Posted by ajen on October 9, 2002, at 15:26:04
In reply to Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by Dr. Bob on June 11, 2002, at 7:52:48
I was on Paxil 40mg a day for about a year and a half. I also had to take 12.5mg of Trazadone to get some restful sleep at night. I had horrible problems getting up in the morning. It caused some problems at work.
A few weeks ago my doctor was finally willing to switch me to something else. He put me on 10mg Lexapro, and had me lower the Paxil 10mg every 4 days until I was off.
The first time I tried to start taking the Lexapro, I stuck with it for 3 days. The side effects were awful. I constantly felt on the verge of throwing up, no appetite, and generally felt very out of it. It made work nearly impossible, I couldn't concentrate, I felt so crappy. So I decided, without talking to my doctor that I wasn't going to take Lexapro.
Fortunately, I had a change of heart after discussing the situation with various family members. I went back on Lexapro and got in to see my doctor ASAP about side effects. He asked if I was taking the Lexapro with food. Nothing I read said to take it with food, so I didn't. He told me to try. I took his advice, and guess what? It actually WORKED!
I'm now only on Lexapro. I have experienced more bruxism than usual, but I can deal with that. I have more energy, eventhough I'm still having issues getting out of bed. I'm going to try taking Lexapro in the morning.
Oh yeah, my sex drive is much higher than it has been in a long time!
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