Posted by Mariposa on January 18, 2004, at 11:16:02
In reply to Re: I'm just learning to do this..., posted by melley on January 18, 2004, at 7:25:14
> When I first started lexapro I took a sleep aid til it kicked in and I was able to sleep the whole night through on my own. I took half of a 10mg tablet of ambien. If you don't have access to that you could take a benadryl. But I'm sure your dr would be fine with prescribing ambien for you.
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> > Apparently I started a whole new thread, when I just wanted to continue on this one. Still getting the hang of this. I've started week 2 on Lexapro, and I'm going a bit crazy. The nausea is getting better and I haven't cried since last week, but I wake up everyday about 3AM shaking and spend the next 3 hours trying not to let the anxiety attack develop fully. I know I'm whining, and I need to be patient, I've just never taken anything like this before. I'm looking forward to the day I get a full night's sleep...
> > Thank you so much for letting me know I'm not alone...
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>I too had some trouble sleeping at first, and I took TylenolPM.
Now I have been on Lex almost 1 year and I sleep soundly through the nights. I used to be a terrible insomniac before I started Lexapro, a major reason for my depression dx.
Hopefully it will get better soon.~~~8|8
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