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Posted by male34 on May 6, 2003, at 17:50:19
lexapro takes a long time to take effect im on
10 mg's a day ,diazapam 2xs a day 2.5 mgs,for anxiety ,i must say lexapro may not be the best out there for anxiety and panic but diazapm is well for anxiety , but all&all lexapro is working well with no sideeffects no weight no sex problems never did from start and the sleepy feeling is all gone, id say im back to pretty much all normal , but anxiety is a part of life for me and always will be ,good luck 2 all.
Posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:37
In reply to LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by male34 on May 6, 2003, at 17:50:19
> lexapro takes a long time to take effect im on
> 10 mg's a day ,diazapam 2xs a day 2.5 mgs,for anxiety ,i must say lexapro may not be the best out there for anxiety and panic but diazapm is well for anxiety , but all&all lexapro is working well with no sideeffects no weight no sex problems never did from start and the sleepy feeling is all gone, id say im back to pretty much all normal , but anxiety is a part of life for me and always will be ,good luck 2 all.I tried Lexapro and it made my anxiety worse. What would happen if you only took the diazepam? Do you NEED the Lex for depression?
Thanks,
JaneB
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Posted by lil' jimi on May 7, 2003, at 10:09:44
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:37
> > lexapro takes a long time to take effect im on
> > 10 mg's a day ,diazapam 2xs a day 2.5 mgs,for anxiety ,i must say lexapro may not be the best out there for anxiety and panic but diazapm is well for anxiety , but all&all lexapro is working well with no sideeffects no weight no sex problems never did from start and the sleepy feeling is all gone, id say im back to pretty much all normal , but anxiety is a part of life for me and always will be ,good luck 2 all.
>
> I tried Lexapro and it made my anxiety worse. What would happen if you only took the diazepam? Do you NEED the Lex for depression?
> Thanks,
> JaneB
hi jane,i had anxiety when i started lex, but it went away.
may i ask how long were you on lex?~ jim
Posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 10:28:05
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO: » JaneB, posted by lil' jimi on May 7, 2003, at 10:09:44
> > > lexapro takes a long time to take effect im on
> > > 10 mg's a day ,diazapam 2xs a day 2.5 mgs,for anxiety ,i must say lexapro may not be the best out there for anxiety and panic but diazapm is well for anxiety , but all&all lexapro is working well with no sideeffects no weight no sex problems never did from start and the sleepy feeling is all gone, id say im back to pretty much all normal , but anxiety is a part of life for me and always will be ,good luck 2 all.
> >
> > I tried Lexapro and it made my anxiety worse. What would happen if you only took the diazepam? Do you NEED the Lex for depression?
> > Thanks,
> > JaneB
>
>
> hi jane,
>
> i had anxiety when i started lex, but it went away.
> may i ask how long were you on lex?
>
> ~ jimI was on lex 3 1/2 months, also klonopin. Now I just take klonopin. With lex, I had severe nightmares, my teeth would "chatter", sharp pains shooting in the left side of my head, extreme fatigue, heart pounding. Not all of the s/e happened at the same time or every day. I would often awake in the middle of the night and arms or legs would be straight up in the air. Not a restful sleep situation. Gained 10 lbs. Probably from inactivity and total lack of motivation.
Without it I may wake up on average one morning a week and feel like crying for no reason but I can pull myself out of that state with a walk outside or phone call with a friend. It is good to be free of the s/e of lex. I know that 10 mg was the maximum dose I took, thinking that the increase from 5 would help. It made things worse. Perhaps I could tolerate 2.5 but I say why? I need less Klonopin (max .5 mg/day) without the lex. I had been on ad's for 7 years and will be very careful about the potential relapse into deep depression. But for now I feel better without any ad. It has been almost 8 weeks since my last dose.
Jane
Posted by lil' jimi on May 7, 2003, at 12:37:10
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO: » lil' jimi, posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 10:28:05
hi again jane,
thanks for your response.
3 1/2 months with those SEs ..... Yikes! i am sorry you suffered that, and to hear you have been having to endure this struggle for so long (7 years!)!
i have only been on lex since march, so i'm just a baby, although reading this board makes me feel Real smart (HA!)!
i am grateful to hear that you have found a med combo (rather a "non-combo", because it's just the klonopin now, right?) that is working for you and that you are doing so well.... and i am especially grateful that you are so aware and vigilant against the danger of relapse... thank you.
take care,
~ jim
Posted by male34 on May 8, 2003, at 15:32:15
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:37
jane i think what your saying is correct no im not depressed never was but im anxiety panic person crwds traffic agarophobic and ,ive been thinking now ,on paxil i was still anxious and now on lex im still anxious with the diazapam i might be supwer anxiuos on the lexapro alone , i must admit when i first went on lexapro i was grieving over my moms death and i was very upset over that so dr said lexapro , but i went back to dr and said im very very panicy and anxious i dont think lex is for me, he added diazapam (valium) and i said wow i feel free from anxiety,bottom line what do you think jane thanks ray
Posted by SLS on May 9, 2003, at 14:41:58
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:37
Hi Jane.
> I tried Lexapro and it made my anxiety worse. What would happen if you only took the diazepam? Do you NEED the Lex for depression?
Lexapro often produces anxiety early in treatment. Sometimes it goes away before an antidepressant response becomes evident. I don't know off hand for what percentage of people the anxiety disappears. My experience is that it lessened after three weeks and disappeared completely by week 5. Unfortunately, it's not making my depression any better.
- Scott
Posted by male34 on May 10, 2003, at 7:47:55
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by JaneB on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:37
READ MY POST ABOVE ANY REPLY WOULD HELP THANKS
Posted by JaneB on May 10, 2003, at 15:50:44
In reply to Re: LEX-5 MONTHS NOW INFO:, posted by male34 on May 8, 2003, at 15:32:15
Your situation sounds like mine. First I went through very stressful events with family, then more life changes, insomnia, counseling which brought lots of unresolved issues to the surface, my dad died, my mom died and the empty nest came. Different ad's had intolerable side effects, some worked but induced apathy. Everytime I tried to stop I had discontinuation problems and then I didn't know if I was still depressed or just suffering from withdrawal. I'm rambling. To make a long story short--I thought ad's were the answer but had to take a benzo to counteract the se of ad. In March I got stuck in a blizzard for 3 days with no meds. I decided to give going without a try. I'm glad I did. I feel much more alive without Lex. I still take Klonopin and keep it at a steady state. I found that with benzos (I started with Xanax) I do much better if there is a steady amount in my system. For me that is .50/mg day. Never more (except for when I was on Lex and when I tried Wellbutrin.) Especially when I tried Wellbutrin I needed to up the dose of Klonopin because of anxiety. If you have more questions email me at NHGrandma@yahoo.com.
Jane
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