Starting a perscription

[Madman]

I have social anxiety and I start taking Celexa tomorrow which my Dr has perscribed, what can I expect from it ? Will it help ? Anyone have any experience with it ?

[danstelter]

I have experience with Lexapro and I take a 10 mg dose.

What I can say about medication in general is that you should use it with caution. If you think it isn't helping or if it is making your life worse, by all means go off of it! Give it a couple months and see how things go.

The other thing is that your body can adjust to the medication after a while (a few years), and it may lose its effect. Medication really serves to suppress symptoms and make life easier. It does not "cure" the condition by any stretch of the imagination.

Report what happens in the coming weeks here and let us know how you are doing!