Posted by tm on June 10, 2003, at 19:24:04
In reply to Lexapro, 5th week and am wondering???, posted by theo on June 9, 2003, at 15:35:39
> Starting week 5 of 10mg Lexapro. Side effects gone except stiff neck and a little sleepiness. I was recently asked to speak to a small group, very informal and I totally freaked and felt like I was giving my first speech in high school. Or that feeling when the teacher would call on you and you didn't know the answer and would freeze up. Could this be some anxiety brought on by the Lexapro? Also, how many weeks are considered enough before making a decision to stay with or discontinue Lexapro?
Theo I thought I was actually behind you and I'm actually a week ahead. On my 5th week I woke up one morning with no anxiety. The day before I had and the next day it was gone it amazed me. I still take Xanax, but by the time I wake up in the morning the Xanax should be gone because it lasts 4-6 hours. The difference is my doctor has steadly raised my Lex until I reached 20mg. He raised it to 20mg last Tuesday. With the little experience I have had with this problem I wonder if your Doc. were to raise your mg it might help. It seemed to help me.
My Psy doc suffers from this also and he says he always has a Xanax in his pocket for those times that may be rough like giving a speech. I started sleeping through the night Friday and my sleepyness has gone away. Theo I thought you were doing better I'm so sorry to here your still having some problems. I remember your words to me to hang in there a little longer and I did and thanks for that. I hope you can make this work for you. I hope this helps!! Tim
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