1st day on Lexapro - Anxiety Message Board

Halo2760 · 06-21-2005, 06:58 PM

I went to see a therapist with my wife last weekend to work out some issues that I have had for quite some time now. By the end of the session she had diagnosed me (to my disbelief) with a major anxiety disorder. I knew that I had some anxiety, but nothing to that degree. She told me that I should start taking an SSRI like Lexapro or Paxil. I chose Lexapro. I took it for the first time last night after dinner and everything was just fine. Then, this morning I woke up feeling depressed & a little anxious. This feeling has continued throughout the whole day & into tonight. Some moments I feel as though i'm having an attack & others i'm just feeling down & out. I never felt this way before I started taking the meds. The occasional anxious feeling, but never this close to an attack. Is this a normal thing when first taking Lexapro, or am I just having a bad reation to it??? Can someone please help? Thanks.

americandancer · 06-21-2005, 08:26 PM

What mg. are you taking?

littlejmb · 06-21-2005, 08:46 PM

I don't remember feeling that way at all. I started out with the whole 10mg and only experienced nausea at first. I felt kind of hung over in the mornings for a while, but it would pass later after some coffee. I didn't feel depressed at all, I was depressed badly before that, and it helped tremendously with that and my anxiety. Give it some time, you should be feeling better within a week. If you don't, please touch base with your doctor.

Ksoup798 · 06-21-2005, 09:19 PM

This is normal, my first week of lexapro, I had to rush to ER because i thought I was dying, but it was really an attack. I am not on week 5 and feel the anxiety leaving me, I feel worlds better! Itll be hard at first, but that just means your body needs the meds and you are having initial side effects. Stick through it and Im sure you will have great results! Best of luck!

Halo2760 · 06-22-2005, 05:34 AM

I'm taking 10mg. Thank you so much for your feedback, i'm just glad that there are other people out there who experienced similar side effects that I have. Today is day 2 & i'm feeling more anxious this morning than I did yesterday but not so depressed, if I start to have an attack is it OK to take a Xanax to take the edge off?