2003
... suits you.
I have tried Wellbutrin, Zoloft and Lexapro and so far none of them have worked for me. The side...
- benzo - alcohol relief 13th October 2003
... lexapro may help a lot but tell him to stay on xanax for the...
- lexapro question 13th October 2003
... sorry to put a damper on it for you, but so far, this Lexapro just does not agree with my digestive system. I've ... but nothing has helped. i hate to have to stop the Lexapro because my mood seems so much better. But I sure...
... Hi
Lexapro has done wonders for me mentally. I am on the same ... Klonapin to offset this annoying side effect.
The Lexapro has made a tremendous difference in my life. I had ... them. I will have to put a hold on that.
I hope the Lexapro works for you. I have been on it for about 2 months...
... thank you for the responses, I was just wondering if lexapro can make a person be not such a hypochondriac without...
... Lexapro shouldn't change you, it should help you be who you ... ed/gad and I felt so much better when I was taking Lexapro earlier this year. I was entirely myself except my ... and the feelings came back. I went on paxil because Lexapro didn't help the second time. I have heard that meds...
... i was on lexapro for 6 months, the first couple days i felt like i...
... Longball, I just started Lexapro a week and a half ago, have nausea even though it...
- Suffering from Anxiety for years 11th October 2003
... past I took Paxil and Ativan and currently Im taking Lexapro and Xanax. The Lexapro has controlled my panic attacks...
... usually needed along with the meds, ask about upping hte lexapro dose, what do you take now?...
- Benzo addiction 11th October 2003
... would take to wean off xanax? My dr has prescribed Lexapro (10 mg) for me and I've been on the Lexapro for about...
- Anyone else get bloated, gassy feelings when anxious? 10th October 2003
... my anxiety/panic was directly related and put me on Lexapro . i have not since...had the problem :-)...
- How can I help him??? 9th October 2003
... set for it and do it without question. a med like lexapro or zoloft might be able to correct this; he should...
- Anyone had Excess Energy or Nervousness with Lexapro 9th October 2003
... lexapro and other antidepressants often cause more anxiety...
... give me some of that energy!! i have been on lexapro for about 2 months...and i sware i feel like a narcalept...
... I amon the same combination. Lexapro and Klonopin but nothing changed till I took Klonopin ... twice a day. I had the anxiousness before the Lexapro though. I can't describe my night time feeling as...
... would you want to ween off? The combination of 30mg Lexapro and .25 Klonopin in AM and PM is really working for...
... underdstand your question. I am only taking 10 mg of Lexapro . So I have to find out if I need a higher dose or...
- Depression + Anxiety = Arrythmia's? 8th October 2003
... Disorder for about 8 yrs and I am currently taking Lexapro and Xanax which work for the most part to control...
- New to Panic 30th September 2003
... and when I am in public places. The doc prescribed Lexapro 10mg. She said this is the newest and "cleanest"...
... lexapro often helps but also get some books on recovery from...
- New to board - Lexapro anyone? 30th September 2003
... lexapro is an antidepressant and these meds do help many by...
... I am on 10mm Lexapro and am emetophobic also. Everything is peachy keen ... . I have never been nauseated by the Lexapro .
~~35 years of being V* free~~...
- Driving Anxiety... 28th September 2003
... monthly...just from build up...and my dr put me on lexapro . im on 20mg now. (have never taken any kind of medications...
- Fateful disease from years of abuse 26th September 2003
... I went to see a psychiatrist today and she gave me Lexapro . I really hope this works, so far I feel ok. But I...
... kind, and that is rare this day and age. So far, the Lexapro seems to be doing good for me, I just hope it will...
- Weight Loss or Gain from Lexapro 24th September 2003
... I have been on Lexapro for about 3 weeks now. I noticed at first my appetite...
- Hypochondria? 23rd September 2003
... then I finally agreed to try something so I'm taking lexapro . Started with 5 mg and will eventuall build up to...
- Has anyone had any water retention with Lexapro, Klonopin, Xanax or Trazadone? 22nd September 2003
... I can't tell you anything about the Lexapro , Klonopin or Trazadone.
But, I've taken Xanax for...
- afraid to go out :( 22nd September 2003
... finally had the courage to see a psychiatrist.
I am on Lexapro now and xanax(not daily, just when I panic) and it...
- Lexapro & weight gain 21st September 2003
... I've been on Lexapro 10mg for about 5 months and I've gained about 15-20 ... years now. Doc switched me to Effexor XR today. The Lexapro wasn't helping/was worsening my anxiety.
-------...
... Lexapro can definitely cause weight gain.
LOL, yeah choose...
... any weight - about three months ago they put me on lexapro and i have gained 12 pounds and i feel horrible. ...
... was also eating like a pig out of anxiety. I am on Lexapro have not gained more, and actually been able to loose...
- COULD I PLEASE HEAR FROM PEOPLE ON 20 MGS LEXAPRO? 20th September 2003
... have finally found something that works for me
30 mg Lexapro and .50 Klonopin
I think the Klonopin was the kicker...
... for follow up for my first three weeks of 10mg of lexapro . the doctor was surprised that i hadn't experienced...
... Your story is just like mine!
I take 15 mg. of Lexapro (daily) and xanax(not daily).
I have an anxiety/panic ... some agoraphobia.I also had a driving phobia.
The Lexapro has helped with the anxiety and agoraphobia,but not...
... I've been on 20mgs of Lexapro for about 3 weeks now. Lexapro has saved me! My ... am still extremely sleepy, even though I take the Lexapro at night. I also feel nauseous at times and don't...
