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casiodss
casiodss

Hi all, starting lexapro 20 mg today, any experiences with this med? Anxiety is really bad now...

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  • prasanth20297
    prasanth20297 casiodss

    Posted

    From my experience I dont recommend any medicines of any kind for anxiety. Medicines make your certain nerves inactive and prevent your brain from feeling fear temporarily. Anxiety comes from mind. So it can only be removed mentally - it cannot be removed physically. Train your mind instead of giving medicines for your body. 

    Try relaxation and meditation. Please be sure to follow simple methods .Try heartfulness for instance.Or any other method you feel comfortable with.

    Hope to hear positive results from you soon.

  • el_shiz
    el_shiz casiodss

    Posted

    I was on 10mg for 4 months and worked well, then i had a crash and went up on to 20mg last week. They are supposed to be very good and one of the newer drugs around.

    Is this your first AD?

  • casiodss
    casiodss

    Posted

    Well I tryed with sertraline before and was terrible...
  • pigletsmomma
    pigletsmomma casiodss

    Posted

    20 is awfully high to start with. I started with 5 mg and have stayed at 5 since Oct 2015. I am doing well. I have a 20 mg pill that I cut into fourths.
  • el_shiz
    el_shiz casiodss

    Posted

    how you feeling now?
    • casiodss
      casiodss el_shiz

      Posted

      Not good, more anxiety now. I gues is normal at the begining...
    • casiodss
      casiodss el_shiz

      Posted

      Not good, increased anxiety, it should be normal for starting.
    • el_shiz
      el_shiz casiodss

      Posted

      yeah, anxiety can be high when starting, you could half the pill and take 10mg /day for a week then go to 20
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