I went to my dr today to discuss these side effects. I'll admit my first day was a bit stressful, I woke up and took it first thing in the morning (about 5/6am, on a Thursday) and within an hour and a half I felt it. fingers crossed. But I went along with it because for one, i didnt know much about the medications, if i had I NEVER would have started them, and two, I felt so crappy that week after the ER I felt pretty desperate. Yesterday and today I have had crying spells, depression, hopeless feelings, anxiety and obsessive thoughts as if my mind was playing a movie over and over. Ive always been an anxious person as far as I worry about pretty much everything more so than the average person, but i have never had my anxiety manifest itself into the physical symptoms that it did that sent me to the ER. Didn't your doctor suggest other things (counselling) or anything first? TL;DR at bottom. I still have not had a proper nights sleep since. Lifting Makes Me Happy * Mindi Friedland. I’m new to this whole world of, well all of this. Is this not the med for me, or do I just need to give it more time?I am so sorry you have had a rough time. My depression started from having anixety and panic attacks that just came on over night! I just know I was in the ER and the week following the ER I was a mess with anxiety... but this all has felt very premature and a bit of jumping the gun with this treatment. I do want off them but am concerned about how I will get through this time of day. Try searching for what you seek or The easiest way to lookup drug information, identify pills, check interactions and set up your own personal medication records.

I started lexapro 3 weeks and 3 days ago for severe depression and anxiety. Does it get better?

Should I get on something else in addition to Lexapro? I seem to get some energy late evening finally, but that energy often feels like over-caffeinated or something. I had my first “anxiety attack” beginning of January, went to ER as I didn’t know what was going on. Will these side effects go away ever? In 3 days I will have been on Lexapro 4 weeks. That was 4 months ago. When? I did take it upon myself to start seeing a therapist, Ive seen her twice now, not sure she is the best fit for me as I didnt leave either session feeling like it was anything more than just me talking, she hasnt been offering me much in the way of tools to cope or anything. The first two weeks were rough and you can read more about that here. I’ve been on the Lexapro generic Escitalopram for a little over 3 full months now and I’m finally beginning to feel normal. I didnt have any of those symptoms before starting on this medication. So, idk if any of this is even necessary for me. But I think if I never started the lexapro, I'd already be back to my regular self by now. I went to my doctor a week later and he started me on 10mg Lexapro and 1mg Ativan as needed.

I am not able to shake this depression.

The rest of that week, it was like a flip was switched and suddenly I was completely unable to control anxiety. The first 2 weeks were hell on earth my depression worsened and I could not sleep a wink. I am having issues with sleep on it and my doctor suggested Lexapro instead but now I’m not sure since it made you jittery. Jittery, restless, fidgety and I am not a fan of how that feels. I used to take 1mg of Ativan at that time each day but my doctor wants me off it, so I have gradually reduced to .5 and now .25 (not easy the pills are so tiny). We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - However, I can relate with the "jitteriness" you talk about. The side effects I’m still dealing with are diarrhea (for the entire month of January, this has been my life) and trouble sleeping at night, and being very tired during most of the day. I’m finally getting around to posting part II of my Lexapro diary. Available for Android and iOS devices. Now at nearly 3 weeks, some things have improved as far as appetite is back, anxiety is better though still there (I still take at least 0.5 Ativan a day), I have periods of the day I feel “normal” but it’s brief.

Pretty much had all of them. Appetite completely gone, lost 10 lbs in a matter of days, couldn’t get out of bed, couldn’t work... just all of a sudden. Then a few years ago I became worse and was switched to Sertraline (horrible for me). Said that he thinks with more time on the lexapro, these things will level out and hopefully I will not need the ativan or ambien after awhile. It’s been almost 3 weeks, and in the beginning I had a hell of a time with side effects. He felt that despite these side effects that i was making good progress on the lexapro and wants to keep at it another few weeks. Im not a person that can say I have struggled with depression or anxiety attacks prior to this experience. I had anxiety that started in January with all the symptoms you described and I wasn’t on any medication until February when I started Wellbutrin. How are you doing now ?Still looking for answers? I had A LOT of life stressers in December, and my dad died last year so I assume it all just finally became too much and came to a head? Select one or more newsletters to continue.