Originally Posted by
jwbm 
Hi all,
thanks for the replies. I went to my doctor about this and he has prescribed me 10mg lexapro/cipralex alongside the beta blocker - the weed is the next thing to go - i dont think il have a problem ditching it at all in comparison to the hell it was getting off alcohol - this is wee buns compared to that
Weed increased my social anxiety 10 fold. I stopped using it in my early 20's, but my social anxiety still continued; although, not to the degree when I was smoking.
Therapy didn't help me much, but I started taking Paxil (it's an SSRI class of anti-depressant, just like Lexapro) for situational depression in 1995. I only expected to take it for a few months, but after a month or so on Paxil, I found that my social anxiety went away almost completely, so I kept taking it until I recently switched to Lexapro. Frankly, it was a Godsend.
Did your Dr. tell you that SSRI drugs like Lexapro take time to work? Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.