Posted by frankie2120 on September 29, 2006, at 9:50:51
In reply to Re: New To Depression/Anxiety Please HELP!, posted by bigpopper on September 26, 2006, at 11:51:55
I suffered from bad depression and anxiety and was on Laxepro for two years... a lil yanning at first but that was about the only side effect i had... it did a great job with the depression... Took like 5-6 weeks to start working... I started feeling better so i stopped taking it after like 5 months... wasn't smart... symptoms came back and doctor said to stay on it for at least 13 months and then we can re evaluate.... so i did that and it worked nicely...
However my anxiety issues began to esclate... so at my last doctor visit we decided to try Effexor XR... the transission from one drug to the other was fine... no side effects when stoping the lexapro... there were some emotional up's and downs for about a month while i was getting used to the Effexor... but like a light switch after 5 weeks my anxieties all but are gone... I feel like my eye's have been opened.... I was a regular smoker too and I've since lost all urge to smoke and havn't even wanted one in 2 weeks.. and i wasn't even trying to quit...
Well that's my story... if the depression is your main thing the Laxepro worked real good for me... u just have to give these things time to regulate the chemistry in your brain... so just be patient... good luck...
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