Re: [PanicZone] I increased my Lexapro
Nicole I'm glad you got to increase the Lexapro. Hopefully it'll help
you feel better.
On 1/26/11, Nicole Zenner <hyacynthe@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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have a panic attack is that it will pass
whether it passes quickly or slowly
depends whether I drop the idea of it
being dangerous or not.
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