Starting Escitalopram

I just started lexapro for the 2nd time in my life 3 days ago.The first time, the med worked miracles and did so for almost 10 year . Just 10mg a day. After being prescribed something that interfered with it, it pooped out. Went on zoloft, then prozac, but never as good as the lexapro. The prozac started pooping out and my pdoc wanted me to try lex again since it has been almost 2.5 years since being on it.

As of today, I have been running into the increased anxiety (just tense all over) slight headache, stopped up nose, ect. Haven't had a full blown "get me to the er" panic attack yet... but. I'm at a 2 out of 10 in my anxiety right now.

I know from having these panic things for almost 20 years now, that it will go away. Maybe not with this med, but something will work.

Don't give up and pray. No one knows or completely understands how you feel but God.

Thank you Sharon 04328

I have a prescription filled for escitalopram, but I haven't started it yet. Back in November, my anxiety became unmanageable. I went to the doctor, who put me on bupropion, which increased the anxiety. I switched to a new doctor, who prescribed escitalopram, but I wanted to get the bupropion out of my system before I started anything new, so that I could sort out the side effects and/or withdrawal effects from bupropion from my own anxiety symptoms. I was hoping that I would just feel better after stopping bupropion. And it was an improvement, but the anxiety and obsessive worrying still exist.

Today, I feel more inclined to start the escitalopram. It's tempting to not spend the day worrying, and perhaps to gain a bit of self-confidence. One positive thing about the bupropion was that I began reviewing my life and sorting out aspects of myself that no longer (or perhaps never have) worked for me, and reevaluating some recent choices that now feel regretable. Unfortunately, that life-review involved a great deal of self-loathing and obsessive fear. It was too much, and my negative experience with that drug makes me quite apprehensive about trying another one.

But I would like to be able to live life like a normal person, someone who can keep the house together and find a job that pays enough to do so. I'm wondering if the escitalopram can make me a more functional person. One of my concerns though, is whether the drug reduces creativity. I enjoy writing as a hobby, and I'd hate to lose that. On the other hand, people seem to usually have good experiences with it, and I want to be happy and a better father and husband.

Hey Justine , glad I found your post is hot flashes a symptom that you has ? I'm on my second day and I'm having hot flashes in my head mainly but also in my body I really need the help so I want to continue the meds but I'm scared and don't know if it's a green light at the end of my tunnel please help .

I took my first 10 mg dose just now. I'll see how this goes.