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My Dr. told me that Lexapro is weight neutral, but I've read differently. I take 20 mgs. of it at night and it's helped my anxiety and depression. If I've gained any weight, it's not much.

Do you have white coat hypertension where your bp rises at the Drs. office? I take my bp readings at home and then show the Dr. my bp soars when I have a Drs. appt. I'm glad that your heart is OK. I had a treadmill test recently too and all was well. :)

I only take 20 mgs. of Prozac. It takes a few weeks to kick in and the longer I take it, the less anxiety I feel. Hope it works for you

I understand. Maybe there's a med. available in liquid form for you to try?? Have you spoken to your Dr. about it?

Have you tried taking muscle relaxers or a med. for anxiety? I take Lexapro for anxiety everyday & a Xanax during the day only when necessary. Flexeril is a good muscle relaxer to try.

Teeth grinding and clenching can also cause neck, shoulder pain. There's a TMJ site here with a long list of symptoms. Jaw pain is one of them along with headaches, etc.

I've had that before and thought at the time that it was due to menopause, but I'm not sure. Sometimes medications can cause those symptoms too. those sensations went away by themselves. I hope yours do too.

You're welcome. Be well. Sue

When I'm really anxious, my IBS acts up and I get diarrhea. :(

I like Xanax too, but so many Drs. out here are reluctant to prescribe it. I take 0.25 mgs. once or twice a day. It helps me sleep and relieves pain as well as anxiety. Our Internist retired and his replacement wouldn't prescribe it for me, so I found a different Dr.

A lot of Drs. won't prescribe Xanax. I saw a woman Dr. who told me to stop taking Xanax and take Ativan instead. Ativan is just as addictive as Xanax!! Anyway, Xanax works well for me at only 0.25 mgs. at bedtime and either none during the day or once during the day. I'm also taking Lexapro...

I have that every once in awhile where I feel like I'm going to choke when I swallow food or drink. It's definitely anxiety, at least in my case. Luckily, it hasn't happened in awhile.

That's great. I don't think I've gained weight from it either.

I went to a shrink a few years ago who told me that he wouldn't treat me if I didn't take anti-depressants. I asked him what he prescribed for anxiety; only anti-depressants. I never saw him again. I take Lexapro for anxiety now I could hardly function and Xanax once or twice a day. Lexapro...

I take a low dose Xanax before I fly. It works very well. I tried Rescue Remedy before and it did nothing for me. Good luck and enjoy your trip.

Yes, the anti-anxiety effect lasts through to the next day. Try it and see how you do. Best of luck.

I took it at bedtime and it didn't keep me awake. Take it in the daytime if it keeps you awake.

I take Lexapro for generalized anxiety. I've only been taking 10 mgs. since January and feel like I need to up the dose a bit for better control of my anxiety. It's lifted my mood too. :D

I understand your fear. My parents got divorced when I was about 12. It was a bad situation my mother was very abusive and my father left us to live with her anyway. My father has been married 4 times, my mother was married 3 times. I've been happily married for almost 28 years, despite...

Thanks for your reply. I guess I'll try it and see what happens. I'm going to take half my dose of Lexapro for a week or so and then start the Prozac. I hope I won't go through withdrawal like so many others have. If I feel like crap on Prozac too, I may just stop taking anti-depressants...