... im at with all this ya know?
been on the 20mg of lexapro now for almost two weeks. still feel little change ... never felt that 'euphoria' some people described on lexapro ..or a total change...which im glad. i didn't want ... i could nap at any moment... overall been on the lexapro for a month.
...
- For people who split their Lexapro dosage... 20th September 2003
... I'm on 20mgs. I started Lexapro about 3 months ago. It has been good for me. My outlook ... helps me. I need to catch some zzzz's
I hope you give Lexapro more time to work for you. If not, maybe your doc...
- How many of you get chest pain with anxiety 14th September 2003
... pain!! I experience chest pains quiet often. I am on Lexapro 10mg. It helps alot, but when I get upset or mad it...
- How do you remember to take all your meds? 12th September 2003
... the meds I need.
I have (of course) anxiety meds Lexapro and Klonopin, Allegra, Birth control. I take some ... schedules. I also take the Birth control, Klonopin and Lexapro at night. So I am afraid to take them all at once...
- Going off then on again.... CELEXA..NOT WORKING NOW 11th September 2003
... off it in December because it made agitated. Took Lexapro and hated it. Took nothing for about a month BUT...
... need an anti-anxiety drug. dr. has prescibed 5mg of lexapro for menopause symptoms. i won't be starting them until ... am also every sensitive to these drugs to start the lexapro at 5mg for a week. if ther are no side effects go...
- Has anyone heard of anxiety like this 9th September 2003
... thoughts, but once I get it out, I feel better! I am on Lexapro and it helps. I really wish you guys the best!! We...
- New to this board 7th September 2003
... problem, there are many others similar to paxil, prozac, lexapro that arent known for paxil's withdrawl problems
books...
- Inositol for anxiety? 4th September 2003
... months but have been cutting down on that, as well as Lexapro (5mg.) a day which did absolutely nothing for the...
- lorazepam? 3rd September 2003
... attacks happen in THE CAR!...
~s
im one week + on Lexapro and still feeling nauseous with loss of apetite....
- SSRI's what to do? 3rd September 2003
... get an appointment with my physc. See prescribed me Lexapro , which I only heard good things about. After the first...
- driving anxiety/lexapro... 3rd September 2003
... guys! New to the board. My doctor has prescribed me Lexapro for my anxiety. I have a very isolated case of anxiety ... brainer (all my complaints) to my dr. he has put me on LEXAPRO 10mg. its only been a week. i am often nauseous...
... having one. its awful though.
been taking the lexapro now for 2 weeks. the nauseau is gone...and i still...
- anxiety stress, i got it all 30th August 2003
... had 2 full blown panic attacks at teh first, i tried lexapro , etc..all the meds seem to do was make me mroe nervous...
- HELP!! NEW TO PAXIL CR 12.5 28th August 2003
... any more opinions about this med. I just went off lexapro because it was causing skin irritation. I was on...
- Does anyone else experience this? 25th August 2003
... fourth to take it!! Sometimes we need help. I am on Lexapro now and have been on it for about a year now. I was ... to have bad anxiety problems the doc switched me to Lexapro . We all have that spaced out feeling. I do it still...
- seroquel 17th August 2003
... depression and anxety in the last seven years. I am also on lexapro 5mg. The seroquel is making me feel weird anyone else...
... use antipsychotics and prefer valium type meds
your lexapro dose is low, ask a pharmacist...
... it at night, 25mg. The reason I am on a low dose of lexapro is so I can go off it. I've been weaning down. I was...
- Should Lexapro help my anxiety? 12th August 2003
... hi jumping,
stay with the lexapro a while as it may not yet be fully helping, some valium...
- Lexapro and Ativan started 7th August 2003
... Hi Meky
your meds should help, the lexapro takes a few weeks to start to work properly...
- Anyone on 20 mg. lexapro? 6th August 2003
... Hi Mrs.Squirrel~
I'm on 20mgs of Lexapro and am having no problems at all. It has helps me...
... Renee,
Did the lexapro work right away for you? Did they start you out on...
- Stress and Anxiety 1st August 2003
... history it was an Anxiety Disorder. She put me on Lexapro it made me very sick, nautious, dizzy, vomitting etc...
... I started on Lexapro two weeks ago. I was taking Xanax for anxiety but ... my doctor wanted to give Lexapro a try. I too am feeling nausea and sweating,so I ... check with my doctor and make sure that I can take the Lexapro and Trileptal together....
... problems and its a pity you had a bad reaction to lexapro , the xanax should help, its a different type of med...
- Help me decide which med to use for SAD 1st August 2003
... bunch to test.. The only ones I know of are Celexa, Lexapro , and Zoloft. What one seems to help people the best...
... I started Lexapro two weeks ago. I found that I don't have the nausea...
- Lexapro and Seroquel questions 31st July 2003
... Hi, the lexapro could be upped to 20 and tried for a few more weeks...
... like the benzos, so there I am. I am hoping that the lexapro will eventually help with the anxiety and then I can...
... sounds like the lexapro isnt working did you up the dose?...
- Nausea help 27th July 2003
... Soar--How much Lexapro did the doctor start you on? For example, did the ... do complain about nausea when they first start the Lexapro , especially if the dose is high, but fortunately, ... wondering if you were started at too high a dosage of Lexapro ? However, you might start feeling better any day...
... phone. Keko, I was recently put on celexa and not Lexapro . And I started at 10 mg, and have been on that dose...
... Oh, I'm sorry Soar for the confusion over lexapro --don't know what's wrong with my eyes! You mentioned ... of it cold turkey, and then start right up with the Lexapro immediately? I'm beginning to wonder if you are ...
