“after being panic free for almost 6 months, new stresses have caused my panic to return “
Laura,
Look at what you are saying to yourself.
If I may, rewording this might help you get a different perspective:
"after being panic free for almost 6 months, (my reaction to) new stresses have caused my panic to return"
Going through the course again sounds like a very good idea. In fact I may do so myself. It's hard to learn it all on the first pass.
Repeating it, as often as it takes, and putting the principles to work, will cure your panic. You just have to remember to keep doing it an not slip back into your old ways of thinking. Remember it's your own though processes that will cure you or set you back. It depends on how you choose to use them.
Yes headaches are typical with Lexapro at first.
It takes several weeks to get over some of the symptoms when first starting this med. And unfortunately, Lexapro DOES increase your appetite so watch out for weight gain.
However, I will say that Lexapro helped me get through a tough time and helped me ‘break’ the GAD cycle I was in at the time. But I started weaning myself off it within 2 months. Most docs don’t recommend that but my research indicates it’s much easier to get off this drug sooner and start using your CBT skills to deal with life’s stresses so that you don’t have deal with the whole withdrawal issue later.
God Bless you and peace be with you.
switching from paxil to lexapro
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i have been taking lexapro since june of 2007 and have no side affects at all. it took about a week for it to kick in. i am currently taking 20mg a day and was taking xanax only when i needed but i started having more panic attack and it was effecting my driving so my doctor put me on 1mg of it and i take it once a day and it slowly releases itself into my system all day long. i love and no side affect from either one. i had a break down the summer of 2007 when i found out that my husband was cheating on me and if it was not for this course and the medications and the support of family and friends i would have not made it. in november i filed for divorce and left him and it has not yet been finalized yet and i am also in therapy which has helped. so i am going to take a day at a time and with the help of the course which i am going to do over again and therapy and alot of praying and support and getting rid of my husband then i can make a fresh start in life.