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Lexapro for Anxiety

Maybe your shrink will suggest you add something else? like another pill to help out? a little Lithium Carbonate?

Good luck dude.
 
Mania...interesting. Like...because I'm feeling good? I'm definately not feeling depressed or anxious anymore...so is mania ok?

The side effects seem to be going away more day by day. I feel much more balanced and can concentrate more. No more alcohol cravings, and I'm eating much better and prioritizing my life every day.

I think I want to tell my psychiatrist I want to alter my therapy...

Instead of .5mg three times a day of xanax...and 5mg lexapro...

I want to try...

1mg xanax (.5mg morning, .5mg lunch)
???mg klonopin (help me sleep since it lasts longer)
10mg lexapro (5mg morning, 5mg night)

btw...it lets me enjoy weed so much more. No paranoia...and I need to smoke less to get high. The herb also really helps me mellow out in the evening and after workouts and takes away the lexapro "energy" I get. Or should I say "mania?"

So how many mg of klonopin would be good for somebody taking 1mg xanax in the morning/early afternoon?
 
I took Klonopin for 2 years 4-6mg

Take Xanax ALL day or:
Take Clonazepam and stay mellow ALL day,

Your Lex should keep the depressing (which hunts many on Clonaz, like me) at bay and perhaps help your agression or is that Mania? (it's used as an AC)

Luck.
 
Cool, thanks for the info.

I think I'll tell him to give me a 1mg xanax and a clonazepam for the evening.

I wish there was a 10mg Time-Released Lexapro. I don't want to pop 2 of the 5mg a day, it would be better to just take one in the morning.

Why haven't they developed one?!
 
No, I'm prescibed a 5mg pill to take once a day.

I found that my body metabolizes the compound quickly, and I feel irritable at the end of the day whenever I take the full pill in the morning.

I slice it in half with a razor blade and take half in the morning, half at lunch.

Works great.

That's why I was asking why Forest Laboratories doesn't make a time-released coating on their Lexapro?
 
I guess since there is no time release lexapro...I will ask him for 5mg twice a day (morning/night).

5mg seems to wear off later in the day and I get more irritable and a wee bit anxious.

I would really like to have a 1mg xanax and a 1mg clonopin as well, instead of my .5mg xanax three times a day.

Do you think I should just be happy with the 1.5mg xanax/day...or bring up the topic of using less xanax and then a clonopin at night?

I mean that's what I want to do...and I do have some say in the matter right? He's a psychiatrist if anyone wants to know.
 
so LaughinFit..... how's it going with the lexapro? I've been prescribed effexor and 1mg klonopin for sleep. I'm really scared of taking another SSRI/SNRI (took paxil for 6 weeks... walking zombie) and don't know what to do. I also suffer from the exact same symptoms as you.... although to a lesser degree. If anyone could compare effexor and lexapro and possibly wellbutrin I would really appreciate it. sorry to hijack a little ;)

sounds like things are going great for you man. I really miss being confident even though in my head I'm outgoing/confident it never translates outward. :(
 
shubs said:
so LaughinFit..... how's it going with the lexapro? I've been prescribed effexor and 1mg klonopin for sleep. I'm really scared of taking another SSRI/SNRI (took paxil for 6 weeks... walking zombie) and don't know what to do. I also suffer from the exact same symptoms as you.... although to a lesser degree. If anyone could compare effexor and lexapro and possibly wellbutrin I would really appreciate it. sorry to hijack a little ;)

sounds like things are going great for you man. I really miss being confident even though in my head I'm outgoing/confident it never translates outward. :(
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I would say the lexapro is the best decision I have made at this point. I'm nearing 1.5-2 months of being on it, and most of the side-effects (mild mania/irritability...sleeplessness...etc) have worn out for the most part.

I'm currently taking 20mg/day...10 in the morning and 10 at night.

The lexapro, from what I've heard, is much more selective than effexor so you get less side effects and more potency per mg. It's working fantastic every day!

The xanax is a lifesaver at times...I wish I could have a constant supply forever but I know that's not reasonable or healthy for lots of reasons.

Even when I'm on the Lexapro and Inderal...I can still feel xanax withdrawl if I stop taking it for a day or two. I'm taking about 2mg/day, even though I'm only prescribed 1.5mg/day. So I have to keep calling in a refill early to my psychiatrist.

I have no refills left, so I'm going to cherish it as much I can in fear of him taking me off it.

