Posted by Mariposa on September 13, 2003, at 12:08:02
In reply to New on Lexapro, posted by almondjoy on September 13, 2003, at 0:19:46
> Im on day 10 on Lexapro 10mg, have a few side-effects: headaches when its wearing off, sexual s/e, can't concentrate (in convos or reading)...space out alot, a little fatigue. i do notice a difference already though (i went to the mall today, and not much anxiety for the couple hours) Has anyone who's been on it for a while have side effects that went away?
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> I'm glad to trade moodiness,crying myself to sleep, and getting stomach aches etc everytime i have to leave the house in exchange for the slight effects im feeling BUT the two things that bother me now are sex and headaches.
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> I take it at night (hoping it would help me sleep, but it hasn't) I wake up feeling good, able to go out/talk to people, but by late afternoon i just want to be by myself, have a headache etc. Thinking maybe taking it twice a day would even the whole day out. Is it too early to know if I'll need to adjust (i see my shrink in 10 days)
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> Are the side effects higher on higher doses? And might the sexual side effects wear off?
> (thanks to all in advance)I had it TOUGH w/se's in the beginning (called in sick whole second wk) but all se's are gone now. It seems for most, se's diminishing at wk 4-5, begin to see *benefits* by wk 6-8.
Had BAD headaches first 2 wks, they went away, unless I ate a LOT of sugar. Sexual se took longest to go away, about 4 mos. for me.
Insomnia - I SUFFERED w/this all my adult life, but Lex has CURED me!!! At first I had trouble, fell asleep after dinner, had to nap in the mornings, had to adjust time I took dose from morning to afternoon to evening, and now I'm back to taking in the morning...seems this is something else that varies greatly by individual, I used trial and error to find *best* time for me.
I started @5mg, went to 10mg at wk4-5, went to 20mg beginning of 5th month. As I said before, had bad se's to begin, much less when I went from 5 to 10, and nearly imperceptible when I went to 20.
Drinking - I drink socially and have not had any problems w/it, however, It is generally NOT a good idea, as alcohol is a depressant.
Best of luck to you!~~~8|8
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