Guest guest Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I am a 36 year old women who has suffered from panic and anxiety for like 10 years.. been on and off of different things.. My issues usually start this time of year.. I have now gotten to the point where I don't want to leave the house.. Mind you when I am fine I am the most social outgoing person there is as I am a bartender and work for a doctors office... Its like looking at two different people when i go through this.. Anyways. I used to take Lexapro but I was nefver real diligent with it.. Now I have realized that I am not going to get through this without any meds ( I do have Xanax but take it very very sparingly). My doctor gave me Lexapro again and I am terrified to take it.. i keep thinking , what if it makes me worse, what if it does not work becuase I did not take it properly before, What if I have a severe reaction to it, etc etc etc... Does this pill work for panic and anxiety.. Will someone please reach out and tell me to take the damn pill already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I think it works fine, as I've used it for almost 3 years. Some side effects present...mild weight gain, decreased libido. _____ From: Lexapro [mailto:Lexapro ] On Behalf Of bethcatenenery Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 3:02 PM Lexapro Subject: new here help I am a 36 year old women who has suffered from panic and anxiety for like 10 years.. been on and off of different things.. My issues usually start this time of year.. I have now gotten to the point where I don't want to leave the house.. Mind you when I am fine I am the most social outgoing person there is as I am a bartender and work for a doctors office... Its like looking at two different people when i go through this.. Anyways. I used to take Lexapro but I was nefver real diligent with it.. Now I have realized that I am not going to get through this without any meds ( I do have Xanax but take it very very sparingly). My doctor gave me Lexapro again and I am terrified to take it.. i keep thinking , what if it makes me worse, what if it does not work becuase I did not take it properly before, What if I have a severe reaction to it, etc etc etc... Does this pill work for panic and anxiety.. Will someone please reach out and tell me to take the damn pill already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I'm so sorry for your loss. How horrible. And yes, I'd venture to say that at this time of yr that is why you have the problems you do at this time. That would be normal or expected to me. After I lost my husband I had issues for a number of years right around the time he took his own life. So this makes perfect sense to me. Put it this way, the only thing you have to lose is the anxiety. And many people, once they're on the Lex or another SSRI, wonder why they waited so long to try the medication route. It really can make a huge difference in your life. Try this, try taking 5 mg for at least a week and then see how you feel. If you're doing ok try stepping up to the full 10 mg. If that seems too much after another week or two you can always back down to the 5 mg again. The dose people might need is as individual to each person as is their reaction (sides or no sides) they might experience on each of the different SSRI's. For me I only ever needed 75 mg of Effexor and that isn't really considered a therapeutic dose. But it worked for *me*. And that's the bottom line with these kinds of drugs...it's what works for *you* that matters. Barbara Re: new here help hi mike, actually my name is tanya... i didn't not realize i was using my rommates acct but she doesn't care.. gosh, you would think your anxiety would have disipated from taking lex. i am am usually such a strong person and very social, but today i did a three cheers for me for walking into the supermarket without taking a xanax... i felt anxious but i fought it.. I am so undecided about whether or not to take it.. I wonder if jsut getting out and pushing everyday will make this go away or if i really am chemically imbalanced... i keep worrying the lex is going to make me worse but, i guess i would not know until i started again... wondering if night or day is better and if i should start at 5 or 10 mg.. doc said i could try either... just want this gone... I start a new job tomorrow and the last thing I need is to walk in and have a full blown panic attack.. I am also curious to why this happens around feb march and april and no other times for me...perhaps it is because it gets closer to the deaths of my children I don't really know but I do not think that is the case because i wentn through a brief run when they were alive. sorry for rambling but it actually helps to know I am not the only one having this issue , not that i would wish this on my worst enemy > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had prescribed 2 months earlier > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then things started to improve. > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to see a way out. > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression with the higher doses! > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > Good luck > > Mike > > > > --------------------------------- > Sent from . > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then > things started to improve. > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to > see a way out. > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression > with the higher doses! > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Sent from . > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so silly... I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then > things started to improve. > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to > see a way out. > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression > with the higher doses! > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Sent from . > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? bethcatenenery <bethcatenenery@...> wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so silly... I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then > things started to improve. > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to > see a way out. > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression > with the higher doses! > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Sent from . > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Lexapro is not addictive in the way that Xanax can be. If you want to come off of the Lexapro you'll need to wean off it slowly. Most general practice doctors can't and won't prescribe Xanax. Psych docs can and well. Barbara Re: Re: new here help Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? bethcatenenery <bethcatenenery@...> wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so silly... I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then > things started to improve. > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to > see a way out. > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression > with the higher doses! > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Sent from . > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 My husband died 3 years ago (2/25) and going thru the holidays and then the anniversary date are just brutal. I can't imagine what I would be like if I were not on Lex. Re: new here help Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so silly... I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe anxiety > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc had > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but then > things started to improve. > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative therapies > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the lex > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start to > see a way out. > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found that > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more depression > with the higher doses! > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really experienced > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start taking > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which may > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Sent from . > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I know you know alot of what your talking about Barbra, however I have to dissagree with what your saying " weaning " off of lexapro is in no way the same as " weaning " off xanax I, like im sure most people have no clue how powerful that drug is until they try to stop taking it. when I have " run " out of xanax I never felt like I was going to go insane! or feel like going to the hospital for a break down. I started to take lexapro becouse my doctor told me to, even though the xanax was working fine. If you have " anxiety " and you take " whatever " you are addicted to it no matter what it is. Lexapro is addictive in the way that any drug is that you have to " wean " off of. I took xanax when I had anxiety and it worked. lexapro works as well, but I have to take it everyday? for how long? LEXAPRO IS ADDICTIVE!!! IM ADDICTED TO IT NOW! I was never " addicted " in that way with xanax.--- In Lexapro , " Barbara " <bjarrett@...> wrote: > > Lexapro is not addictive in the way that Xanax can be. If you want to come off of the Lexapro you'll need to wean off it slowly. > > Most general practice doctors can't and won't prescribe Xanax. Psych docs can and well. > > Barbara > > > Re: Re: new here help > > > Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? > > bethcatenenery <bethcatenenery@...> wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot > understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems > then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so > silly... > I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i > had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got > bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 > o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over > two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, > what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am > getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my > job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going > through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then > i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing > anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and > feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me > whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. > I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... > my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of > whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... > Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more > than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... > ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe > anxiety > > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc > had > > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but > then > > things started to improve. > > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative > therapies > > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the > lex > > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start > to > > see a way out. > > > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found > that > > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more > depression > > with the higher doses! > > > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really > experienced > > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start > taking > > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which > may > > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sent from . > > > The World & #39;s Favourite Email. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I don't feel that Lexapro is addictive at all. When you go off of it, the reason you need to wean yourself off slowly is not because you're addicted to it because your body's seratonin levels need to have time to adjust so you don't get the " squeezing in the brain " symptoms. What part of coming off of it made you feel like you were going insane? The electric shocks symptoms in the brain? That's just a temporary biological response. Lexapro is not a narcotic like heroine or cocaine. Personally, I'm more addicted to milk chocolate than I would ever be to Lexapro. Colleen kimallred3 <kimallred3@...