Re: Returning to Lexapro

[Guest guest]

Hello Faiv ~ ~ Sounds like you are taking good care of yourself. I

would rather live without dependency on medication too, so I

empathise with you, but I don't have a choice if I want to function

and be productive, but that's me, LOL. I wish you well going back on

Lex and take it real slow so the sides' don't discourage you. For

me, I started out too high and had to decrease to eliminate most of

the sides. Keep us posted

Dana Rose

> Hi,

> I have put off going back on Lexapro since early December because i

have been on

> it (and Celexa) before. I tried to go as long as I could without

it, and I do not want to

> just rely on xanax any longer. Nor do I wish to up the dose of

xanax.

> So, tonight will be 0.5 mg (half pill). I can function pretty well

on a low Xanax dose, but i

> just don't want to. I get stressed out too easily. I am not looking

forward to some of the

> side effects of Lex, (ambivelence to name one) but i want to get

rid of the " electric motor "

> feeling, the dizziness and headaches from anxiety. I will report

back. I had horrible sides

> from Celexa but hung in there. I switched to Lex when it came out &

found it to be

> stonger. So... going back on will certainly be a test to see if Lex

has less sides than Celexa

> when starting. Best to all.

> Faiv

[Guest guest]

thanks Dana,

I started very low tonight (2.5 mg) 1/4 pill. And I feel pretty wired and spaced

after only

a few hours. I feel pretty bad actually right now. But I know the drill... Lex

is at least twice

as strong as Celexa.

Faiv

> > Hi,

> > I have put off going back on Lexapro since early December because i

> have been on

> > it (and Celexa) before. I tried to go as long as I could without

> it, and I do not want to

> > just rely on xanax any longer. Nor do I wish to up the dose of

> xanax.

> > So, tonight will be 0.5 mg (half pill). I can function pretty well

> on a low Xanax dose, but i

> > just don't want to. I get stressed out too easily. I am not looking

> forward to some of the

> > side effects of Lex, (ambivelence to name one) but i want to get

> rid of the " electric motor "

> > feeling, the dizziness and headaches from anxiety. I will report

> back. I had horrible sides

> > from Celexa but hung in there. I switched to Lex when it came out &

> found it to be

> > stonger. So... going back on will certainly be a test to see if Lex

> has less sides than Celexa

> > when starting. Best to all.

> > Faiv

[Guest guest]

I discovered that with liquid Lexapro you could start at a lot lower

dosage and inch your way up. By teasing the dosage you can control

your side effects, instead of cutting pills. I also started taking

the liquid form once every other day too. Check with your pdoc and

see about that one.

Dana Rose

> > > Hi,

> > > I have put off going back on Lexapro since early December

because i

> > have been on

> > > it (and Celexa) before. I tried to go as long as I could

without

> > it, and I do not want to

> > > just rely on xanax any longer. Nor do I wish to up the dose of

> > xanax.

> > > So, tonight will be 0.5 mg (half pill). I can function pretty

well

> > on a low Xanax dose, but i

> > > just don't want to. I get stressed out too easily. I am not

looking

> > forward to some of the

> > > side effects of Lex, (ambivelence to name one) but i want to

get

> > rid of the " electric motor "

> > > feeling, the dizziness and headaches from anxiety. I will

report

> > back. I had horrible sides

> > > from Celexa but hung in there. I switched to Lex when it came

out &

> > found it to be

> > > stonger. So... going back on will certainly be a test to see if

Lex

> > has less sides than Celexa

> > > when starting. Best to all.

> > > Faiv

[Guest guest]

Faiv, you could have written my first posting here for me. You

describe my symptoms perfectly. This will be my third trial with

Lexapro.

I was in the clinical trials two and a half years ago and did very

well on the drug. I don't recall significant side effects, and I

felt so much better (my anxiety was on the mild side then).

I started the drug again about a year ago and kept it up for about

six months. I quit because I was convinced, about mid-summer, that I

didn't need it anymore. The last six mos. have been really very

easy. I felt fine until just the last couple weeks, when the

anxiety, which started as a trickle with sighing, muscle tension,

etc., suddenly grew into an overwhelming flood of apprehension and

mental fuzziness. I am relieved to hear you, Faiv, describe

the " 'electric motor' feeling, the dizziness and headaches " ; while I

don't typically have headaches, the dizziness and feeling that I'm

just on overdrive, but not in a productive way, have really hurt me

this past week.

Wish me luck. I hope you're staying the course and improving, Faiv.

JDH

> Hi,

> I have put off going back on Lexapro since early December because

i have been on

> it (and Celexa) before. I tried to go as long as I could without

it, and I do not want to

> just rely on xanax any longer. Nor do I wish to up the dose of

xanax.

> So, tonight will be 0.5 mg (half pill). I can function pretty well

on a low Xanax dose, but i

> just don't want to. I get stressed out too easily. I am not

looking forward to some of the

> side effects of Lex, (ambivelence to name one) but i want to get

rid of the " electric motor "

> feeling, the dizziness and headaches from anxiety. I will report

back. I had horrible sides

> from Celexa but hung in there. I switched to Lex when it came out

& found it to be

> stonger. So... going back on will certainly be a test to see if

Lex has less sides than Celexa

> when starting. Best to all.

> Faiv