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Holt Posts: 352
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Well, after almost a year of Paxil not doing it's job anymore, I've bee prescribed Lexapro. I was on Paxil for 10+ years and lovin' it. Then last October my old panic symptoms started coming back. Over the next year my GP increased my dose from 20mg/day to 40, then to 60, then added Xanax. I really do not want to take a Benzo, so I finally asked if I could just try another SSRI. So, here we are. My Doc told me to STOP taking the Paxil the day I start the Lexapro. Not gradually mind you, just stop. That has me really nervous. Today is day 1 of Lexapro, so we'll see. Please keep me in our prayers, I really don't see this being easy. Hopefully the Lexapro works as well as the Paxil did. There's nowhere you can be that isn't where
You're meant to be -
It's easy.
All you need is love
“ Grief that finds no vent in tears makes other organs weep ”
—Dr. Henry Maudsley, British psychiatrist
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.
William James (1842 - 1910)
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The 1st 2-3 days I did have dry mouth, and a gag feeling, after that I was fine, lost my appetite for awhile too, which was nice, and have been having very vivid dreams, which is VERY nice