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by Lollipop
Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:54 am
Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
Topic: Lexapro to Zoloft transition
Replies: 3
Views: 1955

Hello all - I have been on Lexapro for 1.5 years, 10mg eventually going to 20mg. My husband and I want to start trying to have a baby in May so my OBGYN advised me to switch to Zoloft since it would be safe for the baby. They started me at 50mg (the 10mg Lex equivalent) but gave me a prescription fo...
by Lollipop
Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
Topic: Has anyone weened themselves off Lexapro, or your doctor took you off Lexapro?
Replies: 6
Views: 2715

Hi Brandi, I've been on Lexapro for about 15 months now and it has helped me a ton. I'm trying to ween off now because my husband and I want to try and have a baby next year, and I want to see if I could do med free or not. Anyways, i'm weening off SUPER slow, like 5mg lower each month. Right now i'...
by Lollipop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:25 am
Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
Topic: Pregnancy - Lexapro to Zoloft?
Replies: 3
Views: 1105

I have been on Lexapro for close to 6 months now and it has worked WONDERS in my life. I talked to my doctor about getting pregnant and she said that they usually recommend Zoloft as the SSRI you're on if pregnant. I was just wondering if anyone has made that switch successfully or if anyone weened ...
by Lollipop
Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:35 am
Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
Topic: Wedding Stress
Replies: 2
Views: 1637

Hello everyone, I'm about 6 weeks away from getting married and having a fairly large wedding. I am extremely excited, but now it's' getting to the point where people keep getting on me about little things, such as getting makeup done or whaetever. I have always been pretty good at managing stress, ...
by Lollipop
Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:18 am
Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
Topic: So scared of falling out of love - HELP pleaseee :(
Replies: 29
Views: 14461

Hi Shelly, I know what you are going through, I had the same thing. I hate to recommend medication, but it helped me so tremendously. I went through the program and noticed that I didn't have a lot of the self esteem and negative attitude issues that were addressed. My anxiety and depression came fr...
by Lollipop
Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:50 am
Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Topic: relationship worry
Replies: 2
Views: 1262

I have been through this same thing. My anxiety came out of nowhere for the first time due to hormonal imbalance. Well, unlucky to me, it came in the form of relationship anxiety. My fiancee and I are such a wonderful couple and we love each other so much, but all of a sudden I started having these ...
by Lollipop
Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:50 am
Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
Topic: Considering Lexapro...
Replies: 7
Views: 2161

As many of you may know from reading other posts, my anxiety started a month and a half ago when I was switched to a different birth control pill and stuff got goofy. My doctor put me back on my old pill, which immediately helped, but I am still left with anxiety and depression and worry as my hormo...
by Lollipop
Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:29 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Did anyone feel like a switch went off?
Replies: 9
Views: 2284

My anxiety came out of nowhere a month and a half ago. I have always been very happy and very excited about everything coming up in my life. I am engaged and have been living with my fiance for a year now. We have been engaged for 8 months now. It was my favorite thing in the world to celebrate our ...
by Lollipop
Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:28 am
Forum: Session 2 - Six Steps Designed to Put an End to Panic Attacks
Topic: Woman issues bringing anxiety back
Replies: 4
Views: 2032

Hey there, So I recieved the program two weeks ago when I started to feel really good again. The anxiety symptoms and depression had subsided, I was just having what-if thoughts, but I found it easier to toss them out the window. Well those two weeks I was on the last week of my pill and then my per...
by Lollipop
Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:18 am
Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
Topic: So scared of falling out of love - HELP pleaseee :(
Replies: 29
Views: 14461

Hello - I know how you feel as well. I have never experienced anxiety before in my life - even after people passing away and everything else. I grieved normally. Well a couple months ago I switched my birth control to generic, which had higher estrogen. I had no problems with hormones previously, so...