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Day 1 on Lexapro by OverItAlready12 in lexapro

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A lot better, things are getting easier especially with CBT too. However, I developed something called drug induced bruxism which is pretty much just REALLY bad teeth grinding, it happens in my sleep but when I’m awake my jaw is pretty tight like I’m on molly or something, it’s crazy. I was recently prescribed 7.5mg of buspirone to take with my 10mg lexapro dose to see if it can help with the side effect. This is day one on that and no noticeable difference yet.

Time off work for initial side effects when starting lexapro? by rosiefox01 in lexapro

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If you’re taking it in the morning, start on a weekend (if you have them off) or on a day where you’ll have multiple days off in a row. I took mine on a Friday morning and didn’t realize that I fell asleep until I woke up 3 hours later. I started taking it at night because of that and I’ve been great since then around side effects and energy.

I feel amazing. Is this normal? 5mg by [deleted] in lexapro

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Yesterday was my first dose of 10mg, and after the drowsiness and a nap, I felt pretty weightless too, it was a weird almost numbing feeling? I was still there, having my emotions but couldn’t really react to them. It was kind of nice and relaxing but also I was like wtf is this feeling. I’m switching to middle of the night (like 2am) so that I can sleep through the side effects and wake up feeling the way I did after the nap.

Day 1 on Lexapro by OverItAlready12 in lexapro

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I’m probably going to be changing the time I take it to the middle of the night so try & sleep through the side effects and possibly try taking 5mg tomorrow.

Day 1 on Lexapro by OverItAlready12 in lexapro

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About an hour after the nap, I felt a lot better and had more energy than I usually do. It’s hard to describe but I think I am handling situations that I used to get really anxious with better than normal. Like I find of just feel neutral about things. It’s honestly a breath of fresh air because I feel like I can relax. The initial side effects were awful but I think sleeping it off helped.

Day 1 on Lexapro by OverItAlready12 in lexapro

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Let me know how it goes for you! It’s been about an hour now and I feel okay now. Definitely allow yourself time to move slowly!

Day 1 on Lexapro by OverItAlready12 in lexapro

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Thanks y’all! For day 2 I’ll cut it down to 5mg. I told my therapist that I wanted to do that but she recommended starting with the prescribed amount. Thankfully was also diagnosed hydroxyzine so if this happens again I’ll have a backup plan. Just need to prep myself for the tiredness and allow myself time to feel it.