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For me it was around the same time Mo3 mentioned they took, maybe a bit more than one year and a half. It's been long, so I don't remember precisely. However I
by ratww 4y ago
For me it was around the same time Mo3 mentioned they took, maybe a bit more than one year and a half. It's been long, so I don't remember precisely.
However I was in a quite sorry state before... I was having several panic attacks a week. My therapy alone was also not working well, I was doing twice a week. After starting it, everything started falling into place. I never had a panic attack again.
I never had any downside whatsoever from taking them (didn't know they don't go well with summer!), including the regular complaints, it wasn't really a burden on me other than having to buy them monthly and take them every day.
- janeerie 4y agoI would like to see more discussion of the role of SSRIs in treating anxiety, rather than depression (which always seems to be the default focus). I also suffered from panic that went away completely with SSRIs. I have never had issues with depression, but these medications gave me my life back.
- ratww 4y agoInterestingly the reasoning from my doctor for me taking Escitalopram was that it was good for anxiety, so I guess there's at least some anecdotal evidence from doctors about its efficacy...
- Mo3 4y agoEscitalopram is specifically prescribed for anxiety disorder at least in my country of residence. I think it’s considered one of the top options for GAD/panic disorder generally. Did wonders for my anxiety too.