Been on Escitalopram (10) 13 days

Hi Bob just wanted to know how you were feeling haven’t heard from you for a while and I’m hoping that means that you’re doing better there is another woman here that is asking the same questions and I am sure that you can help her also thanks keep in touch with me let me know how you’re doing

Hi. I have been on lexapro 10 also.  But I have been on it for 30 days   Trying to make it work.  But the anxiety will not stop.   I. Know my doctor is going to ask me to go to 15 mg.    How do u feel in the morning?    It also is the worst also for me.    Bob was helping me with it.  But he hasn’t been on to tell me how he is doing.      Do u feel sickly to your stomach?    Shaky. Or more.        Please let me know. And I hope bob gets back to both of us.    Any help would help.    Thanks 

Anxiety comes in long waves then goes for no reason. I exercise a lot and crying seems to release a lot of anxiety. I lost my daughter for years ago and the anniversary of her death and birthday has triggered this. Going to therapy now and see psychiatrist next Tuesday. Do you feel any improvement this past month. Still having side effects that come and go 12 days in.

I take .25 Klonopin each am but sleep is okay

Hi Lynn I have been on the same medicine Lexapro 10 mg for I would say 10 years and I also take Xanax for anxiety.  I was doing absolutely wonderful and in August I had a lot of memories and losses and pretty much I think I almost had a nervous break down I had all test taken for my  physical health since August now after all the tests were taken they are saying that it is mental and that is what we are going through my doctor is trying to work with me with other kind of medicine and I could not handle any of them the loss of your daughter  would definitely be a trigger and sometimes I think to myself what triggered this why am I like this and I cannot answer that question except for things that happened to me in the past that I have not gotten over yet my father committed suicide back in 1994 and I really don’t think I ever got over that of course I was 32 years old but there has been a lot of things in my past that I want to forget but it seems to have all happened in August and that is when  my Lexapro stopped working for me.   So my doctor put me on a few different antidepressants but I could not handle them my Anxiety was off the charts and I still find myself after 30 days with the Lexapro 10 I’m able to cope better but my anxiety just will not go away I also take Xanax .1 for treatment in between so I’m able to stop shaking and it does seem to work But I’m not telling you that Xanax is the answer.   I too am now seeing a therapist to talk to to try to figure out what exactly triggered my problem haven’t seem to be able to get there yet but in your case the trigger is your daughter and it also can be my trigger my father  I am 56 years old and I feel like my life has been ripped out of me and I am trying hard to figure out what the problem is with medicine I just can’t take  anxiety .   When I was talking to Bob he was going to the doctors and I was hoping that he would have some kind of answer for me that his doctor gave him but he hasn’t been on to let me know how he made out but I’m sure when he gets your message he will respond I have became a woman that  I don’t like anymore I was always in charge I was always strong I was always able to complete tasks and I was always able to take anything that was thrown at me but until we find the right combination of meds we are just feeling worse than better my husband and I are on vacation for two weeks and every day is the same thing I am not the strong woman that I was before but dammit I am going to get there and so will you.  I do take my Xanax to sleep I don’t want to take a sleeping pill because of my job I work with dogs and I have to be alert and be able to take care of them while I take care of myself I have to say thank God for the dogs ..   I know my doctor is going to up my dose when I talk to her on 20 March and then the side effects will become worse am I willing to go through that OMG I don’t know.   I try to stay at 10 mg but I don’t think I’m going to be able to I think she’s going to move me up to 15 mg but remember I have been on longer than you have and everybody is different. I don’t know whether this helps or not  with you but if you want to continue to discuss it with me I will be morning happy to help you help me. I can fall asleep and stay asleep for a while but as soon as I wake up I lay there and all I do is have a stomach nauseous feeling about getting up out of bed and start the day  you have to get through this too and your therapist will help you just make sure you tell the therapist everything and hopefully you will get better a lot faster.  I could not imagine losing my child it would be devastating and I don’t know how long it would take to get over that because it’s been taking a lot of time to get over my father he committed suicide. I do hope I hear from you again on your progress and I will Shorely Try to help you help me.

I wrote you something but I guess been checking my language installed hopefully it will be in shortly

Thanks for your response. I just got back from vacation 23 days I was on a cruise with a friend for a week and then stayed with her for 2 weeks. I finally got to see a psychiatrist in Texas and he put me on Lexapro 10. I have been on Effexsor for 4 months and did not do much and now trying to ween off it. It has a two day half life so real bad withdrawal. I have gotten down to 75 the starting dose and when the Lexapro kicks in I will slowly go down more. My problems started around the same time as yours, it was a combination of events the anniversary of her death. In March I broke two toes and another bone in my foot so I couldn’t exercise for 8 weeks and we had an exceptionally rainy cold spring in Vermont all these things caused a big slump and a near breakdown. I have found a psychiatrist here and will see her next week. There are none close by so I have to travel over an hour but I feel it’s important to see a specialist.

Do you live in the states? I am 66 years old now and hope the Lexapro works. I see my therapist this morning and will then go to the gym. Enjoy your vacation if you can.

Hi Lynn I am going to try my hardest to enjoy my vacation but I am from New Jersey and I am in Florida right now and it isn’t as nice as I would like it to be.  Do you find yourself nauseous in the morning’s and anxious that’s when I have the most problems I will be talking to my medicine doctor on Tuesday and I’m not sure exactly what she’s going to tell me to do let me know how you make out at your therapist and tell me what she suggest you to do I am very interested in  knowing everything I can about other people‘s experiences yeah it seemed to hit me all at once in August Let me know how you make out

 I haven’t heard anything from Bob so hopefully he is doing better but please let me know how you make out went for a bike ride and now I am going to try to do some fishing the red tide in Florida has really made it hard for me to enjoy the beach since I haven’t been there yet I am hoping that being away from the house in New Jersey and the terrible weather that they’re having wWill help me get through this and anything that you can tell me about your therapists ideas would be very helpful to me also I am just trying to stay busy but we just got here in Florida and like I said the weather is chilly it is definitely not beach weather yet

Hi. I was wondering how u are doing.  How was your doctor appointment?

Have not heard from you, I hope you are enjoying your vacation and feeling better

Hi. Hope u are doing well.   Headed home early. No electricity at home. Please let me no how u are doing.     

Still having side effects today was nausea. Sleeping better at night 7 to 8 hours. It was 3 weeks yesterday. Hope I fell some relief soon. Afternoons and evens better, mornings are awful. Been doing a lot of exercise and cleaning cabinets today which is a first. Saw my new psychiatrist Wednesday, staying on 10 Lexapro for next 3 weeks and will see how it’s progressing.near. Cut down  to 37.5 of Effexsor and then off thank goodness. I am needing to take a Klonopin still in morning for the anxiety. Sadness has been coming through when anxiety stops but crying seems to ease the pain. I can’t wait for warm weather and digging in the dirt again. Still 2 feet of snow outside my window. Hope your electricity is back on when you get home>

she also perscribed a low dose of Trazadone to help with sleep if needed.

hi.. how are you?  if i could feel this way that i do right now i would be the happiest person in the world.    at night i am calm and i eat and then sit back take my nightime xanax and watch a movie and just relex....  WHY DOESN;T STAY THAT WAY  GRRRR.    19DAYS ON 15MG./    OK     NOT LONG ENOUGH!!!    THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN... maybe..