Just Barb
03-27-2003, 12:04 AM
I've responded to some, but never questioned. Tonight I have the nerve to ask...
Do you take your Lexapro in the morning or at night? Why? When they say take Buspirone two times a day, do they mean every 12 hours, say 7 and 7? Or do they mean once when you get up and once again when you started feeling like you need to calm down again (--for me this hits at about 4pm)? Those on BusPar, what does 2x/day mean to you?
A little history:
I am on Lexapro and have been for about eight weeks. I was told to take 10mg of Lexapro once a day for two weeks, then go off the Prozac I had been on for over 14 years. This MD wanted me to go cold turkey off Prozac but the pharmacist suggested a taper. After the first week I felt so good I decided to quit the Prozac early. The feel good lasted for two more weeks and for the first time in my Adult life I was sleeping sound at night. Then the Prozac withdrawals set in and I began to have some problems: mild vertigo, brain lag, fuzzies, and tired after I ate. The MD upped the dose to 20mg. I missed some days at work had some serious crying jags, and finally asked the MD to send me to someone who understood AD's and would maybe understand what was happening. The PDr suggested upping the Lexapro to 30mg and taking it at night and added Buspirone 15mg(aka BuSpar) to the mix, one half tablet two times a day. He said I was suffering from anxiety and stress. After a week I wasn't sleeping as well and had restless and painful legs as well as shoulder pains.
I started taking the Lexapro during the mornings again and am sleeping much better at night. I have been trying to take the Buspirone every twelve hours at 7 and 7. This week I went to the full tablet 2x/day and am feeling much better. The crying jags have stopped also as of Monday.
Thanks for your imput.
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Barb
Do you take your Lexapro in the morning or at night? Why? When they say take Buspirone two times a day, do they mean every 12 hours, say 7 and 7? Or do they mean once when you get up and once again when you started feeling like you need to calm down again (--for me this hits at about 4pm)? Those on BusPar, what does 2x/day mean to you?
A little history:
I am on Lexapro and have been for about eight weeks. I was told to take 10mg of Lexapro once a day for two weeks, then go off the Prozac I had been on for over 14 years. This MD wanted me to go cold turkey off Prozac but the pharmacist suggested a taper. After the first week I felt so good I decided to quit the Prozac early. The feel good lasted for two more weeks and for the first time in my Adult life I was sleeping sound at night. Then the Prozac withdrawals set in and I began to have some problems: mild vertigo, brain lag, fuzzies, and tired after I ate. The MD upped the dose to 20mg. I missed some days at work had some serious crying jags, and finally asked the MD to send me to someone who understood AD's and would maybe understand what was happening. The PDr suggested upping the Lexapro to 30mg and taking it at night and added Buspirone 15mg(aka BuSpar) to the mix, one half tablet two times a day. He said I was suffering from anxiety and stress. After a week I wasn't sleeping as well and had restless and painful legs as well as shoulder pains.
I started taking the Lexapro during the mornings again and am sleeping much better at night. I have been trying to take the Buspirone every twelve hours at 7 and 7. This week I went to the full tablet 2x/day and am feeling much better. The crying jags have stopped also as of Monday.
Thanks for your imput.
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Barb