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Lexapro for anxiety

Posted by 1956windstar @1956windstar, Jul 2 4:35pm

I want to start to take .5 mg Lexapro(Escitalopram) for 7 days and then .10mg after that for Anxioty.
Has anyone have side affects from the medication.
I have Anxioty now for 6 months. They called it long covid anxiety.

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1956windstar | @1956windstar | Jul 18 8:28am
In reply to @pamelaz "I went from 10 to 20 mgs overnight. My body hurts all over I told my..." + (show)
@pamelaz

I went from 10 to 20 mgs overnight. My body hurts all over I told my doting was having problems but she convinced my family I was just scared of taking the medicine. I told my children but no one wanted to listen to me. I have severe neuropathy now and my eyes were effected too. My daughter didn’t have a problem until her blood pressure went up and she got dizzy. She went to the focus for they took her off Lexapro and put her on Zoloft. She didn’t like the side effects. I have had a hard time on all the medicines.

@pamz

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I’m so sorry you’re going through this.
I hope it’ll get easier for you.
Hang in there.

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lkslaughter | @lkslaughter | Jul 21 8:26am
In reply to @1956windstar "I’ll be going from 5mg of Lexapro to 10mg. Has any one have side affects going..." + (show)
@1956windstar

I’ll be going from 5mg of Lexapro to 10mg. Has any one have side affects going from lower dosage to the higher one?

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I take 10mg. I once took 5mg and 20mg. 10 is perfect. I find taking it at the same time and every day. No side effects. Good luck!

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con123 | @con123 | Jul 22 11:11am

I took Lexapro 10mg for 18 months back in 2004. I gained weight and found myself to have dulled emotions and lack of inhibition on it. It did help tremendously with my anxiety, however. I stopped it cold turkey because I did not like the way it made me feel. I do not recommend that way of going off.

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msmerri | @msmerz | Jul 22 12:02pm

I have taken Lexapro for a few years for anxiety, at 10 and 20 mg. I do have dulled sexual desire, but being 75 years old that is OK with me. No other side effects at all. It has been very helpful and allows me to be more of the person I want to be, calmer and better able to be caring to others in my life.

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tc1945 | @tcainaru | Jul 23 1:16pm
In reply to @1956windstar "Thank you for your response. Are you taking it for anxiety? If it’s for anxiety did..." + (show)
@1956windstar

Thank you for your response.
Are you taking it for anxiety? If it’s for anxiety did your anxiety act up and did you feel dizzy. When you first started to take it.
I tried other medicines and my anxiety was worst.

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I took Lexapro for 3 months. It did not help my insomnia so i stopped using it.

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