Posted by catachrest on July 18, 2005, at 12:45:57
Sorry if this has been discussed before but I ran a search and had a hard time isolating posts that would be relevant.
I've been on Cipralex (Lexapro) for a bit over a month now, and I think it is helping some for my depression, though I've still got a ways to go in that area. Most of the acclimatization symptoms are pretty much past (tiredness, dizziness, inability to think). However, I seem to have more anxiety now than I did before I began taking it.
I'll be sitting at work but won't be able to concentrate or anything because I've got this irrational, objectless anxiety going on - my heart beats faster, sometimes I have to get up and go sit in the washroom or go outside just to be away. But it's not work specifically that scares me or anything. I don't know what is frightening me - there's no target to the anxiety.
I noticed in reading some old posts that some people take Lexapro specifically against anxiety. I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed an *increase* in their anxiety levels while on Lexapro? If I'm alone in this, it's less likely that the drug is a cause....
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Susan
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thread:529535
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