Posted by Dr. Jill on November 20, 2003, at 8:43:13
In reply to Re: about insomnia side effect/bottom, posted by Karalyn on November 19, 2003, at 23:01:35
I had all of the symptoms you mentioned the first few days. The tummy issues went away. However, I still have insomnia - big time and I have been on Lexapro for 18 days. Actually, I am going to see the doctor today at 1:30 and I will let you know what he says about it. He prescribed Ambien and that does not work. I have no problem falling asleep - I just cannot stay asleep. It is a horrible cycle. I am so tired that I go to bed at 8pm and typically awake around midnight and I'm lucky if I can fall back to sleep. I do not want to discourage you. Many others say the insomnia goes away. For me, it cannot go away soon enough! Jill
> hey, I am on my second day of Lex and I'm worried about all this talk of insomnia. See, I had insomnia last year and depression as a college freshman (they all thought it was just colleges stress--dorks). anyway i was on effexor and i took ambien to be able to sleep. i went off effexor (cause it was only a freshman college dip in my life right? WRONG!) So when i started getting depressed and not sleeping again I decided to go to a psychiatrist and not my primary doc anymore. he said i went off too soon, and i wasnt actually diagnosed with anything. Now im on Lex. but im worried that my insomnia wont go away and ill have to take ambien forever as well or some other sleep aid med. and isnt that dangerous? do sleep meds affect you long term? does one get addicted?
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> oh yeah I am also having the usual nausea, and diarhea. definately irritable bowel. one more thing, since I have only seen my pdoc(is that the short for psychiatrist?) once what should i expect? some of you are saying that you dont really get therapy or whatever just meds. well I want to get the most from it. I'm so glad I found this sight when researching Lexapro.
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