Posted by KathrynLex on February 24, 2004, at 11:03:25
In reply to 1st week on Lex, posted by marfaith on February 24, 2004, at 10:03:35
Hi Mary,
I take lexapro for anxiety and depression. It worked much faster on my depression that it did on my anxiety. I started at 10 mg and had to increase to 15 mg after about six weeks because I was still having mild panic attacks.
If your anxiety is severe enought that it's causing you great discomfort on a daily basis I would suggest talking to your psychiatrist about taking a benzo on an as needed basis. I recommend this to a lot of people because they can really work wonders for intense anxiety or panic attacks. Ones to try: Xanax, Klonopin and Lorazepam.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the first 2 weeks or so, Lexapro can actually increase your anxiety. I'm not sure why or how it does that but a lot of people have reported an increase in anxiety during the first couple of weeks that they take Lexapro.
Having been where you're at, I can assure you that it does get better. It gets much better. Hang in there and you'll start to feel a gradual reduction in your anxiety until one day you wake up and realize it's gone.
K.
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