And you weren't hijacking my thread at all bro! I was kinda worried nobody was going to reply an¥more, even though I'm still very interested in hearing everyone's input.
 
Now I'm on Lexapro. I was hoping to get some benzos scripted, since I don't have any luck, but no go, and I didn't push it (I sort of want to stop benzos anyway).

Seems alright, I guess, can't really tell yet. Better than the Cymbalta I was on.
 
How long have you been on it, and what kind of dose? Also, how much do you weigh? It took the lexapro only 2-3 days to start improving my anxiety...but it's just getting better and better. I'm now on 10mg in the morning, and 10mg in the evening.
 
I STARTED TAKING 10 MGS OF LEXAPRO ABOUT 2 AND A HALF WEEKS AGO DUE TO ANXIETY FROM ECSTASY. IT IS WORKING GREAT. I FEEL AWESOME EVERYDAY. MY HEAD FEELS CLEAR, I AM MORE FOCUSED ON LIFE. I DONT SIT AROUND AND DWELL ON MISERABLE STUFF ANYMORE. I WISH I TOOK IT SOONER. IT TOOK AWAY THE CRAVINGS TO GO OUT AND GET BANGED UP. I AM DONE WITH PARTYING AND IT IS THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD. I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS.
 
LaughinFit said:
...and my balls started hurting REAL bad. Like, they were being twisted or something, it was excruciating.
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Do a google search for "blue balls"

I've heard lexapro has the fastest onset of all the SSRIs. So makes sense that you are noticing the effects so early.
 
I have found Lexapro to be a wonder-drug for me, I now have much less anxiety- and much more energy. I sleep better. I hope it works for you.
 
I weigh 150 lbs. and am on 10mg.

Only been on it a week or so, so I dunno yet. I do notice I'm a lot more tired (not all day, but when I first wake up, and I sleep longer) I came off of an SSNRI though, so that may be why.
 
I don't think I'll ever try or trust an SSRI again since Paxil has just finished completely ruining my life, and I'm STILL trying to get off of it after 2 months when I've only been on it for four months. It's the worst most addictive SSRI out there. Paxil should be off the market. I don't mean to hijack this thread, but if Lexapro is anything like Paxil then I give it a big THUMBS down... as far as I'm concerned I'll try 5HTP with Vitamin B6 if my Panic Attacks return. SSRI's are nothing but money making schemes for doctors and pharm companies. I think they actually do more damage then good. Unless Lexapro is different. But Paxil, worst withdrawals I've ever had in my life. I'm so anti-social now trying to come off of it, I have no desire to do anything. I have no motivation, depressed every single day. It sucks.

- The only thing that takes me out of the depression wave paxil put me through is my pharm grade GHB, and I can't wait until my next shipment gets here.
 
Lexapro saved me.

I had tried EVERYTHING to cure a pretty severe case of Panic Attacks, when my doctor suggested Lexapro it instantly cured me. I started to get panic attacks when i tried coke for the first time. I got a little carried away and was very un-experienced, did too much and pretty much almost died from it. Ever since then i would suffer daily from panic and depression. The Lexapro leveled me out, did not make me super happy or anything but got me to a place where i could be comfortable and live my life.

I just currently stoped taking it after about a year on it and so far so good, no side effects what so ever, ween'd myself off of it for about 2 weeks taking half's and quarters of 10mg pills.
 
LaughinFit said:
Tonight I was fooling around with this girl, and this Lexapro makes me SOOOO horny and gives me huge erections. But here's the thing...I really wanted to have sex but she was on her period...and it was like 2AM so I had to go because her dad wanted me to leave...and my balls started hurting REAL bad. Like, they were being twisted or something, it was excruciating. Is this just from not being able to orgasm when I was so horny? Or is it from the lexapro?

I jacked off and blew a huuuuge load when I got home...so maybe it was just sexual frustration and not the lexapro (I hope).

This stuff seems like a miracle right now, I'm so confident/happy/assertive. But sometimes it seems like I get agressive with people and feel like arguing when I don't agree with someone's position on something.
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Dude, if you have a stiff snake all day long, or one that lasts longer than 3 hours or something you mite want to look up Priapism, an erection can damage your rod forever if you don't give it rest.
 
i cant understand why some people who are on anti depressents are still doing drugs. the whole purpose to take them is to get better. they are never gonna work if your still partying. it deafeats the whole purpose.
 
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