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MissMelissa
post Oct 19 2009, 07:07 PM
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hi everyone,
I am 26 years old, and for most of my life I have suffered from Anxiety/Panic attacks. I have always choose not to take any medications, thinking that I could deal with these issues on my own, but up until last month, i changed my mind. For the first time in my life I started to take medication, I started taking 5mg of Lexapro. The first week i felt in a daze, extremely jumpy, boosts of energy and fatigued and exhausted all at the same time. The second week was a bit better, but just really tired, no matter how much sleep I had, it was never enough. I am starting week 3 today and have noticed that my anxiety has diminished slightly, but I am still able to have panic attacks. After a month on 5mg i will be going to 10mg. I have read different forums that say the sleepy feeling will never go away and that it is a side effect from the meds, and some say it goes away. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, how long until my panic attacks will be non-existence? Thanks so much
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hi everyone,
I am 26 years old, and for most of my life I have suffered from Anxiety/Panic attacks. I have always choose not to take any medications, thinking that I could deal with these issues on my own, but up until last month, i changed my mind. For the first time in my life I started to take medication, I started taking 5mg of Lexapro. The first week i felt in a daze, extremely jumpy, boosts of energy and fatigued and exhausted all at the same time. The second week was a bit better, but just really tired, no matter how much sleep I had, it was never enough. I am starting week 3 today and have noticed that my anxiety has diminished slightly, but I am still able to have panic attacks. After a month on 5mg i will be going to 10mg. I have read different forums that say the sleepy feeling will never go away and that it is a side effect from the meds, and some say it goes away. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, how long until my panic attacks will be non-existence? Thanks so much
Missmelissa


Well everyone is different, but for me the sleepiness/yawning went away after about 4 weeks. In fact, by around week 5, I had no noticeable side effects whatsoever. Maybe you will, but I honestly believe that the people who claim to have permanent side effects are just quitting before they give it a chance to start getting better.

As for the dosage, that's way too low IMO. I think your doc is being overly cautious. I don't know how much you weigh, but for comparison, I weigh about 160 and I was on 10 mg for only 5 days and then I ramped up to 20mg. Also, the fact that you can still have panic attacks is a dead giveaway. The drug is supposed to make those almost impossible.

Basically, you'll know that you're taking enough by the first few days being very foggy, de-personalized, and then the next few days you should feel a very strange, uncanny sort of feeling (combined with short bursts of extreme sadness/depression). But don't worry, the extreme side effects only last a few days.
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