breathless?????

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breathless?????
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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 10:34am

Hi all sorry I havent been around but the boys have been sick. MY olest had a bad cold and awful cough that lead to a bad ear infection, then his antibiotic made him sick, he is better but still coughing. My middle one has a bad stuffy nose and cough. And now my baby has a cough and stuffy nose. Oh and the biggestmy husband, he does too! AGGHH

Anyway hopefully everyone will be all better soon!

Hope you are all doing well, I am still sticking it out with the 10 mg. of lexapro, it has been 2 weeks at 10 mg. not sure if it is working but we'll see.

I do have a ques.- of course;) - anyone ever feel like they cant take a deep breath, like you feel like you have to take in a deep breath or a yawn and you cant seem to get it?? Almost like a full feeling?? It is very hard for me to explain,I know I am breathing and not having any other symptoms other than I feel like I cant take a deep breath???? It comes usually in the morning, and can stick around all day, but it leaves just as suddenly as it comesd!! I can have it everyday for 2 weeks, and then not at all for 3 just like that!! First I thought maybe the med, then I thought an allergic reaction to chocolate, then I thought caffeine!!! Now of course my distorted mind thinks heart disease!! Anyone ever get this feeling that I cant explain??? Please help :0)

Thanks as always,
Kathy

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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 1:35pm
Hi, Kathy! I am sorry to hear about your guys being sick): That's alot of added stress for you. Hope they'll soon be well. As for the breathing, I can so relate. I call mine *ragged.* It just doesn't seem to come naturally & taking a deep breath is impossible. The more I try to breathe *normally* the worse it seems to get. That is the signal for me to re-focus, shift gears & get another area of my brain working to relax & reduce the anxiety. Keeping busy helps. It's hard not to think that there's something physically wrong, but this is so common for folks with anxiety. Reassure yourself that all is well. Those positive thoughts will soon put this negative thinking out of business. Good luck! (((hugs))) jan


 

 


 



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Registered: 01-17-2001
Sat, 03-04-2006 - 6:15pm

kathy,


I feel your pain, I am sick right now.


As far as feeling breathless.. I have had that. I have also had the feeling as if I couldn't swollow and was going to choak. For me

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:05pm

(((Kathy))) Thanks for the update!!

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 05-16-2005
Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:44pm

Man it really blows my mind that all of us with anxiety have almost all the same worrys.I also feel like i am breathless.The yawning part is something I do, to try and get a deep breath.I have that daily,I do like Jan mentioned,refocus my mind.The more I pay attention to it the worse it gets.


 

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Sun, 03-05-2006 - 3:41pm

Hi Sheri Ann,

I had been thinking about you as well. I am glad you were able to start the lexapro, after that whole insurance ordeal.

I started at 5mg. then after 4 weeks went up to 7.5 mg. stayed there for one week, now I am currently taking 10mg. of it. On Thursday it was exactly 2 weeks at 10mg. It is now 2 weeks and 3 days.

I find it interesting that you said you're not sure if it is really working now, as that is the same way I feel. I know it was working at 5mg. for about 3 weeks, with some bad days thrown in. Then it seemed not to be working at all, so at 7.5 I saw no change. Now at 10 sometimes I think it is working and sometimes not. I was definitely calmer when I first did the 5mg. I see myself getting agitated more easily again with my kids. My good and bad days now also seem to be almost even:( not what I want from this drug.

I am really confused about whether to increase, or switch. I dont want to switch as it took me so long to convince myself that this one was ok. So for now I am not sure if I am going to increase, originally I wanted to just stay at the 10mg but now maybe an increase is what I neeed, I dont know. I see my pdoc again on April 3, I may ask her her opinion.

Isnt it weird how it seemed to be working and now not so much??
Maybe someone else has an answer, or opinion.

Are you up to the 10mg. yet?? What mg. do you want to stop at??

Kathy

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sun, 03-05-2006 - 5:06pm

I have read from other posters that the optimum dose is 20 mg of Lexapro.

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 12-28-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 9:44am

Kathy,


This breathlessness totally describes me as well.

Jennifer

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