Posted by Wildman on February 9, 2005, at 12:31:57
In reply to Lexapro Side effects, posted by njsurfer on February 9, 2005, at 11:41:36
NJSurfer,
I think your symptoms will pass quickly. I've been on Lexapro for about a year now and it has really helped me.
When I started on it, I did experience side-effects like you describe, the tiredness, the anxiety (Ativan helped that go away), and I also wondered when I was going to start feeling better.
After a month or so, the side-effects went away completely. A few months later, I still wasn't feeling that much better, so we increased it from 10mg to 20mg. What a difference! I have my life back. I have my marriage back.
So, please hang in there. Did you ramp up to the 10mg by starting with 5mg, etc?? Jumping right into 10mg if you've never taken these types of meds before is not what I would recommend to anyone - ramping is always the way to go.
I take my Lex first thing in the morning as I find it "activating". So activating that I
I also take Seroquel at night to help with my sleep and to act as a mood-stabilizer. I take anywhere from 25mg to 75mg a couple of hours before bedtime. I think this med has helped me as much as the Lexapro.Hope this helps!!!! You'll get your old self back, it does take a while though.
Wildman
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