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Hi, I recently went to see my doctor  for sudden anxiety/panic attacks. At first  she thought it was peri menopausal and was prescribed Xanax and Zoloft. Both gave me horrible side effects. The she prescribed me .5 Ativan and  Lexapro. Ativan works for a little bit but whenever I take .5 mg of Lexapro it seems to exaggerate the anxiety. I started taking the medications for 4 days now . Is it possible to have any withdrawal symptoms from taking Ativan? I am determined to find something like herbal supplements to help me with the anxiety. Please help me. Thank you.
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Ativan has helped me through what I call my break downs. When  my anxiety turns into a constant  panic attack. Ill take attivan for about 5 days an it helps me break the constant panicc. Then therepy . I always have anxiety but I have times where its much much worse. A lot of physical symptoms then times where I feel amazing. I do not take any long term meds. Ativan only  obce in a great great while.
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Some antidepressants can actually cause anxiety until your body gets used to them. You've only been on them for 4 days which is not long at all. I really don't think you will have withdrawal symptoms because of the very short amount of time you've taken them. You may want to check with your Dr first though before stopping them.
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