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First week on Cipralex and it feels like living hell! 2008-04-22 19:09:00 I’ve had a really hard week. I’ve started this blog in a quite optimistic (at least for me, heh) tone; after all, I finally sought professional help – went to a psychiatrist, and what’s more important: I admitted to MYSELF that I have a major problem with social anxiety!Of course, I didn’t even for a moment thought that a single visit to a “shrink" was going to “cure me”. But it is 2 in the morning now, and I can’t get no sleep. This incredible amount of anxiety is running through me like an electrical current! Don’t let me even started with all the physical symptoms: since on Cipralex, they seem to multiply daily!I’ve spent last 2-3 weeks just running in circles, trying to calm myself down, telling myself that it’s going to turn out just fine… I don’t know… a Read more:First
I now know the name of my deadliest enemy: she’s called social phobia! 2008-04-15 17:30:00 Hello, dear reader! I’d like to welcome you to my blog about social phobia
- or social anxiety - and what it means to live with this disorder! I’m a 30 year old woman suffering from this condition… since I can remember, I guess. A week ago, I’ve decided that enough is enough! and FINALLY asked for professional help!So I went to psychiatrist (still can’t believe how I got the courage … it was more like an act of utter despair, actually! Plus I hate to ask for help!), and now I am undergoing a therapy for social anxiety disorder. It is too early to say if I am indeed better concerning my emotional – or mental – state and a variety of my social fears… It is clear that this is going to be a tough battle! But worth winning! …because, really, my life is at stake. This life I
Cipralex side effects are wearing down and I feel …almost normal! 2008-05-08 20:46:00 Last time I’ve wrote - it was in the middle of a crisis. It was my first week on Cipralex, and I was experiencing anxiety attacks stronger than ever! I remember saying to myself: “If I’m not crazy already, I will surely go mad shortly!”. I’ve even considered stopping medications and therapy altogether!Luckily, I’ve persisted.I kind of decided (see this construct – that’s so typical of me – I really have to change my way of thinking or I’ll never get rid of this stupid phobia) to see my psychiatrist first thing in the morning… but I just could not get myself out of the bed! Literally. I’ve spent all of that day in bed, in agony! Too afraid to move, too afraid to breath… too afraid to face the world!The day after that, it was time for my regular meeting with a psyc Read more:wearing
Escitalopram: sold As Cipralex or Lexapro - for social anxiety 2008-05-14 17:02:00 I’ve been looking for some information about this drug I’ve started using for social anxiety
disorder a month ago, called Cipralex. I was very confused when my psychiatrist tried to explain to me… something about serotonin… adrenalin…? I didn’t understand why I need an anti-depression drug: I’m not depressed, I have social phobia!Anyhow, here are some facts about Cipralex…• Brand
Side Effects of Escitalopram (Cipralex or Lexapro) 2008-05-16 18:47:00 Some lucky people taking Escitalopram (Cipralex or Lexapro) don’t experience any side effects. I was not one of them: first week on Lexapro was the hardest for me… I developed all the common side effects… Things calmed down after about two weeks, but since my anxiety was actually made worse by the drug, I had to see a doctor concerning Lexapro side effects.What can one expect in the beginnin Read more:Effects
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