Posted by KathrynLex on April 8, 2004, at 17:56:08
In reply to Side effects?, posted by Magdalena on April 8, 2004, at 12:56:32
Hi Mag,
I had the same problem for the first 6 weeks that I was on Lexapro. I would get up in the morning and fall asleep while brushing my teeth! Going to bed earlier and allowing your body that extra sleep helps a little bit. Coffee works too if you're a coffee drinker.
With each increase I've done, the tiredness comes back. I can't tell you how many hundreds of times I hit the snooze button when my alarm goes off.
I didn't experience the jaw clenching, but I know it's common. Some people go to their dentists to get a mouth guard of some kind that prevents them from clenching their jaw. (It's used to stop people from grinding their teeth too.)
I CAN tell you that the side effects go away. Hang in there.
K.
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