[PanicZone] I increased my Lexapro

 

So, after all of the horrible panic and sleeping anxiety I've been having
lately, I just couldn't take it any more. I decided to increase my Lexapro
from 10mg to 15mg. It is not something that I wanted to do, because I want
to get pregnant over the next year or two, and want to be on the least
amount of meds possible. But, I really need something to help me, and
taking a xanax prn would be a worse alternative (for me only, not in
general).

So after having waves of panic as I laid down last night, I took 15 mg of
Lexapro. I definitely felt some side effects today, but my anxiety was
actually a little better. I decided to take only 12.5 mg tonight and stay
on that for a little. I don't want to get too many side effects so I'm
taking it slow. If I feel better on the 12.5mg I will stay on that, and if
not I will then increase to 15mg.

I also went to see a sleep specialist today at the Sleep for Life center.
It was actually more helpful than I thought it would be. It gave me a
little bit of hope. The doctor basically said that everybody can sleep
without pills (my mind wanted to refute this, but maybe there's some
truth?), and that your body will sleep when it has to. She said that since
I've been taking sleeping meds of some kind for about 13 years now, it's a
matter of retraining my body and reframing my cognitive distortions. She
gave me some tips on good sleep hygiene, most of which I already do, and I
have to keep a sleep log for 2-3 weeks until I see her again.

We will see how this all goes. I just want a night of sleep with no panic!
But that might take awhile. I just hope to be normal with this someday.

thanks,
Nicole

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