Also, can it take a few months before you are well? Maybe I just react SLOW - I've asked this before but I'd feel better if someone else told me it took a long time for them to get better on meds.

hey! how are you? did you get my message? it sounds like you need to see your doc and tell him the lexapro isn't working for you. they may give you a bigger dose or change the brand. 13 weeks seems a bit long to wait now. just as a recommendation, skip on paxil! I took it for a while and then switched. coming off of it was horrible! migraines and nausea and dizziness. I've heard the same from a lot of people.

remember to be as thorough and honest with your doc so they can decide what medications best for you.

Hang in there! we all have bad times, and this will pass.

I know but maybe Christmas is making me worse - what do you take? Did you take it for panic? Now they got me on Toprol and I'm on so many drugs it's amazing I can stand up.

I really wanted to know if Lexapro works for many people for panic.........

I don't know. I've had success with panic and lexapro. At my worst point, I was taking 10 mg per day and had maybe one attack per month which lasted just a minute. Overall, lexapro work well for me. I guess it depends on you...people respond differently to different meds. It sounds like you definitely need to see your doc. And if you aren't happy with them, see another doc--second opinions are ok.

But at some point, healing must come from within you. My doc really had me focus on confidence. Do your best every day to make time for relaxation. It's hard, I know, but sometime you have to actively PRACTICE relaxation. You can do this!

I saw him last Friday - he said to stick with the plan - last time it took me 15 weeks on Effexor to get well - who knows, maybe I'm always on the wrong meds since they take so long but they do work then and I'm free from this crap for years inbetween so I might have to give this medication more time. Even though it's very hard. That is why he put me on Toprol but I also take other stuff too and am now scared that I am taking too much - I can only go to one doctor because he's the only one on my plan. I'd have to pay like $120/hour otherwise.

ok, it's good then to stick with the plan. especially if your doc has known you for a while. just trust that in time, everything willo be better. the holidays can be stressful to everyone. if you have to, shop online to avoid the crazy stores. keep dinner simple. ignore the relatives you hate:) you don't have to pretend to b e nice. remember it's ok if the holidays aren't perfect! treat yourself too.

Lexapro is an antidepressant and is not FDA indicated to treat panic. It has an off label treatment for panic which means some research has been done on it but the FDA has not proven it to be worthy to treat panic yet. So what this means to you is it may or may not work for panic. If it has been 13 weeks, you should have defintaly noticed a change by now, so obviously its not working, I would go see your pdoc and get put on a diffrent med. It is indicated for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder however.

I was just put on Lexapro yesterday so can't say if it's going to work or not, but I wanted it for anxiety.............. I take a benzo for the panic. I was on klenopin for 4 years until I grew immune to it and yesterday was switched to Ativan. I really do think it takes a "cocktail" combination to treat them both.

They actually put me on lexapro for generalized anxiety disorder - not panic. I just feel panicked - I do not have panick attacks - is that the difference? Generalized anxiety just feels like a knot in my stomach all the time and I don't want to do anything. They won't change my meds because they think this is a good combination and we'll see what happens after the holidays. I need to learn how to FORGET about it and move on - anyone have success with this?

i personally beleive lexapro helps more with ocd and features of psychosis...but i have heard that it helps things such as anxiety....or panic...its helping me n i have been on it for about 3 years...if it is not helping u that much u should conisder consulting your doc

They just keep telling me that I change panic with panic and stick with the plan - I've taken Lexapro and I've taken Effexor - the next one I'll ask for will be Zoloft if this doesn't work - I'll give it up until the holidays are over. Don't others take a long time to get over this? Or do we fight ourselves? I thought the meds were supposed to help????????

I take lexapro 10mg for social anxiety and it doesnt help with the major panic attacks when i have them, but it helped to overall keep me from having the "big ones." they would be less than half of the panic as it used to be... for example, i used to have to make a run for the bathroom in resaurants because i felt like i was going to puke or have a bowel movement and now i only get a sense of nausea but the panic attack usually doesnt onset itself. every once in a while i will get the "big one" and have to take my ativan but it really did help with minimizing the attacks. it took quite a while for me to notice the effects.

(on a side note: i got lucky though because i'm a nurse and work closely with my MD other than for just me and he basically says "if you think you need to take more, take more -increase to 20mg every day- and let me know and I'll change it" he does the same for a few other meds and it seems to be working just fine. personally, i think that as long as my medication requests are within a normal range he will give it to me so i feel "in control" of my planning and anxiety management.... but it's working so far so I can't complain.)

the best thing to do is to tell your MD if it's not working. there are pleanty of other meds other than lexapro that can be perscribed. :)