Posted by DustBuster on January 8, 2005, at 8:28:42
In reply to Re: Starting Lexapro, kind of scared, posted by vicwa on January 6, 2005, at 9:36:21
Hi Vicwa!
I started Lexapro this week too, after previously trying Effexor and Wellbutrin. My pdoc told me to buy a pill splitter ($5 at the pharmacy) and only take 1/2 tab a day, or 5 mg, for the first 3 weeks, which is when my next appt with him is. I'm glad I did, because the "speedy" feeling is intense enough at this dose. It probably would have bothered me a lot more if I had tried to start at the 10 mg dose.
For the first 3 days, I hardly got any sleep at all, or at least, I couldn't sleep longer than 2 hours at a time. Now I'm back to 5-6 hours in a row, which is where I was before trying any anti-depressants.
But I sure hope this drug eventually becomes effective for me, because these side effects have been relatively easy to deal with, when compared to my previous attempts.
I wish you the best of luck!
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