Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questions (Page 57)

Sertraline- increased anxiety?

I’ve been taking sertraline for a little over a month now. Once it hit almost a month I noticed my anxiety had increased and depression. Same as intrusive thoughts and suicidal thoughts. It’s been on and off the past couple days. I also struggle with a shortness of breath that has been occurring for... read more

Propranolol - Side effects?

I started off with a low dose of 10mg propranolol in January. This helped calm my anxiety, heart palpitations and prevented suffering from severe panic attacks. After 4 weeks of taking the 10mg the dosage was increased to 40mg three times a day. Since taking the 40-120mg, I’ve now started to n... read more

Escitalopram - Day 6 on Lexapro. Feel horrible. Anxiety, major fatigue, insomnia. Do I continue?

Dr days side effects are normal and will subside in 4/6 weeks.

Starting week 4 on Lexapro?

I just need reassurance from someone that takes escitalopram that they start feeling better maybe after 5 or 6 weeks. I am only on 10 mg but my doctor does not want to raise my dose yet due to the side affects of going up. Anxiety is not as bad but days still struggle. But the depression is a lot... read more

Burning sensation in chest head back on Lexapro?

It’s driving me insane! I hate this burning feeling I’m only day one Lexapro 10mg and I feel terrible my head is burning. I was on Prozac four months ago for two weeks And experienced the same thing. Did anyone else feel This on antidepressant? What did you do to cope? Did the burning ever go away a... read more

Propranolol - What’s your experience with similar situation?

I have high blood pressure and my heart rate is always high every time I see a dr of any kind. I also have anxiety. I stress. The last couple days I’ve been having twitching on my upper lip & calves. Starting tomorrow I start propranolol. Hoping it helps. My anxiety also keeps me awake. So being s... read more

Amlodipine or Lexapro withdrawal?

I suffer from bouts of bad anxiety/panic attacks. In August I started having panic attacks and ended up in the ER. My blood pressure which has always been normal was high. The hospital put me on a low dose of amlodipine (only 2.5). I saw a cardiologist a week after I was discharged and my BP was... read more

Can I drink on sertraline?

I started taking 25mg of sertraline 8 days ago and can’t really get a clear answer on if you can drink on these things? I understand the next day might feel hungover etc. but will it make me faint/projectile vomit/fall asleep. I probably won’t drink until I’ve been on them a couple months but just c... read more

Anyone else take metoprolol succinate ER and wellbutrin XL together?

I have been on Wellbutrin XL 300 mg for many years for depression /GAD. I was recently prescribed metoprolol succinate ER 25 mg to hopefully calm my system down and decrease the physical effects of my GAD, elevated heart rate and elevated blood pressure. There is an interaction that popped up... read more

5 years on lisinopril and now high heart rate, high blood pressure and extreme anxiety?

Could I be having an adverse reaction to lisinopril after 5 years. All of a sudden my blood pressure is high, high heart rate and extreme anxiety. Wondering if it is the lisinopril. I’m also post menopause now and being treated with bio identical cream 3 weeks in. Not feeling any better. On l... read more

Dealing with panic disorder?

I’ve been dealing with panic disorder for over a month almost 2 months. Slowly starting to be able to do things like go out food shop etc. small steps in the right direction but still feel discouraged. If anyone could give me some words of encouragement right now I would really appreciate it.

Lamictal - Does this work for anxiety? What dose?

Cymbalta - Is this withdrawal or drug?

I am down to 50 beads in my 20mg capsule. I have noticed when I take my dose in the morning about 2 hours later I develop nausea, headache, tinnitus and anxiety. Then about 8 hours later things settle back down until the following morning when I take the next dose. Is this withdrawal or drug... read more

Does panic come and go when starting Lexapro?

I started 5 mg of Lexapro for one week and then moved up to 10 mg. I’ve been at that dose for 9 days. I have severe anxiety and depression. I had some pretty brutal nocturnal panic attacks that got worse when I increased the dose. I think they are slowing down but I had a really bad attack at 6 am t... read more

Does Klonopin cause Alzheimer’s?

I have been on Klonopin since 2008, taking 1.5 mg since 2018. It’s the only drug that helps my anxiety. I’m almost 60 yrs old and am experiencing significant cognitive decline- can’t remember names, words, confusion, memory problems, etc. No “professional” can answer my question- does this drug caus... read more