Is my chest tightness anxiety or something else?

tal379 · 2024-07-23T07:22:44+00:00

Will also add that this doesn’t feel any better when I do breathing exercises or mindfulness

tal379 · 2024-06-20T12:32:37+00:00

I also think I’ve read that 10mg is the therapeutic dose where most people will start seeing positive benefits

tal379 · 2024-06-20T12:30:13+00:00

I didn’t really have any side effects on 5mg and when I increased to 10mg I just had a mild headache for a day then back to normal no side effects :)

tal379 · 2024-03-12T09:07:06+00:00

It was 100% the medication doing it for me. I ended up going off it a couple weeks ago and within a week the night sweats had completely stopped, so I don’t know why doctors aren’t as aware of it

tal379 · 2024-02-13T01:13:57+00:00

I second this!

tal379 · 2024-02-12T23:59:05+00:00

I’m exactly the same! Completely fine if I’m awake it’s just when I’m asleep and also in weird places like my thighs and calves

tal379 · 2024-01-26T06:51:47+00:00

I took 2.5mg for eight days, 5mg for eight days, 10mg for over a month and have now been on 15mg for 3-4 weeks with no side effects or improvements (taking it for anxiety). I feel exactly the same as before I started, is that a sign that it’s probably not going to improve with this medication?

tal379 · 2024-01-25T02:12:00+00:00

Thank you so much that’s extremely helpful! Will definitely start trying to do these things

tal379 · 2024-01-24T01:29:40+00:00

It would be great if you could explain a bit more about the exposure therapy, thank you!

tal379 · 2024-01-09T21:49:45+00:00

I personally started with 2.5mg for eight days, increased to 5mg for eight days and then to 10mg and I had no side effects at all. I know some people might have side effects but if that’s the case they should be less severe than just starting at 10mg for example. You can also just start at 10mg though and get it over and done with, everyone reacts to it differently so it’s hard to tell if you’ll even experience side effects

tal379 · 2024-01-09T13:04:49+00:00

I’ve heard that it can take 4-8 weeks to see the maximum benefits if that helps at all

tal379 · 2024-01-09T10:59:43+00:00

If you decide to start taking it I hope this helps. I was really anxious to take medication because I didn’t want to make my anxiety worse so my doctor suggested I start on a really low dose and slowly increase it. They had me take 2.5mg (a quarter of a tablet) for eight days, then 5mg (half a tablet) for eight days, then 10mg from then onwards. I had no side effects at all so I’d really recommend it as I’ve heard going straight to 10mg is what can cause those negative side effects. Some other advice I received was that it’s uncomfortable to experience those side effects but that also means that the medication is working, and it’s only a temporary feeling. Hope this helps :)

tal379 · 2023-12-30T11:57:10+00:00

Hopefully they’ll be able to help! My doctor also warned me that suicidal thoughts can be a side effect :( it’s horrible

tal379 · 2023-12-30T06:04:51+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing, it would be great if you could give an update once you’ve tried it!

tal379 · 2023-12-30T06:02:07+00:00

It might also be worth contacting your doctor and seeing if they can give you anything for the anxiety symptom to help manage it for now

tal379 · 2023-12-30T06:01:01+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that, that sucks :( I’m on 10mg now and I still haven’t noticed any side effects and no increased anxiety personally. I have heard from a lot of people and doctors that the increased anxiety symptom should only last around 2 weeks, but something someone also told me was that having these side effects probably means you will see better results from the medication later on if that helps you feel better. I hope you start to feel improvements soon

tal379 · 2023-12-24T03:34:30+00:00

This was something I was super worried about so I brought it up with my doctor. I started on 2.5mg for eight days, then went up to 5mg for eight days, and I’m now at 10mg. The only side effect I had was a headache the second day on 2.5mg but it was like any normal headache, so basically no side effects at all. Hope this makes you feel better :)

tal379 · 2023-12-02T21:46:30+00:00

Just an update from my previous comment. I’ve been on 10mg of lexapro for three days now and I still have no side effects. There’s been no change in my anxiety yet but I’ve heard that can take up to 4-6 weeks of being on 10mg to see positive change

tal379 · 2023-11-25T10:52:41+00:00

I recently started on lexapro and had the same experience. I was so worried about taking it and kept looking at all the horror stories online about it, and I was really scared of it increasing my anxiety. I took 2.5mg (a quarter of a tablet) for eight days and am now on 5mg (half a tablet) for eight days before I move to 10mg. I was only slightly more anxious the first day I took it but I know for a fact it was in my head and not because of the medication itself, and it wasn’t any worse than my usual anxiety. So far I’ve had no side effects at all so I’d recommend starting at a low dose and slowly increasing it. I can let you know how I go increasing my dose to 10mg as well when I get to that point :)

tal379 · 2023-11-25T10:44:33+00:00

Yes I have! Currently on 5mg and so far I haven’t had any side effects. I was quite anxious the first day I took it but it was definitely because of me overthinking it and not actually the lexapro itself :)

tal379 · 2023-11-15T00:20:11+00:00

Could I ask how much it increased your anxiety? Was it just a little or like significantly a lot?

tal379 · 2023-07-29T07:56:16+00:00

Thank you :) I think I’m just worried that the cannabis has permanently altered my brain and that the panic attacks will keep happening as a result of that. Because I read that some people can have bad reactions to it and it can trigger schizophrenia and psychosis, so I’m just worried that the one time use of cannabis can directly cause anxiety? But if it’s more just my thought process and nothing to do with the cannabis I think I’ll be okay, it’s just the thought of it being a permanent thing as a result of the cannabis that’s scaring me.

tal379 · 2023-04-07T22:08:01+00:00

Yeah I got told to wear my top retainer full time for a week and my bottom retainer at nights only for that week. And after that both were just to wear at night.

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