Hi all, I’ve been on escitalopram since August and recently my anxiety has gotten so bad my doctor told me to stop taking it and gave me this in addition to buspirone. I’m on 37.5 but I haven’t taken it yet, due to the anxiety I am having about taking this new medication prescribed for my anxiety (isn’t that just ironic?) When I took my first dose of escitalopram (10mg split in half until I could hype myself up to take the whole tablet) I felt it within an hour and it freaked me out a little since it’s pretty widely known you don’t “feel” anything for a few doses or weeks, granted it made me feel great at the time. It put me right to sleep
Did anyone experience anything in the first day that was caused by Effexor? My doctor suggested I take it at bedtime but I’m just worried that I’ll feel bad effects right away.
Lexapro has been my first experience with anti-anxiety meds so I appreciate any encouragement