Posted by ayuda on January 23, 2003, at 21:02:06
In reply to Re: Lexapro in AM or PM, posted by Dysfunk on January 23, 2003, at 20:10:03
> I just started taking it. I take it in the AM,and by evening I can't fall alseep. Eventually I do,though,just not on my terms. Mornings are hard to rise with an alarm clock. I get the midday exhaustion.First day on it I sleep through a movie (boy did that piss me off!) I have had to resort to drinking more coffee (funny, with Effexor, I had to cut back on coffee). I mentioned my inability to fall asleep to my doctor. He thinks it may be withdrawals from Effexor and suggested I continue taking it in the AM. I do take Xanax and Temazepam at night to sleep. Sometimes even that doesn't put me to sleep for hours. Good Luck!
I've been on just the Lexapro now for more than a month, and I still have lots of problems falling asleep -- and my doctor (I see a new one tomorrow) didn't think it would last. HA! I like the Lexapro, but I have the same sleeping problems you speak of, and Trazodone stopped helping (makes me drowsy, but not falling asleep, which is like purgatory when you are exhausted). Hopefully the new doc will care.
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