New Member - Hi, Terry
Lexapro helped me with my chronic anxiety, and with my social anxiety too. I
was less fearful about going to social occasions where I would have to meet new
people, on the Lexapro. I’ve never heard about anyone taking less than 10 mg.
and working UP to 10 mg. Most people start immediately taking the 10 mg. daily
dose. It does make you feel a little “spacey” the first few days, as your brain
adjusts to it, but that goes away pretty quickly and after that you feel
absolutely NO sensation from the Lexapro — just a general release from tension
(which is how it effected me, and I was diagnosed as having Generalized Anxiety
Disorder: i.e., chronic, near-constant anxiety for no very good reason). After
about 5 months on the 10 mg. dose of the Lexapro, it seems my body built up a
resistance to it and I noticed my anxiety level going up again. A lot of people
go up to a 20 mg. daily dosage at that point. I decided to wean off it,
instead, and decreased my dosage to 5 mg. a day. Nearly no withdrawal symptoms,
other than a tiny bit of spaciness and a little dizziness.
Oh, and I’ve never had ANY nausea, at all,… not at any point, when I was
taking the Lexapro. If anything, it effects the head (with slight
spaciness/dizziness) … and not the stomach at all. I’ve had no stomach
problems whatsoever (tummy-ache, etc.) since being on the Lexapro.
I’ve never taken Zoloft. Anyone else on here want to share their experiences
with THAT anti-depressant?
–Diane