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Lexapro 5mg ..help!

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macy96104
macy96104

ice been on 5mg lexapro for 9 days now and feel aweful. I have had morning anxiety every morning since starting and no appetite until later afternoon. the first few days I felt better in the afternoon so I was able to eat and get some stuff done, but the past 2 days day 7 and 8 I have felt sick all day and my anxiety has been up all day. Feeling super tired today and jittery. can someone tell me this gets better. I dread the morning.

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  • alex_71123
    alex_71123 macy96104

    Posted

    hi macy,

    i feel you, dont worry, it takes 4 weeks to start feeling the benefits, 6 weeks till you feel the full force. but sadly the first 3 weeks you can feel worse, i did. but then i felt great. ask me any questions any time

    • matts4912
      matts4912 alex_71123

      Posted

      Alex is right on - these things will always make you feel worse before better - it is textbook what you are going through.

      However, I would say that feeling the full benefits by 6 weeks would be a minimum. It can take up to 12 weeks - it varies from person to person.

      You should find that once the first 3 weeks are out of the way - as Alex said - you should start to feel on a better route, but there will be setbacks along the way. The progress is never linear, it is a rollercoaster...

    • macy96104
      macy96104 matts4912

      Posted

      Thanks for your response. Feeling a little better this afternoon. Wasn't sick all day like I was yesterday. The mornings are just so hard. I'll keep pushing through.

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