> wrote: I know you know alot of what your talking about Barbra, however I have to dissagree with what your saying " weaning " off of lexapro is in no way the same as " weaning " off xanax I, like im sure most people have no clue how powerful that drug is until they try to stop taking it. when I have " run " out of xanax I never felt like I was going to go insane! or feel like going to the hospital for a break down. I started to take lexapro becouse my doctor told me to, even though the xanax was working fine. If you have " anxiety " and you take " whatever " you are addicted to it no matter what it is. Lexapro is addictive in the way that any drug is that you have to " wean " off of. I took xanax when I had anxiety and it worked. lexapro works as well, but I have to take it everyday? for how long? LEXAPRO IS ADDICTIVE!!! IM ADDICTED TO IT NOW! I was never " addicted " in that way with xanax.--- In Lexapro , " Barbara " wrote: > > Lexapro is not addictive in the way that Xanax can be. If you want to come off of the Lexapro you'll need to wean off it slowly. > > Most general practice doctors can't and won't prescribe Xanax. Psych docs can and well. > > Barbara > > > Re: Re: new here help > > > Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? > > bethcatenenery wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot > understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems > then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so > silly... > I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i > had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got > bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 > o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over > two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, > what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am > getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my > job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going > through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then > i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing > anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and > feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me > whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. > I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... > my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of > whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... > Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more > than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... > ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe > anxiety > > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc > had > > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but > then > > things started to improve. > > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative > therapies > > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the > lex > > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start > to > > see a way out. > > > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found > that > > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more > depression > > with the higher doses! > > > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really > experienced > > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start > taking > > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which > may > > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sent from . > > > The World 's Favourite Email. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 hmmm....this is all very interesting. All I know is when I don't take it my husband knows and my children know. My brother knows when his wife doesn't take her antidepressant? I didn't even realize I was acting different until I stopped for a few weeks then It hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't know about nonnarcotic or narcotic but I can now imagine what a " heroin " addict must feel like. I guess I will just stay on it....then I'll never have to feel that way again. btw: all drug addicts have to " adjust " to not having the drug, no matter what you call the " symptoms " what I felt can not be equal to " milk chocolate " and " squeezing of the brain " ? " the electric shock " ? that sounds (not only addicted) but scary to me. I just don't understand. MsTigerHawk <tigerhawksoars@...> wrote: I don't feel that Lexapro is addictive at all. When you go off of it, the reason you need to wean yourself off slowly is not because you're addicted to it because your body's seratonin levels need to have time to adjust so you don't get the " squeezing in the brain " symptoms. What part of coming off of it made you feel like you were going insane? The electric shocks symptoms in the brain? That's just a temporary biological response. Lexapro is not a narcotic like heroine or cocaine. Personally, I'm more addicted to milk chocolate than I would ever be to Lexapro. Colleen kimallred3 <kimallred3@...> wrote: I know you know alot of what your talking about Barbra, however I have to dissagree with what your saying " weaning " off of lexapro is in no way the same as " weaning " off xanax I, like im sure most people have no clue how powerful that drug is until they try to stop taking it. when I have " run " out of xanax I never felt like I was going to go insane! or feel like going to the hospital for a break down. I started to take lexapro becouse my doctor told me to, even though the xanax was working fine. If you have " anxiety " and you take " whatever " you are addicted to it no matter what it is. Lexapro is addictive in the way that any drug is that you have to " wean " off of. I took xanax when I had anxiety and it worked. lexapro works as well, but I have to take it everyday? for how long? LEXAPRO IS ADDICTIVE!!! IM ADDICTED TO IT NOW! I was never " addicted " in that way with xanax.