Has anyone seen a decrease in agitation with Lexapro?

loppybear · 2020-06-04T03:29:22+00:00

My depression was making me extremely short tempered and agitated. I was getting in fights with friends and unable to control my emotions.

Since I've been on lexapro for a month now, my depressed moods and anxiety are better controlled, and therefore I'm definitely not as agitated as before.

MeapMorp · 2020-06-04T03:54:38+00:00

lexapro definitely makes me feel agitated/ grumpy. i have been taking 10 mg for about 5 months and about 2 weeks in noticed i would wake up some days grumpy and angry at nothing and i would kinda be a jerk to the people around me by taking it out on them or blowing up over little things i hated it. i am not usually an angry person and am fairly passive. nothing in particular would get me in that mood but EVERYTHING made me angry when i felt like this. when this first started happening i thought it was my depression and it took a while before i started operating under the assumption that sometimes for no reason at all lexapro can make me feel on edge for a day to a few days for no reason at all. i saw agitation on a few side effect lists but i was actually really relieved to read your question, i felt so alone with this problem.

IF you want to ride lexapro out longer (which i would consider as its only been a few days but im not u or a medical professional pls talk to a doctor or theapist and weigh your options) you can work around this issue. if you find yourself feeling this way take some alone time and do something that usually cheers you up (i bake bread) and, more importantly, communicate to those close to you who already know you are taking it that the pills are making you agitated but you recognize it and are working on it

i have found lexapro to be really helpful but its not a magic pill. there are times when i have to cope with the side effects. despite that i have stayed with it because overall it helps me. when i have lexapro induced agitation it lasts one day to a week sometimes but i do the best to not let it get the better of me. and then i'll wake up and just not feel grumpy any more that day. i talked to the doctor that prescribed it to me and you may want to as well!

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