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In April 2024, my life changed. I started having symptoms that I couldn’t explain—constant anxiety, frequent diarrhea, and I lost about 20 pounds in a short period of time. I felt like my body was out of control. The anxiety became so overwhelming that I went to the emergency department multiple times because I was convinced something was seriously wrong.
In the second week of May 2024, I was finally diagnosed with Graves’ disease. My primary care doctor started me on 10 mg of methimazole. At first, I honestly thought the medication wasn’t going to work. Every day felt like a struggle, and I wondered if I would ever feel normal again.
But I kept taking my medication exactly as prescribed and gave it time to work.
Around four weeks later, I noticed something incredible—I started feeling leveled out. The constant anxiety eased, my stomach symptoms improved, and I finally began feeling like myself again. When my follow-up blood work came back, my thyroid levels were back in the normal range. It was such a huge relief.
Today, it’s been two years since my diagnosis, and I’m still doing well on the same 10 mg dose of methimazole. My life is normal again, and Graves’ disease no longer controls my everyday life.
If you’re newly diagnosed and feeling scared or discouraged, I want you to know that I’ve been where you are. In the beginning, it can feel like you’ll never get better, but healing takes time. Trust your treatment plan, keep up with your follow-up appointments, and be patient with yourself.
There is hope. Things really can get better, and one day you may find yourself encouraging someone else who is just starting their own journey.
You’re not alone, and you’ve got this.

I have been on lexapro for total of 10weeks, 5mg for 2weeks and 10mg for 8, the past 6days I had a return of anxiety and insomnia and nausea my doctor gave me the option or giving it few more weeks or going up to 12.5mg or15mg, my question is should I increase my dosage or give it more time and is it normal to experience a dip in week 7/8? Thank you.

I have been on 10mg for 5.5weeks the past 10days I
Am having all-day anxiety, is this a normal dip, I was on 5mg for 2weeks

5 weeks on lexapro, 2 weeks on 5mg and 3weeks on 10mg, this past week I felt great, no morning anxiety, but this past two days after catching a cold virus I feel like my anxiety is back and my sleep is off. Is it normal for anxiety to return when sick? Does it mean that the med stopped working?

I wanted to share my journey so far because a few weeks ago I was desperately searching for stories from people who made it through the hard beginning stages of Lexapro.

Before starting, my anxiety became overwhelming. I had constant morning anxiety, waves of fear, loss of appetite, poor sleep, racing thoughts, physical anxiety in my body, and I honestly felt like I lost my normal self. The first couple of weeks on Lexapro were not linear at all. I started on 5 mg for two weeks, and now I’ve been on 10 mg for another two weeks. During this time, I’ve had ups and downs emotionally and physically. Some days I felt noticeably better, then the next day I would feel anxious again or emotionally flat. I had moments where I thought it wasn’t working, and other moments where I finally felt glimpses of relief and my old personality returning.

Now, I’m starting to see more good moments. The morning anxiety is improving, my body feels calmer at times, and I’m having windows where I can enjoy family time, music, TV, conversations, and just feel more normal again. I’m still not completely out of the woods yet, and I still have fatigue, occasional waves of anxiety, and mood dips. But compared to where I started, there is improvement happening, even if it’s gradual.

For anyone early in the process: healing on Lexapro can be very uneven at first. A bad morning or rough day does not mean you’re back to square one. Sometimes the brain seems to stabilize in waves instead of all at once. Hold onto the small improvements because they can slowly become more frequent and last longer. Reading success stories helped me keep going, so I hope this helps someone else stay hopeful too.

I am on day 6 of upping to 10mg, all day nausea that started on day 3 and increase in morning anxiety, is this normal? My symptoms on 5mg the nausea lasted maybe 2 days but the 10mg is kicking my but.

I am on day 4 on 10mg, I have been on 5mg with some improvement in anxiety. Since, day 3 on 10mg I have been having increase in anxiety that last from morning and goes away in the evening, I also have nausea. Is it normal to get the same side effects after going up in dose? and how long does this last?

Good day than a bad day

I am on day 9 of lexapro for anxiety, my number one complaint is intense morning anxiety that dies down in the evening. Yesterday was the first day in about 2 month that my anxiety went away at 10am and I felt normal the whole day, I am on 5mg will go up to 10mg on day 15. My question is it normal to have good day and a bad day in the first two weeks?

I had morning anxiety before I started Lex, I am on day 6 5mg will go up to 10mg in week 2, my anxiety this morning has been 10/10, I feel okay in the evening and able to sleep. My question is how long does morning anxiety last?