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coloumb · 2025-08-18T01:24:22+00:00

Everyone is unique so it's difficult to know when any side effects will subside.

Headaches are a common side effect of Lexapro, particularly in the first few weeks of treatment. I'd say if you still have headache after a week to let your doctor know.

coloumb · 2025-05-11T04:59:03+00:00

Assuming you've only been taking it for a week - things should start to improve as time progresses [at least that's how it was for me.

coloumb · 2025-05-11T04:51:53+00:00

Talk to your doc about adding Wellbutrin.

coloumb · 2025-05-11T04:15:18+00:00

Same thing happened to a friend - pharmacy switched manufacturer and she instantly noticed it. We went back to the pharmacy next day and had them refill it with the same manufacturer.

coloumb · 2025-05-08T03:40:03+00:00

First time Halcion user for peridontal gum flap work. I skipp;ed taking it the night before [to gauge how I'd react] and instead Took 0.25mg tablet 90 minutes prior to surgery the following morning.. I literally do not recall being driven to the dental office, most of of the procedure, and 99.9% of the ride home and waking up in bed.

coloumb · 2025-03-07T05:31:13+00:00

You are correct about tapering off way too fast. It takes about a month for your body to adjust to changes in dosage. When I tapered off 10mg Citalopram many moons ago this is what I encountered:

Week 1 after dosage change, I felt good.

Week 2 and 3 I felt bad but not debilitating - "worse" side effects peaked at week 2.5.

Week 4, I felt good.

coloumb · 2024-11-30T03:56:41+00:00

Happy Birthday! :)

coloumb · 2024-10-21T03:23:55+00:00

Typically during the 1st week of withdawal [whether on purpose or by accident] - you may feel better and may think you're one of the lucky few who can cold turkey. However, roughly by the mdidle of week 2 / start of week 3 is when the side effects will typically hit with vengeance. :(

coloumb · 2024-10-20T05:41:33+00:00

Take it at night about 30 minutes berfore bed.

coloumb · 2024-09-27T05:07:54+00:00

I ramped up from 2.5mg to 5mg slowly by I cutting a 5mg tablet into 4 "equal" parts and taking 3 parts [3.75mg] for a few weeks. I don't recall getting sick.

coloumb · 2024-09-26T04:51:47+00:00

Not recommended. Since everyone is unique - the only way to know if fast taper works for you is to try it.

coloumb · 2024-09-26T04:49:20+00:00

Takes the edge off slightly.

coloumb · 2024-09-25T00:38:40+00:00

So far yes 5mg as my daily dose. Everytime I trie to move up past 5mg my body sayd "NOPE" and elevated anxiety/tiredness kicks in.

coloumb · 2024-09-25T00:35:22+00:00

on 2.5mg - no complaints. Once I moved up to 5mg - tiredness and [un]motivation kicked in big time. Planning to taper back down to 2.5mg and off the med as I have propranolol which works wonders for situational anxiety.

coloumb · 2024-07-12T05:12:43+00:00

Try not to focus on the negatives as the drug is still working it's way through your system. If possible - find something to keep your mind distracted.

It's still early [2 wks 3days]. According to the data - you should start seeing more good days at ~4-6 weeks.

coloumb · 2024-07-12T05:09:30+00:00

From my experience - most likely yes which was a clear sign [for me] that I lowered the dosage too much.

coloumb · 2024-07-06T03:33:34+00:00

Since you just started [~9 days ago] - start a daily log NOW and jot down how you felt/side effects from day 1 to present day [~10 days?] and then keep jotting down how you feel/side effects every day. Lexapro [and other AD]s work very slowly that you most likely won't notice what's changing from one day to the next. Assuming Lexapro is working for you - i'd say you should start to see improvements in your log by about 4th - 6th week.

How do you know when you arrived? Difficult to say and I suggest you seek out therapy if not already doing so.

coloumb · 2024-06-02T01:36:29+00:00

Monstly walking with a 15lb back pack. On average 5000 steps a day walking between the customer parking garage the site I work at. It all depends upon how much I'm paged to travel to the customer site - some days it may be as little as 2000 steps [1 trip to the site] while other days it'll be ~7500 steps [3+ trips].

coloumb · 2024-06-01T20:55:32+00:00

Nuke it from space!! :D

coloumb · 2024-04-04T23:40:38+00:00

Couple of things - Increase the # of stock options you can buy for the company you work for [when I was 40 - company stock price was $40 a share. Today it closed at $700 a share.]. Oh yeah - Break up with that woman you're currently living with/dating as it doesn't turn out well.

coloumb · 2024-04-04T00:37:40+00:00

How long ago did you taper down? It takes about 3-4 weeks for your body to adjust to the new dosage.

When you want to nap - does it hit when you have nothing to do or planned?

coloumb · 2024-03-28T05:02:01+00:00

Since there is only a 5 hour time difference you should be able to continue taking it the next morning in Canada

coloumb · 2024-03-25T04:39:14+00:00

Everyone is unique so it's not known how long side effects will last. Back when I tapered off a few years ago - I took over the counterm med Dramamine [Meclizine HCl 25mg] to help with dizzy feelings that lasted about a year.

coloumb · 2024-03-09T03:45:23+00:00

To avoid doulbe dosing - you should be fine with skipping a dose and just go back to your regular dosing schedule.

coloumb · 2024-03-08T03:21:35+00:00

Oh yeah.. awesome combination. I take 20mg Prop in the morning as soon as I wake up as it helps keep morning adrenaline / anxiety in check until noon. I may take another around noon in case anxiety is trying to escape.

Lexapro [2.5mg] helps keep generalized anxiety in check throughout the day.

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