--- In Lexapro , " Barbara " wrote: > > Lexapro is not addictive in the way that Xanax can be. If you want to come off of the Lexapro you'll need to wean off it slowly. > > Most general practice doctors can't and won't prescribe Xanax. Psych docs can and well. > > Barbara > > > Re: Re: new here help > > > Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? > > bethcatenenery wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot > understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems > then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so > silly... > I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i > had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got > bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 > o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over > two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, > what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am > getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my > job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going > through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then > i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing > anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and > feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me > whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. > I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... > my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of > whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... > Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more > than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... > ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe > anxiety > > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc > had > > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but > then > > things started to improve. > > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative > therapies > > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the > lex > > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start > to > > see a way out. > > > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found > that > > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more > depression > > with the higher doses! > > > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really > experienced > > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start > taking > > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which > may > > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sent from . > > > The World 's Favourite Email. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi Kim - I have been on lex for 3 months for anxiety - interested in your experience with xanax - did it work better for your anxiety and did you take it on a daily basis or just as needed? Xanax is a benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) and is therefore regarded as being highly addictive by the medical profession so what you say is very interesting and seems to tie in with this: " Alprazolam is recommended for the short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) of severe acute anxiety. Alprazolam should only very rarely be used for longer periods of time -- the body becomes rapidly tolerant to the drug's effects, which may translate to decreased efficacy. Decreased efficacy can lead to dose escalation, and the use of high doses puts the patient at higher risk for withdrawal if the drug is discontinued suddenly. However, in 1992 Romach and colleagues reported that dose escalation was not a characteristic of long-term alprazolam users, and the majority of patients indicated that alprazolam continued to be effective. A 2003 study did not support the hypothesis that long-term use of benzodiazepines frequently results in notable dose escalation. In a 1-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder continuing treatment with clonazepam, 90% maintained a positive response without developing significant tolerance. In a 2.5-year follow-up study of alprazolam therapy, little evidence of tolerance emerged " Quote from Wikipedia --------------------------------- Sent from . The World & #39;s Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I had been on the same low dose of .25 for @ 2 or 3 years it worked for me from the first day to the last every time! I didn't need it every day, it worked right away (not 4 to 6 weeks) I didn't have to " wean " off of it! I don't understand!! I wasn't depressed I have anxiety! I never wanted a pill that you have to take everyday for....I don't even know for how long. lexapro does stop the anxiety. But if you run out? lord help you. To me " THAT " is addicted! I'm not the same person. I don't feel much of anything anymore. yeah, I'm happy....but it doesn't feel real. I was never worried I would run out of xanax. I'm scared to death to run out of lexapro again. I thought I was going to snap or go insane and its not a joke. I'm a naturally happy person. when i asked my doctor why i couldn't just stay on my low dose of xanax? she said ( " we just don't like for you to do that " ) so she put me on lexapro? I guess you could get addicted to xanax I have heard of people getting " high " off of it, but I feel like its the doctors responsibility to watch me. If I wanted to be addicted I would simply go to another doctor. Its helps to know that im not alone in my thinking mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: Hi Kim - I have been on lex for 3 months for anxiety - interested in your experience with xanax - did it work better for your anxiety and did you take it on a daily basis or just as needed? Xanax is a benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) and is therefore regarded as being highly addictive by the medical profession so what you say is very interesting and seems to tie in with this: " Alprazolam is recommended for the short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) of severe acute anxiety. Alprazolam should only very rarely be used for longer periods of time -- the body becomes rapidly tolerant to the drug's effects, which may translate to decreased efficacy. Decreased efficacy can lead to dose escalation, and the use of high doses puts the patient at higher risk for withdrawal if the drug is discontinued suddenly. However, in 1992 Romach and colleagues reported that dose escalation was not a characteristic of long-term alprazolam users, and the majority of patients indicated that alprazolam continued to be effective. A 2003 study did not support the hypothesis that long-term use of benzodiazepines frequently results in notable dose escalation. In a 1-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder continuing treatment with clonazepam, 90% maintained a positive response without developing significant tolerance. In a 2.5-year follow-up study of alprazolam therapy, little evidence of tolerance emerged " Quote from Wikipedia --------------------------------- Sent from . The World & #39;s Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Have you considered finding a doc who will let you stay on xanax or buying it online? I found that lex at 10mg a day reduced my anxiety - increasing the dose to 20mg actually seemed to give me more depression - they say everyone has to find there own level I am now wondering if xanax would be more effective for my anxiety ............... Mike --------------------------------- Sent from . The World & #39;s Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Xanax is generally only presribed for very short term use. Colleen mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: Have you considered finding a doc who will let you stay on xanax or buying it online? I found that lex at 10mg a day reduced my anxiety - increasing the dose to 20mg actually seemed to give me more depression - they say everyone has to find there own level I am now wondering if xanax would be more effective for my anxiety ............... Mike --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 You might as well take none as to take .25 mg. It's not going to do anything. Sounds like a placebo effect to me. One of the big no-nos is not taking a prescription exactly as prescribed. Colleen kim allred <kimallred3@...> wrote: I had been on the same low dose of .25 for @ 2 or 3 years it worked for me from the first day to the last every time! I didn't need it every day, it worked right away (not 4 to 6 weeks) I didn't have to " wean " off of it! I don't understand!! I wasn't depressed I have anxiety! I never wanted a pill that you have to take everyday for....I don't even know for how long. lexapro does stop the anxiety. But if you run out? lord help you. To me " THAT " is addicted! I'm not the same person. I don't feel much of anything anymore. yeah, I'm happy....but it doesn't feel real. I was never worried I would run out of xanax. I'm scared to death to run out of lexapro again. I thought I was going to snap or go insane and its not a joke. I'm a naturally happy person. when i asked my doctor why i couldn't just stay on my low dose of xanax? she said ( " we just don't like for you to do that " ) so she put me on lexapro? I guess you could get addicted to xanax I have heard of people getting " high " off of it, but I feel like its the doctors responsibility to watch me. If I wanted to be addicted I would simply go to another doctor. Its helps to know that im not alone in my thinking mike jones wrote: Hi Kim - I have been on lex for 3 months for anxiety - interested in your experience with xanax - did it work better for your anxiety and did you take it on a daily basis or just as needed? Xanax is a benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) and is therefore regarded as being highly addictive by the medical profession so what you say is very interesting and seems to tie in with this: " Alprazolam is recommended for the short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) of severe acute anxiety. Alprazolam should only very rarely be used for longer periods of time -- the body becomes rapidly tolerant to the drug's effects, which may translate to decreased efficacy. Decreased efficacy can lead to dose escalation, and the use of high doses puts the patient at higher risk for withdrawal if the drug is discontinued suddenly. However, in 1992 Romach and colleagues reported that dose escalation was not a characteristic of long-term alprazolam users, and the majority of patients indicated that alprazolam continued to be effective. A 2003 study did not support the hypothesis that long-term use of benzodiazepines frequently results in notable dose escalation. In a 1-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder continuing treatment with clonazepam, 90% maintained a positive response without developing significant tolerance. In a 2.5-year follow-up study of alprazolam therapy, little evidence of tolerance emerged " Quote from Wikipedia --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 yes, I have thought about it alot. My thinking was that: I want a doctor who " knows " me and I have been seeing this doctor for 4 years and was thinking she knew me and what was best for me. She told me my anxiety was " part " of depression, even though I never felt depressed but have horrible anxiety she tried for 2 years to get me to take antidepressants, I just didnt want to (side affects) lexapro didnt have any so I kept on with them. they are $100 a month and I dont always have the money for them I have ran out a lot. Im only on 10mg a day but when I run out Im a crazy,grumpy, yucky person and thats just not who I am. Now that I want to stop I cant seem to do it. For me it is " dependant " cuz I dont want to be mean to people. mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: Have you considered finding a doc who will let you stay on xanax or buying it online? I found that lex at 10mg a day reduced my anxiety - increasing the dose to 20mg actually seemed to give me more depression - they say everyone has to find there own level I am now wondering if xanax would be more effective for my anxiety ............... Mike --------------------------------- Sent from . The World & #39;s Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Ok, but do you have any idea why its " short term " ? and lexapro isnt? MsTigerHawk <tigerhawksoars@...> wrote: Xanax is generally only presribed for very short term use. Colleen mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: Have you considered finding a doc who will let you stay on xanax or buying it online? I found that lex at 10mg a day reduced my anxiety - increasing the dose to 20mg actually seemed to give me more depression - they say everyone has to find there own level I am now wondering if xanax would be more effective for my anxiety ............... Mike --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm sorry, but YES it does! I have a low tolerant for anything and if I have a big attack I take 2 and my xanax was " as needed " MsTigerHawk <tigerhawksoars@...> wrote: You might as well take none as to take .25 mg. It's not going to do anything. Sounds like a placebo effect to me. One of the big no-nos is not taking a prescription exactly as prescribed. Colleen kim allred <kimallred3@...