Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questions (Page 86)

What other antidepressant is safe to take with Cymbalta. Still feeling really depressed?

Lexapro and ADHD medication, how to quit lexapro while on them?

Hello, I am 19 years old about 5 foot 6 / 195 lbs. and have been taking lexapro for about five months 10mg in the evening. This is for panic disorder and general anxiety disorder and some depression. Then was diagnosed with ADHD two months later. I have been perscribed methylphenidate 5 mg for a... read more

Started Lexapro again?

Hi all! I started Lexapro again for anxiety after being off it for around 6 months. I was on 5mg for 2 weeks, then 2 weeks ago I went up to 10mg. I had all the normal side effects on the 10mg (heightened anxiety, nausea, sleepiness, etc..) but those side effects went away after about day 7 on 10mg... read more

Can weaning off of amitriptyline cause these side effects? and if so what should I do about it?

Hi. I am a 19 year old female and I was previously on Amitriptyline (25mg) nightly for migraines and lexapro (5mg) every morning for anxiety. I was on amitriptyline a few years ago for a 3 years and came off it no problem. I was recently, about 9 months ago, put back on amitriptyline, but at a... read more

3 weeks on Zoloft, when will it kick in?

I've been on 25mg of sertraline (Zoloft) for 3 weeks now. The first week I was feeling the common side effects. I didn't mind it so much because atleast it felt like it was doing something in my body. After that first week, I have felt nothing. I'm still feeling my usual anxiety, I... read more

Took one 5mg dose of escitalopram. Feel awful 5 days later?

Hey there. After feeling awful for about a month, assumably from stress building up etc, I decided to see a doctor to get checked up. Without really much thought, the doctor recommended I try 10mg of escitalopram. I was scared about taking this medicine, so I decided to take a half dose of 5mg on... read more

Wellbutrin - anxiety and globus hystericus?

Hi everyone! I am writing as I recently switched to Wellbutrin (bupropion). My diagnosis is not really clear and is vaguely defined as depression/anxiety. I have been having problem with the "lump in the throat" (globus hystericus) for almost 5 years now. These were the main reasons that... read more

Is my tremors and increased anxiety from my Lexapro dosage?

i started out taking Celexa for a few years for anxiety. it helped but i always felt like I wasn't 100 percent on it. I am now on 10 mg of Lexapro and I started at 5mg. I felt good at like week 5 or at least a lot better but since I have been on 10mg I thought it was even better but that last... read more

Effexor XR getting off after 2 weeks?

I've been on Effexor XR for almost two weeks. One week at 75 mg and 5 days at 150 mg. I switched from Lexapro, which I'd been on for 10 years. I felt ok the first week at 75 mg. but the 150 makes me nauseated. I'm wondering if I need to taper back down to 75 or since it's only... read more

Escitalopram - Has Anyone every split there medications?

I find that I am extremely tired but when I do finally get to sleep I wake up constantly? When I took 5mg I felt pretty good but with 10mg I do feel amazing except for the above issues. I want to continue this medication but the sleeping issues are making me feel like crap. Has anyone ever taken... read more

Can Biotin cause increased anxiety?

Coming off Lexapro 10mg to 5mg after 3 days could I be feeling withdrawal symptoms?

I was on 10mg for about 2.5 years to help with general anxiety disorder and after gaining 30 pounds and because I felt it was time to come off, now I’m feeling restlessness and jittery and trouble sleeping. After 3 days of taking 5mg. Is this normal? Will it go away? I’d rather be on it... read more

Has anyone got a sore and dry throat from taking Lexapro?

I've had a sore and dry throat a couple of weeks after taking Lexapro. It has me worried it's something else. Which is setting off my anxiety. Just wondering if anyone has experienced something similar.

Wanting to stop Lexapro after 7 days?

Hello. I have always dealt with what I will call “manageable anxiety.” However, Recently I had two big life changing events that caused my anxiety to become out of control. I started to not sleep, anxiety attacks, constant worrying about anything and everything. So I went to my family... read more

How will fluoxetine make me feel the first time I take it?

I’m 19 years old and just recently got diagnosed with OCD and GAD and was prescribed 10 mg of fluoxetine (prozac). I’ve never taken an SSRI before, or any other “mood” medication. I have no idea what it will feel like, and I’m too nervous to even take the first pill.... read more