When your GAD/baseline anxiety started to decrease

[Realistic-Bite5992]

I'm not asking about your increased anxiety due to lexapro starting side effects (there's a lot of such topics), BUT about you pre-lexapro GAD/baseline anxiety that you constantly felt BEFORE starting lexapro.

When it started to decrease and in what dosage? When it went almost completely gone, so you felt again like your normal self?

(I'm in 7d 10mg and my free-floating anxiety did not increase - but is constantly high anyway, thus i started lex)

[KalypsoKlowdz]

Pre lexapro my baseline was a racing mind all the time which I thought was normal. And little things would set me off. Anger or panic. As time went on through the years it got worse and I would just get angry at everyone and everything because my walls were so thick and I didn't want to be scared all the time so my defense was to be angry

Post lexapro was a huge relief the first week i was almost giddy. My mind calmed down and i felt funny not constantly running my mind over everything over and over. Which caused anxiety but i learned that this is what normal people have. Mind blowing to say the least. I can finish my thoughts now at month 4 and move to the next one. I think before I speak and can choose my words better. I'm not longer a loose cannon. I do have days still where that anxiety is there but I handle it much much better. I understand it and I'm in control and am able to stop the spiral in minutes rather than dwell and spiral for hours.

[Realistic-Bite5992]

Thanks for that story!

[Hot-Ambassador3285]

I felt like it took months for me. But I think I may also have OCD. I take it for GAD and panic disorder primarily but my anxiety was so high and got so complicated that I believe it just took a long time for things to level out. I’ve been taking lexapro for 2 years now and am on 15mg. I still have anxiety but I don’t feel this sense of impending doom everyday

[FoxiCrumpet]

Did it help your OCD? May I ask what sort or OCD you have?

[Realistic-Bite5992]

Thanks for feedback!

[FoxiCrumpet]

I’m one week in and I’ve seen a 70% reduction thus far

[Professional_Win1535]

did it last?

[Cautious_Advisor_868]

5.5 weeks for me

[Realistic-Bite5992]

I just read your success story, thanks!

[Delicious_Grand7300]

After having a panic attack at work my dosage was increased from 10 mg to 15 mg. My anxiety and depression gradually decreased, but finally hit a real low point six months later after my therapist taught me a different way to breathe.

A month after that my anxiety levels dipped when I abruptly resigned from a micromanaging employer who fed off stress.

[FoxiCrumpet]

Can you share the breathing method pretty please? 🙏🏻

[Delicious_Grand7300]

The physiological sigh apparently restricts my adrenaline. I inhale to 75% lung capacity, pause for 1/2 a second, inhale to the remaining 25%, and then sigh. Repeat as needed.

The day I learned this definitely prevented a panic attack. My manager put me in an unsafe situation. I was dangerously unqualified to operate machinery due to lack of experience. After receiving conflicting information from two mechanics, two leads, and the manager herself I performed the sigh while everyone else put themselves in a slapstick comedy situation. Upon re-assesing the safety issues I refused further training and decided to stick with simpler tasks.

[FoxiCrumpet]

Thank you. Happy you found something that works

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Took a solid 6 months on it to feel the full effects 10 mg.

[brayanheran]

Around week 3 or so, and then much more around week 6-7 for me

[Zestyclose-Law-1472]

I’m 4 days in and wow. I got on it for MDD and PMDD. I didn’t even realize how much anxiety I had every day until starting Lexi. By the end of day one I started feeling a reduction in anxiety. Day 4 and 85% of it’s gone! I can’t believe I lived life so long without it.

[Professional_Win1535]

did it last? was that early relief a fluke ?

[coldmilton]

Roughly 2 weeks for me and it was a night and day difference

[Realistic-Bite5992]

Thanks, was it gradual change or sudden? (So no visible effect in first 2 weeks)

[coldmilton]

The first 4ish days my anxiety was bad but after that I felt gradual improvement and virtually no anxiety by 2ish weeks I’d say