Lexapro and nastiness?

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Hi All,

I have been on Lexapro now for approx 2 and a half - 3 years. Initially I started on a doage of 10 mg. My anxiety levels went back up a couple of months ago as I have been planning my wedding and also my job at the time was quite stressful. A couple of months back my dosage was lifted to 20 mgs. Since then I have noticed that I have had a lot more b*tchy thoughts. They are not thoughts that are about self-harm or about harming others, but rather thinking that other people are ugly, b*tchy, cheap, etc. These thoughts are often about people I love and care for. This alarms me and does not help with the anxiety levels at all. I am so worried that I am accidently going to speak one of these comments but other than that I am not a nasty person by nature and these thoughts make me really stressed and sad.

Has anyone else experienced these feelings on Lexapro? I'm feeling slighty nuts and are worried that I may have another condition forming or something, but I thought it was coincidentle the thoughts started with my increased medication.
 
I was taking Lexapro at 30 mg and didn't know what was going on but suddenly I became so angry and mean. I normally never get mad but when I would I was really really out of control . When it was lowered to 10 mg the anger went away.
 
Thanks for your reply, I think I will go back to my doctor and discuss with him. Glad to know I'm not the only one :)
 
I had a similar experience with Lexapro...the first time I took it for about 3 months....it was the most wonderful drug for me at that time...I felt better and like most people...i stopped it. Another bad time came...and I started taking the same dosage...i don't remeraber what it was...but after about 3 weeks of taking it I experienced extreme agitation (want to rearend people in cars, no patience, b*tchiness for no reason)...etc. I was trying to figure out what was different, I also realized these feeling intensified right after work when I got an iced coffee...I figured out that it HAD to be the Lexapro since that was the only thing I was doing different....So, I stopped taking it.
And I went back to normal within a week.
 
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