I had a really really tough day today. Called my PCP and hoped that he would give me a benzo, he opted for bus par instead.

Anyone have any experience taking lexipro and bus par together?

I get awful attacks first thing in the morning. I am on lexapro. I usually get better as the day goes on. I have never taken a benzo, but I have read all the good and bad about them. Can you take...

Well' I am feeling more anxious still since upping my dose 3 days ago' but not as bad as when I first started. Will keep you posted.

Thanks for this post. I have the Davie burns book, it helps me hen I went through my fist bout 10 years ago. Iamgoing through another bout now, I should re-read it. I can also relate to your...

I too dread going to work, I feel k
Like curling up into a ball, instead of going. What's worse is that it occurs full on in the morning which coincidsmwith my panic that I feel every morning.

I...

I had a similar experience when I first ramped up on lexapro too, it did take about two weeks to feel better. I recently went to 15 mg because I feel like I peaked out on 10.

Keep us posted.

I have been on 10 mg of lexapro for about 5 weeks. I have seen improvement, but still get pretty anxious around work stuff, just went to 15 ,mg today. I am a little worried because of my initial...

If there is one thing that the majority of people would agree with here, its this; drugs help us cope through the rough patches. For some they are also the long term solution.

Good for you...

Nope, I suffer no illusions about the reality of the human condition. We are all suffering. My wish is that all of us could see it more in ourselves so the we could all have more compassion. ...

All humans suffer. Its a fact. The worst people suffer and dont know it. Those of us "blessed" with self awareness feel our pain and as such suffer mightily.

My wishes for humanity are many,...

Luka,

The trick you learned about being busy (like doing crossword puzzles) reveals to you that the mind can really only do one thing at a time. It cannot worry and do the crossword puzzle...

There is a lot of talk out there on the web about supplementing amino acids to increase the seratonin and catecholamine levels. Products like Neuroreplete (i think is the name) was suggested by my...

As you continue to feel better, dont forget to keep checking in here. Its so common for those who get better to forget about the help that others still need. Plus, its always good to hear good news...

Man, i can relate. It took a few weeks for my drugs to kick in, along the way, i got worse before getting better. It sucked. Now that the drugs have kicked in, im not perfect, but am way better. ...

My experience with lexapro was similar, after about 2 weeks i started to feel much better. Its hard to be patient when you feel this way, believe me.

I have lapsed into serious anxiety bouts 3 times in the last 10 years. Each time i have come out and felt normal again. My lesson this go around is a) stick with therapy and b) stay on meds. If it...

Wow. Tough situation. I feel like i want to say something meaningful, but i dont know what. I guess what you are going through is a real test of devotion. My question is...are you getting some...

If anonymously posting helps, keep doing it. Thats a start. My only thought is to try to reframe your guilt about needing help. Anxiety is like any other disease. Take whatever help is offered by...

Yes, get shooting pains there for years, have had multiple physicals over the years, no issues.....in looking back, i am beginning to think that a lot of my weird pains etc. Are probably anxiety...

You are not alone, mornings suck for me too....for a lot of us. My lexipro has helped. Its weird, its like, now in the AM i feel a rush of panic coming but the lexi seems to blunt it. Like i feel...

I am not a doc, but pretty much most agree that waiting is the thing to do.

If it helps, i too am very impatient, by the 3rd week on lexi i started to feel even better. Of course, im pretty...

Day 20 of generic lexapro for me, in the beginning was a worsening of my anxiety symptoms for sure, but then gradually better. Still only on 10 mg, hoping to stay there. Looking into supplementing...

Sorry to hear where you are. I was in that same headspace for about a month, but lexapro and counnselling have really helped. Anticapatory anxiety really sucks. Mind spinning, etc. Habg in there,...

Work stress that leads to anxiety always has some underlying/alternate cause, its not the people, its where you go to when in this situation. I dont have an answer other than to suggest where you...

One eye or both, blurry at distance or near or both, pupils the same size, any redness, any pain on eye movement? Are you diabetic?

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