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Apr 23, 2017, 01:04 PM
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I know these meds are totally unrelated, but they are the 2 I am considering talking to my doctor about. I need something (not on anything right now, besides ativan, which I need to get off of again). My anxiety is getting out of control and I'm having short periods of suicidal depression that are just really throwing me off.
Problem is I also have terrible health anxiety and emetophobia, so it's extremely difficult for me to try a new med. Has anyone had any luck with either of these for anxiety (panic in particular)? Lexapro seems less scary to me (only because I've tried an SSRI before), but Lamictal could help with my migraines and I wouldn't have to argue with my doctors to get it (in fact I think I already have some...). UGH, I hate this!! |
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Apr 23, 2017, 02:18 PM
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I use cipralex (lexapro) and it has done wonders for my anxiety. I went from multiple panic attacks a day to 1-2 a week. I barely need to touch my Ativan anymore which is huge. I also have multiple friends on cipralex for anxiety and/or depression and they love it as well.
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Apr 23, 2017, 02:29 PM
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Neither did a thing for anxiety for me at least. I was on a high dose of gabapentin for awhile and that helped stabilize me and for my anxiety. Also tried buspar which was crap. Right now I'm back on klonopin after going to the ER for an attack on Christmas Day. But everyone's different.
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Apr 23, 2017, 03:03 PM
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I'm on lamictal but my anxiety still reeks havoc on me. It is hard to make it through the day some days.
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Apr 24, 2017, 05:02 AM
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I used to use lexapro too
here's a fun story: I'm really bad about taking my meds (really bad), so when I used to take lexapro, I just set it as a password for a site I used often to help me remember. (it's no longer that password though, as I don't take it now) |
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Apr 24, 2017, 05:19 AM
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Oh another thing. TMI but lexapro actually made sex painful. They all do that to me besides Wellbutrin because it works on different receptors than all the others. However I can only take it a short amount of time because it makes me mixed if I'm not careful.
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Apr 24, 2017, 11:33 AM
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Neither Lexapro nor Lamictal helped my anxiety. But those meds help a lot of people especially, it seems, Lamictal.
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