Is this the right anxiety medication? PLEASE HELP!

[alzamilaz]

Hello everyone, and thanks a lot for reading my post. I have been struggling with "my case" for about 3 months now and I'm just getting worse and worse each day. And I'm in a city that doesn't have mental doctors.

Here is my little story:
I'm the type of person who worries a lot! I over think everything. The thing I over think is that I love someone who I stayed with for 6 years, and I loved her SOOOO badly, and so does she.
Now, I work overseas and she works in Colorado. I used to spend each and every moment with her when we were together in the states, and now, I'm all alone without even friends.  
As a result of this, I started to think of her all the time (24/7) and I'm dead serious about this! I feel so horrible. I can't stop thinking of her. Whenever I see anything in the city I'm in that reminds me of her I immediately become sooo depressed. I also know that I will spend at least 10 more years overseas.  

So, I started to take Lexapro/Cipralex. I've been taking it for 2 Weeks and I still didn't see any results.

Is this right medication?

Also, a friend of mine in America told me over the phone that I'm suffering something called: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. But I'm not really sure.

Please tell me how to cure my mental illness!  

Either you replied or not, thank you so much for trying to help.

[CanuckGuy42]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Cipralex (Lexapro) is an SSRI and SSRI's take weeks in your system before they start producing any therapeutic effect. In fact they can make your anxiety worse in the beginning as you ramp up on them. It took me 4 weeks on Cipralex before I started feeling like things. So if you're only on it 2 weeks maybe give it a bit more time. If you feel real edgey speak to your doctor about getting Clonazapam or something else like the previous poster suggested to help take the 'edge" off until the Cipralex has a chance to start working. Good luck!

[boognell]

You may have OCD as your friend pointed out. But that is a diagnosis only a physician can make. In the meantime, give the Lexapro some time to work and try to get involved in some activity: reading, sightseeing, anything that is distracting to the constant thinking about this person you love. If you don't, or can't, you are just going to make yourself crazy. Relax and try to enjoy your new surroundings. Maybe a regular physician could prescribe an anti-anxiety med like Ativan or Xanax. I think this would be really helpful in your case. Good luck and keep posting.