Still having anxiety and intrusive thoughts 4 months on Lexapro

[TDub]

So , I’ve been on lexapro 10mg for about 4 months. For the most part everything has gotten a lot better with my anxiety. The last few days I’ve noticed the anxiety over the intrusive thoughts has started to creep back in. I was just wondering if anyone has had this to happen and is it normal . I’m starting to wonder if I’ll just have this the rest of my life. It can be very discouraging at times when I have these thoughts and really no one to talk about them with. Any advise / help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Cuchculan]

10mg is like a starter dose. Others would be on up to 40mg. I would have a word with my GP. Explain what is happening to you. Dose might be upped to a higher dose. Or you might be asked to take something else as well.

 

[TDub]

I have an appointment in a couple weeks. I’ll definitely let him know. Thank you

 

[Cirqueme]

So , I’ve been on lexapro 10mg for about 4 months. For the most part everything has gotten a lot better with my anxiety. The last few days I’ve noticed the anxiety over the intrusive thoughts has started to creep back in. I was just wondering if anyone has had this to happen and is it normal . I’m starting to wonder if I’ll just have this the rest of my life. It can be very discouraging at times when I have these thoughts and really no one to talk about them with. Any advise / help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm on lexapro...and have been on it for 4 months also...my doctor told me 20 mg is what targets anxiety.. and 10mg targets depression more!

 

[TDub]

Thanks. We will have to give it a try

 

[Talgin]

Hello! I am on zoloft but also suffer from intrusive thoughts. I am suffering right now. It sucks! Just knowing other people go through it as well helps.

 

[JustinBaumann]

So , I’ve been on lexapro 10mg for about 4 months. For the most part everything has gotten a lot better with my anxiety. The last few days I’ve noticed the anxiety over the intrusive thoughts has started to creep back in. I was just wondering if anyone has had this to happen and is it normal . I’m starting to wonder if I’ll just have this the rest of my life. It can be very discouraging at times when I have these thoughts and really no one to talk about them with. Any advise / help would be greatly appreciated.

Do you happen to have any physical symptoms as well? Issues with digestion have a strong correlation with anxiety.

 

[Talgin]

Yes! Right now I am suffering because I drank raw milk from a local farm. It gave me diarrhea for 24 hours and that is what set off my anxiety. It seems when I have anxiety I always have gastro issues.

 

[JustinBaumann]

Yes! Right now I am suffering because I drank raw milk from a local farm. It gave me diarrhea for 24 hours and that is what set off my anxiety. It seems when I have anxiety I always have gastro issues.

Yup. That's no coincidence. What happens to your physical wellbeing effects your mental wellbeing as well. It's connected. Drinking the raw milk likely gave you acute gastritis (inflammation of the gut). Assuming you don't react to anything else in an extreme way, you're gut will start to heal and you'll feel better in time. If the anxiety even up until this point has been chronic though, it's likely because of CHRONIC inflammation in the gut which is affecting your microbiome (the biodiversity of bacteria and microorganisms). Until you start taking steps to heal that, you'll continue to experience symptoms.

 

[Talgin]

It's terrible. I just keep sleeping. I know this too shall pass but when you are in the thick of it it sucks.