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Upped my lexapro dose and having some issues-help!

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mere03725
mere03725

Anyone had sleep disruption while increasing a med? I’m on 10 mg of lexapro and upped only 2.5 mg to 12.5 mg. This was on Friday, past two night have been hell w sleep. I’m taking .5 klonopin for sleep and STILL having issues. I hate this!!! 

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  • don45258
    don45258 mere03725

    Posted

    Hi mere 

    Every time you change doses of this Med you well have side effects for a few day or may be weeks everyone different 

    Good luck.

    They are some good people on this site with good advice 

    😀😀

    • mere03725
      mere03725 don45258

      Posted

      Seems like such a small amount to have these issues!! I didn’t have any start up issues but I cross tapered Prozac to lex. 
    • don45258
      don45258 mere03725

      Posted

      These meds are strange at times.when I reduced my dose the first week I was ok then boom 💥💥all the withdrawal affects came out of no were just give it time things should get better 

      Good luck 😀

  • dave51726
    dave51726 mere03725

    Posted

    Are you taking it at night? I have been on Escitalopram 10mg for 17 nights so far, take it at 7pm, sleep even better. I want to go to 15, then 20 eventually, each dose increase will bring about the 2 side effects I have had, drowsiness and dry mouth. 
    • mere03725
      mere03725 dave51726

      Posted

      I take in the am bc I have sleep issues...how long till side effects go away?
  • alex10154
    alex10154 mere03725

    Posted

    Have you tried taking it in the pm? I take mine then 20mg and it also makes me sleep.
  • kelly58470
    kelly58470 mere03725

    Posted

    I haven't switched to escitalopram yet--I will tomorrow--but I had major sleep issues when I first started taking Citalopram. Like 4-6 weeks of having to take Trazadone AND lorazepam in order to sleep, and then another month of just trazodone.

    ?Hang in there:-). 

    • mere03725
      mere03725 kelly58470

      Posted

      Thanks. I’m super anxious too!! Like panicky. I only upped 2.5 mg seems silly it would affect me this way. I’m on klonopin .5 mg and it still isn’t cutting it. 
    • deanna42576
      deanna42576 mere03725

      Posted

      Mere, 

      I had the same exact problem. They gave me 0.5mg Klonopin to sleep & it didn’t help. I ended up taking Melatonin time released (5mg or 10mg) in conjunction with the Klonopin & it was a lifesaver. You can get it from Amazon or Walgreens. The brand is “Natrol” purple & white bottle. I highly recommend it!

    • mrs_susan74280
      mrs_susan74280 deanna42576

      Posted

      Does it say you can take it with other medicines, are there side effects at all, how much do you take
    • mere03725
      mere03725 deanna42576

      Posted

      Thanks! I’m seeing my doc today so I will mention. Did it even out after your dose increase?
    • deanna42576
      deanna42576 mrs_susan74280

      Posted

      My psychiatrist said it’s fine to take Melatonin with Klonopin & Lex. I took 5mg time released 1st to see how it worked. I ended up needing the 10mg time released for a while. Now I only take Klonopin & am weaning off that. But remaining on the Lexapro.

    • deanna42576
      deanna42576 mere03725

      Posted

      Yes my anxiety got better so I was able to stop taking the melatonin. Now am taking Klonopin but weaning off that. Hoping the Lexapro will be therapeutic now. And I’ll only take that. If I have trouble sleeping again I will take melatonin. It’s non habit forming, no side effects.
    • mere03725
      mere03725 deanna42576

      Posted

      Thanks. I might try some tonight and see how it goes! Glad it worked out so well!
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