Ya a little bit. Side effects go away after the first two weeks of starting or upping a medication. I wouldn't worry about it. It's totally normal and any doctor or counselor would tell you that side...

Insomnia for the first 2 weeks (it did get better), muscle twitches, headaches, some nausea at times, not hungry. Around week 3 I noticed a HUGE improvement in these symptoms and in my overall...

I've been on escitalopram 10mg for almost 6 weeks now and feel about 90-95% recovered from panic attacks. The only couple things I've found annoying are insomnia at times and muscle twitches. Keep...

If you have an excess of B vitamins your body pees them out. They are water soluble vitamins. I notice a huge improvement in my anxiety when I take a B-complex supplement. My doctor said it's totally...

My heart has been pounding more forcefully since starting Lexapro 6 days ago. It gets better and the nighttime anxiety has gone down a little bit each night.

I'd recommend going into another room and reading a book. It's better for you to associate your bed with sleep than worry. :)

I remember that from switching between meds at times. It's a bit alarming but nothing you can't handle. At least you know that's a side effect of taking it.

I'm on day 3. Still have muscle twitches. I called my pharmacist and she said that's a common complaint they receive. In the past 48 hours I've had maybe 9 hours of sleep. What helps you sleep the...

My eyes were pretty dilated too and I'm on day one. I even had the paramedics come and check me out and I was fine. My blood pressure was normal, hr normal, oxygen normal, etc. We're just pushing...

My palps went wayyy down when I started taking 400mg magnesium citrate and 1g of fish oil per day. You might give that a shot.

One thing that's really helped me is having my doctor write out that my heart is perfectly normal, pvc's and pac's are a normal thing and that they won't hurt me. My counselor told me to do that...

I can't sleep. I have a headache, my muscles are twitching off and on and my stomach is cramping. I just started Lexapro today. Anyone else experience this when starting Lexapro?

My big fear is passing out. Which is pretty much impossible with a fast heart and high blood pressure during an attack!

I'm a Christian, too, and struggle with anxiety as well. We just gotta keep relying on God in tough times and know that eventually we WILL be healed from anxiety, if not here on this earth.

I definitely agree with Ivere. If something DID happen (and we all know 99/100 something never happens), there are people around to assist. When I feel anxious at work I put on a Progressive Muscle...

I took 100mg 5htp from March through this month. I did OK on it initially but it didn't help the past 4 months or so. I am back on Lexapro but I have noticed that b-complex, magnesium citrate and...

That's what I was thinking. Anxiety. I also freaked out a bit after taking it today because my jaw and neck felt super tight yet I could breathe just fine. Silly me. :)

Hey all-

I'm glad I've found a place to vent about my frustrations with anxiety. I've dealt with panic attacks for as long as I can remember. I went to counseling for a couple years which helped...