> wrote: I had been on the same low dose of .25 for @ 2 or 3 years it worked for me from the first day to the last every time! I didn't need it every day, it worked right away (not 4 to 6 weeks) I didn't have to " wean " off of it! I don't understand!! I wasn't depressed I have anxiety! I never wanted a pill that you have to take everyday for....I don't even know for how long. lexapro does stop the anxiety. But if you run out? lord help you. To me " THAT " is addicted! I'm not the same person. I don't feel much of anything anymore. yeah, I'm happy....but it doesn't feel real. I was never worried I would run out of xanax. I'm scared to death to run out of lexapro again. I thought I was going to snap or go insane and its not a joke. I'm a naturally happy person. when i asked my doctor why i couldn't just stay on my low dose of xanax? she said ( " we just don't like for you to do that " ) so she put me on lexapro? I guess you could get addicted to xanax I have heard of people getting " high " off of it, but I feel like its the doctors responsibility to watch me. If I wanted to be addicted I would simply go to another doctor. Its helps to know that im not alone in my thinking mike jones wrote: Hi Kim - I have been on lex for 3 months for anxiety - interested in your experience with xanax - did it work better for your anxiety and did you take it on a daily basis or just as needed? Xanax is a benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) and is therefore regarded as being highly addictive by the medical profession so what you say is very interesting and seems to tie in with this: " Alprazolam is recommended for the short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) of severe acute anxiety. Alprazolam should only very rarely be used for longer periods of time -- the body becomes rapidly tolerant to the drug's effects, which may translate to decreased efficacy. Decreased efficacy can lead to dose escalation, and the use of high doses puts the patient at higher risk for withdrawal if the drug is discontinued suddenly. However, in 1992 Romach and colleagues reported that dose escalation was not a characteristic of long-term alprazolam users, and the majority of patients indicated that alprazolam continued to be effective. A 2003 study did not support the hypothesis that long-term use of benzodiazepines frequently results in notable dose escalation. In a 1-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder continuing treatment with clonazepam, 90% maintained a positive response without developing significant tolerance. In a 2.5-year follow-up study of alprazolam therapy, little evidence of tolerance emerged " Quote from Wikipedia --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Well, they make the tablet in 0.25mg and there are a lot of people on that dosage with good results. I work in a hospital so, I know. That dosage is prescribed all the time. --- MsTigerHawk <tigerhawksoars@...> wrote: > You might as well take none as to take .25 mg. It's not going to do > anything. Sounds like a placebo effect to me. One of the big no-nos is > not taking a prescription exactly as prescribed. > > Colleen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Some doctors will prescribe Xanax for an airplane trip for someone who has a very bad fear of flying. One for the trip and one for the return trip. colleen mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: Hi Kim - I have been on lex for 3 months for anxiety - interested in your experience with xanax - did it work better for your anxiety and did you take it on a daily basis or just as needed? Xanax is a benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) and is therefore regarded as being highly addictive by the medical profession so what you say is very interesting and seems to tie in with this: " Alprazolam is recommended for the short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) of severe acute anxiety. Alprazolam should only very rarely be used for longer periods of time -- the body becomes rapidly tolerant to the drug's effects, which may translate to decreased efficacy. Decreased efficacy can lead to dose escalation, and the use of high doses puts the patient at higher risk for withdrawal if the drug is discontinued suddenly. However, in 1992 Romach and colleagues reported that dose escalation was not a characteristic of long-term alprazolam users, and the majority of patients indicated that alprazolam continued to be effective. A 2003 study did not support the hypothesis that long-term use of benzodiazepines frequently results in notable dose escalation. In a 1-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder continuing treatment with clonazepam, 90% maintained a positive response without developing significant tolerance. In a 2.5-year follow-up study of alprazolam therapy, little evidence of tolerance emerged " Quote from Wikipedia --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I take 10 mg per day. That seems like a pretty normal dose from what I've been hearing. To lower to .25 mg would sure be a big huge reduction. I don't think it would do a thing for me. I still think the good results would be from the placebo effect. Colleen kyldy <kyldy@...> wrote: Well, they make the tablet in 0.25mg and there are a lot of people on that dosage with good results. I work in a hospital so, I know. That dosage is prescribed all the time. --- MsTigerHawk wrote: > You might as well take none as to take .25 mg. It's not going to do > anything. Sounds like a placebo effect to me. One of the big no-nos is > not taking a prescription exactly as prescribed. > > Colleen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Seratonin is a neurotransmitter and when the amount you have suddenly decreases, you're going to feel these little " brain shocks " or whatever you want to call them.Different people have different names for it. Colleen kim allred <kimallred3@...