Lexapro

So today, I am starting on a very low dose of Lexapro to see what it does to my anxiety. 

Earlier this year, I came to the shocking to me conclusion that I am an anxious person! I think after Jim’s Health issues last summer when things were getting back to normal, I realized all the things I felt were classic anxiety feelings. It seemed helpful to me to own that, rather than just feeling overwhelmed a lot of the time. 

I mentioned it to my GP last December and he recommended a therapist. I was really thinking I could just whine about my troubles for a while and maybe do some meditation, but she was super focused on prescribing drugs. Not sure how I feel about that, but reflecting on the way home, I decided I have been to therapists and whined about my feelings for my whole life, and I certainly have had the opportunity to incorporate meditation and yoga, but I have not taken advantage of that. For the most part anyway. 

I’m going to try this, and it seems like an exit strategy is not too difficult. Supposedly, I should see some results within two weeks, the thing that my therapist mentioned that make the most impact on me was that it would “quiet my thoughts a bit”. I often feel like everything is in a whirlwind in my brain, hoping this will help.