Posted by Mariposa on August 22, 2003, at 18:59:00
In reply to first day on lexapro/hell, posted by lost on August 22, 2003, at 11:06:37
> I have been dealing with depression and anxiety for three years .I have tried both paxil and effexor both only for a week i couldnt handle the side effects.So after a 2 and ahalf years i finally went to my doc. who gave me lexapro 10 mg a day. yesterday i took it for the first time in the middle of the day . bad idea all day i had horrible anxeity, shakes and just generally felt like i was going to jump out of my skin.then when i tried to sleep last night i dont reaaly know if i sleep or not.my was going a mile a minute i couldnt control my thoughts at all.does all this symptom ever do away if i kept taking it.And has any one had better luck taking it in the mourning or at night. thanks
I too would encourage you to stick with it, but to help w/side effects you might try cutting pills in half and take 5mg for the first 2 weeks when the se's are the worst, then go up to 10mg. Might also try taking it before bed so you sleep through the worst of it.
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!~~~8|8
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