I THINK I'M LOSEING IT!!! HELP................

[MONICA402]

I've been really trying to give this 10mg lexapro a chance but,I don't know if i'm feeling better from it or if the adavan.5 is makeing me feel better.Some times I feel really ansy and uneasy inside like my brain is moveing faster than by body wants to.I sometimes feel like my reflexes are slower than what they are supposed to be.On halloween night i took my kids trick or treating.My daughter was going to get out of the wagon i was pulling her and her brother in.Well she slipped and fell out Thank Goodness..She didn't get hurt.But,I felt like i was so slow reacting to get to her.Not dreamy but,not really there.It's sooo hard to explain.So i took .5 adavan to calm myself and bring me back to earth as silly as that sounds but,it helped.Also when i'm at work i notice myself haveing panic attacks but,they are mild more easie to control.I mainly have anxiety at work or in stressful situations.I do work with the elderly and it is my passion.But,when they die i have a really hard time with it.I try not to let it bother me so i don't get to worked up but,it does.And it always seems like they go in threes for some reason.It's weird.I'm only takeing .5 adavan usually at night if i can but,only once a day also the 10mg of lexapro.I don't know why but,i have developed seziure anxiety.I have never had one but,I am scared to death of one.And this adavan worries me.I don't know how long I should stay on it bec.It helps me not feel so panicky which is weird because it's not always a full blown attack.I need help.I think i'm going CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!

[MONICA402]

Thank you for letting me know i'm not CRAZY!!!! I truely feel like i am about there.I take 10mg of lexapro and used to take 1mg of adavan for two weeks bec.my doc said it was ok.I've been takeing .5 for this additional two weeks and even though i feel like i need it in the afternoon i try not to take it until later in the day.I have been takeing it everyday though for 5wks.That's why i'm worried.But,the lexapro is once a day.I take it in the am.I have been on the lexapro for four weeks.I just do not like the weird feeling it gives me.I just want it to go away.

[lanvin]

Its sounds like normal anxiety, meds can make you feel weird. HAve you just tried the advian? I take klonopin only for anxiety and it helps. I have issues with antidepressants. BUt I woudl talk to your doctor, you're not goign crazy , its  normal to struggle with this issue it does level out eventually, hang in there find someone to talk to if you can.

[MMahon]

You are not going crazy! How long have you been on lexapro?  10Mg isn't a  very high dose so it may be time to increase it but talk to your doctor about this.  It sounds like it is doing something in controlling your anxiety/panic but not quite enough.  It's good you have the ativan to help with it and most of us need a benzo to control those times when the anxiety gets beyond the reach of the antidepressant.
These meds effect our nervous systems and may impact your feeling and reactions until you learn to adjust to them and learn to react normally while taking them.  
Always discus the things like you mention here with your doctor so he/she can judge the proper action to take if any.  
Take care