Posted by Phyl on November 10, 2002, at 11:54:22
In reply to Re: Thanks Dr. Bob on Redirect, posted by wharfrat on November 10, 2002, at 10:55:13
> Thanks Dr. Bob, I kind of would like people to get back on the subject "Anyone switched to Lexapro" and take their FDA complaints elsewhere.No offense to anyone, I'm just tired of conspiracy theories that's all. I for one am more interested in how this med is working for people, be it good or bad and how everybody is doing.
> So, my question to anybody out there is this.
> Has anyone been "newly" diagnosed and been put on lexapro without ever having been on an antidepressant before and how is it working for them?I have never been on any medication other than for BP. I was put on Lexapro for anxiety -- i.e., worrying. I also am a "first class" insomniac. I have never been diagnosed as being depressed.
I notice very little difference during the daytime on Lexapro, which I take in the morning. I take 7.5 mg. and will probably stay on this dosage. What I DO notice is that I am always very tired from about 6:00 p.m. on. My internist asked me to force myself to stay awake until normal bedtime for me (11:00 p.m.) but I am so sleepy, I just can't stay up. (Last night, I went to bed at 7 p.m!) I find that I fall asleep pretty quickly (which is most unusual for me) and sleep about four hours straight (also unusual for me). I might wake up several times after that, but I fall asleep again. I also notice that I feel tired in the morning and don't want to get up but, once up, I am fine. Lexapro seems to act as a "sleeping pill" for me, but it also seems to slow down my brain so that I am not constantly going over things in my head when I am trying to fall asleep. So far, so good.
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