Posted by ayuda on February 10, 2003, at 16:39:31
In reply to LEX users ? comments?, posted by male34 on February 10, 2003, at 12:54:52
> i f youve been on lexapro for a decent time now ,whats your comments basic question do you like it? is it working is it good??
> ps-anxiety gone? ??
>I've been on it for about 3 or 4 months now (can't remember). I feel that it is working for the depression, but that is since I went up to 20 mg. in December. When I was on 10mg, I became tired and weepy and lethargic after about 2 months, but on the 20mg, I am feeling almost like my old normal self (without the edginess).
As for anxiety, I wish it worked a little better. I had my first MRI the other night, and I could feel an anxiety attack come on, and I wished I had taken some lorazepam before I went. The panic attack did not surface, but that was because I had to work to suppress it, which I've done in the past, pre-AD. However, I am functioning a whole heck of a lot better than without the medication. And the feeling of a panic attack coming on happens only in rare situations, like the one above, rather than on a daily basis when I'm doing normal, every-day things, which is how it usually is without this medication.
It's not perfect, but I am doing a lot better, with a LOT less side effects, than any other AD I've been on recently (zoloft, celexa, effexor xr). I can see taking this long term and not hating that idea, which is not the way I usually feel about these meds.
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