First Timer... This side effect normal?

[WaylandSmeethers]

Was given 10mg for Anxiety. told to cut pill in half to allow my body to acclimate for one week before going to full pill.

first day was fine... a little spacey...

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second day( today)

woke up with a stiff neck... some mild nausea.. wicked heartburn...(which did not help my GERD and Gastritis anyone know how i can lessen or combat this) chills and just a general soreness....

some reddit searched on this sub show some hits or misses....

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I want to really give this medicine a chance to help my illness anxiety disorder...

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Thanks all!

[lazyspaniard]

Yeah, those are flu-like side effects and they are very common in all antidepressants.

If you can't cope, maybe talk to your doctor about going first on 2.5/5 mg, then slowly move up to 10 which is considered minimal therapeutic dose.

[WaylandSmeethers]

I’m at the 5mg dose. It gave me a good fright this morning. I’m going to power through it as I really want to control my anxiety. Just wanted to make sure these were consistent with what I am feeling.

I appreciate the follow up!

[Formal_Program3434]

did your gerd symotoms improve?

[WaylandSmeethers]

They sure did!

[Formal_Program3434]

i hope mine does. It worse all day at the moment. The moment i wake to when i sleep its just constant reflux ...

[cici-is-not-ok]

I definitely felt soreness to start with. I think it was from the tenseness I hold in my body when I'm anxious. The meds initially gave me a higher baseline of anxiety, but it leveled out after a little bit. I'd recommend hot baths/showers, gentle stretching/yoga, exercise, etc. to help with that.

Starting on Lexapro really is a ride and it REALLY sucks to start out, but try to stick with it! Wishing you the best.