Lexapro - if you have taken - did you like?

Lexapro has been the only drug I can tolerate, I too am very, very, sensitive to medications. It has done a very good job at controlling my moods and anxiety and I've been on it for over 2 years. I started at 5mg and gradually went up to 10mg and then 20mg. I'm currently at 10mg, most likely will be going up again as my anxiety has gotten pretty high again these couple of weeks. Did your doctor want you to cut the 10mg in half and just take 5mg for the first week?

My side effects were kind of annoying at first, but lasted very briefly. Maybe a week. I basically felt randomly light leaded or dizzy at first and had trouble sleeping (I felt restless/anxious with sweats when sleeping, but I felt that way a lot before so it wasn't a major deal to me, more so annoying). I did feel a bit tired as well, but that started to go away with time. Sometimes I would take like half an Ativan to help calm me down or to help me sleep better. But remember *everyone is different* you could have no side effects or maybe different ones than I described. I would definitely give Lexapro a shot :)

Hi there
just a word of caution
watch tweaking your doses as yr doc needs to be aware of exactly what you are taking ..
just a lil advice lol
i sure hope it works for you
hugs
lyn

hi hun
ya know..i honestly hv to say yes i believe that with all side effects listed it will get to peeps that hv health anxiety but thats jmho
the side effects all hv to be listed in case of any serious issue resulting from taking it or taking med with another med



as i said in last post do be careful when tweaking yr doses like that
you do want the efects of med to work right..
hoping this is one for you
hugs
lyn

Hi, I took Lexapro for 3 years and loved it! It stopped working for me and after 2 years, I can't find anything else that worked that well. My side effects were minimal. I did sweat a little more than usual and if I was late taking a dose, I had strange sensations in my eyes but other than that, nothing. I didn't gain weight, my migraine headaches disapeared completely as well as my depression, anxiety, and panic attacks!  I am now on 3 meds and they work half as well as just taking the Lexapro. I believe it took about 3-4 weeks to totally be in my system. I hope it works for you! If you decide to stop taking it, talk to your dr first because when I went off of it, I had to do it very slowly because there were a lot of side effects then. 

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Kindly,
Kitt