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Re: Lexapro Startup Anxiety

Posted by morganpmiller on August 1, 2009, at 18:56:23

In reply to Re: Lexapro Startup Anxiety, posted by Diirk on August 1, 2009, at 17:15:53

I have been told by a psychiatrist that benzos like klonopin can interfere with the efficacy of SSRIs as they are CNS depressants. It's the same reason why you would not want to treat your anxiety with alcohol while you are taking an SSRI.

If you can, I would see what a week off klonopin is like. Your goal should be to have the lexapro treating most of the anxiety alone, without any other drug intervention. You have to consider there is a possibility that klonopin may interfere with this goal. If you can tolerate it, it appears that you can, you should try to go with lexapro alone for a few weeks. Just go to the gym, run, or do something the quell that anxiety in the mean time.


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