> wrote: hmmm....this is all very interesting. All I know is when I don't take it my husband knows and my children know. My brother knows when his wife doesn't take her antidepressant? I didn't even realize I was acting different until I stopped for a few weeks then It hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't know about nonnarcotic or narcotic but I can now imagine what a " heroin " addict must feel like. I guess I will just stay on it....then I'll never have to feel that way again. btw: all drug addicts have to " adjust " to not having the drug, no matter what you call the " symptoms " what I felt can not be equal to " milk chocolate " and " squeezing of the brain " ? " the electric shock " ? that sounds (not only addicted) but scary to me. I just don't understand. MsTigerHawk wrote: I don't feel that Lexapro is addictive at all. When you go off of it, the reason you need to wean yourself off slowly is not because you're addicted to it because your body's seratonin levels need to have time to adjust so you don't get the " squeezing in the brain " symptoms. What part of coming off of it made you feel like you were going insane? The electric shocks symptoms in the brain? That's just a temporary biological response. Lexapro is not a narcotic like heroine or cocaine. Personally, I'm more addicted to milk chocolate than I would ever be to Lexapro. Colleen kimallred3 wrote: I know you know alot of what your talking about Barbra, however I have to dissagree with what your saying " weaning " off of lexapro is in no way the same as " weaning " off xanax I, like im sure most people have no clue how powerful that drug is until they try to stop taking it. when I have " run " out of xanax I never felt like I was going to go insane! or feel like going to the hospital for a break down. I started to take lexapro becouse my doctor told me to, even though the xanax was working fine. If you have " anxiety " and you take " whatever " you are addicted to it no matter what it is. Lexapro is addictive in the way that any drug is that you have to " wean " off of. I took xanax when I had anxiety and it worked. lexapro works as well, but I have to take it everyday? for how long? LEXAPRO IS ADDICTIVE!!! IM ADDICTED TO IT NOW! I was never " addicted " in that way with xanax.--- In Lexapro , " Barbara " wrote: > > Lexapro is not addictive in the way that Xanax can be. If you want to come off of the Lexapro you'll need to wean off it slowly. > > Most general practice doctors can't and won't prescribe Xanax. Psych docs can and well. > > Barbara > > > Re: Re: new here help > > > Ok, I dont mean to butt in. But I took xanax .25 for 4? years one a night before bed and if needed in the day time. Lexapro, I thought was great NO!!!!! now I cant get off of it and I hate the feeling of being ill if I miss (mentaly).... I was " fine " with the xanax. It worked for me and I didnt go into a " mental state " anytime I didnt have it like with the lexapro. I dont know WHY I let my doctor talk me into it No! NOTHING bothers me! my life now has become flat and dependent on a drug. Im so angry with my doctor, why couldnt I just stay on the xanax? > > bethcatenenery wrote: Thank you Barbara and I am sorry for your loss also.. I cannot > understand why I can go 6 months, a year, 2 years with no problems > then WHAM BAM!! I am not allergic to virtually anything... its so > silly... > I started a new job today and took a half a xanax an hour before i > had to be there and low and behold I made it through the day.. i got > bouts of mild mind wandering, but I have not taken anything since 8 > o clock this am and I am fine... I hadn't taken any xanax in over > two days prior to this so i am so up in the air.. I say to myself, > what can it hurt to take this 5 mg, but then I say, what if I am > getting through this without the meds. In one months time I lost my > job, had a miscarriage and am standing by my partner who is going > through a divorce so I keep saying, maybe it will go away ,but then > i say, take the pills so you don't what if every little thing > anymore.. UGH!!!!Fortunatley my partner is a very supportive man and > feels terrible about all of this but tells me he cannot tell me > whether nor not to take the lex because he is not a doctor.. > I will post in the am and let you know what I decided to do..lol... > my biggest fear is taking it and not having it throw me more out of > whack, especially because I am so much better than last weeek... > Also, As far as the Xanax, I have never ever had to take more > than .25 mg in a 24 hour period... > ok, just take the pill and stop rambling..lol > > > > > > > > Hi Beth - I am fairly new to all this - developed severe > anxiety > > about 6 months ago - spent 3 months trying to fight it with self > > help courses etc. In the end I started taking the lexpro my doc > had > > prescribed 2 months earlier > > > > > > After about a week I had several days of severe anxiety but > then > > things started to improve. > > > I still get a lot of anxiety and am using alternative > therapies > > such as pilates, meditation self hypnosis, exercise etc. but the > lex > > definitely helped me get to a point where I could at least start > to > > see a way out. > > > > > > I started on 10 mg a day then moved to 15+ but I found > that > > 10mg was the best doseage for me - I started getting more > depression > > with the higher doses! > > > > > > I was worried about side effects but havent really > experienced > > any except the initial anxiety increase when you first start > taking > > lex - and after a few weeks my sleeping started to improve which > may > > have been due to the med - increased serotonin levels lead to > > increased melatonin - the sleep chemical. > > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sent from . > > > The World 's Favourite Email. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 girls dont get your knickers in a twist - there seems to be some confusion here - are you talking about lexpro with doses in the 10 to 20 mg range or xanax with doeses in the 0.25 to 1.0 mg range --------------------------------- Sent from . The World & #39;s Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I was talking about Lexapro and thought she was too, but maybe I was mistaken and she was talking about Xanax while I was talking about Lexapro. That would make a big difference. Colleen mike jones <mike229892@...> wrote: girls dont get your knickers in a twist - there seems to be some confusion here - are you talking about lexpro with doses in the 10 to 20 mg range or xanax with doeses in the 0.25 to 1.0 mg range --------------------------------- Sent from . The World 's Favourite Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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