Lexapro - Eye Strain

Last week my Dr prescribed Lexapro to help with my anxiety issues. She recommended I only start with 1/2 of a 5mg tablet because I'm pretty sensitive to medication. The first couple of days I had fatigue and pretty bad nausea, which has pretty much resolved. The medication seems to be working well. The latest issue that I am having is eye strain. It seems that my eye muscles have relaxed and because of that, my eyes are straining to see well. Has anybody had a similar issue? Is this going to resolve itself in a few days just like the nausea? Not being able to see well is a real problem because driving was my main source of anxiety.

I have been taking the Lexapro in the morning, so today I switched to night time. Hopefully that helps it. My eyes seem to be improving slowly. I just had an eye exam 2 weeks ago and got a clean bill of health. Plus I work for an eye dr so I had the tech check my pressure and it's fine, so no acute Glaucoma. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Other than that, the lexapro seems to be working great.

Hi Eil,

I am so happy for you. Thanks for sharing with us that sticking with the medication helped.

Keep up the good work...

Hugs, Karen...