Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questions (Page 77)

Hydroxyzine - Does hydroxyzine cause fast heart rate?

My doctor prescribed hydroxyzine for anxiety. Does this cause your heart to beat fast? Please, if anyone can answer this question it would help so much.

Has anyone taking Cymbalta experienced issues with memory loss?

Since starting on cymbalta I have experienced significant memory loss. I will walk out of the room to get something and then forget what it is I was going to get. This happens frequently with just about everything. I cannot find any examples of memory loss in side effects of this drug.

What if you took 30mg of Valium a day and doctor switch you to 4mg Klonopin a day?

I was talking 30 mg of Valium a day for 1 and 1/2 years they just was not working up and down all night I too all 3 at once to try to get sleep no way up and down I tried everything and I'm a single full-time dad of a baby girl she 6 I got to get her up for school not a problem doctor finally... read more

Can I stop taking Lexapro after two doses?

I recently got prescribed Lexapro 10mg for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), since taking it I have been very nauseous, been having shaking and trembling on my hands, and over all been more anxious than I was before I was prescribed it which has led to lack of sleep and fatigue. I am wondering... read more

Heart irregularities - sertraline?

The reviews of sertraline seem to be so positive. Has anyone experienced any irregular heart beats? It feels like it's skipping a beat. I didn't take my sertraline yesterday and my heart was normal. I took it again today and the skips have come back again?

Sertraline - Should I increase my dose?

Hi. I've been on 50mg Sertraline since mid July. Had a very rocky start (first 7-10 days were hell) Then after 2 weeks I started to feel better, which improved every day for about a month. Then this last month my symptoms have slowly crept back in again. Time for an increase in dose or... read more

What do you think about going up to 30mg on Lexapro?

Just went up to 25mg on Lexapro I know 20mg is max do you think I am going the right thing I’m scared to go to 30mg

Does Citalopram cause heart palpitations?

I have started taking 10mg of Citalopram for anxiety. I had taken for many years but decided to come off it over 3 years ago. I began taking Sertraline which I took for 2 years which was not great. I was off medication but anxiety became very severe, and so started taking in September. I have been... read more

Anxiety - I've been on sertraline for a while and my sleep is terrible.

I was put on venlafaxine 75mg 20 days ago. I am desperate for them to work as my anxiety is so bad.

I have never suffered from anything like this before and this is my first time on meds. When will they start working to rid me of this anxiety? I asked a friend who is on the same dose and he said it was about 4 weeks for him. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Average time for Zoloft to work?

22 days on Zoloft for depression and anxiety. I am on 150 mg now and not one thing has changed yet. I read 4 to 6 weeks but some improvement and be seen in a couple weeks. I guess i am not a lucky one. Losing faith its gonna work. Is 4 to 6 weeks the normal for most on here?. I am so beat down... read more

I'm wondering how long Wellbutrin pills are good for? I have a bottle from an old prescription?

How can you tell if Wellbutrin XR pills have got old and are not safe to take? I have taken them off and on a few times over the years; they kept giving me anxiety, but recently my doc prescribed me gabapentin for anxiety and it's working so well. I decided I would give the Wellbutrin another... read more

2 month on Lexapro (5mg), but still having anxiety & intrusive thoughts?

I just started Lexapro this last month for anxiety, after having side effects from Zoloft. The first month on Lexapro was great, when i went back to the doctor for a usual check up on how the meds were doing he advise me to up it to 10mg, which i refused ( i know dumb me ). So I guess now I am... read more

Has anybody developed tinnitus on 100 mg of sertraline?

I started sertraline in January of this year due to anxiety, panic attacks and depression. I had a severe breakdown and had to retire early as I couldn’t function. Sertraline gradual increase from 25 to 50 to 100 mg. I am more relaxed, however I am like a couch potato after having been... read more

Has anyone been on 10mg of Lexapro and increased to 20mg? Mine was increased to 20mg on Tuesday...

... by my doctor because 10mg stopped working after 4 months. I started my increase on Friday, just 3 days ago and my anxiety and depression has gone up. Things that I have read online says you won’t feel the side effects like when you first started Lexapro but I am having increase anxiety... read more