Posted by ayuda on January 22, 2003, at 14:43:22
In reply to Lexapro in AM or PM, posted by juanantoniod on January 22, 2003, at 12:28:09
> Hello all,
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> I got a new script for Lexapro yesterday and forgot to ask the doc if it is usually taken in the AM or PM. I know it doesn't matter much because everyone is different, but I'm wondering what the majority of you have had success with.
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> Thanks!
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> AntonioI think that the consensus is AM. It causes insomnia in many -- not all, but many who post here -- of us, so taking it as early as is possible in the AM and as far away from when you want to go to sleep as possible might help. However, it causes some drowziness, so you might think after you've taken it that you should have waited until night, but most of the people posting who took it at night switched.
Then again, some people are preferring taking it at night...! I've been on it for about 2 months now, and last night I was so antsy I felt like I had drank 2 pots of coffee (didn't have anything with caffeine after noon). I take it as soon as I wake up in the AM, but yesterday was refill day (usually I'm on top of these things but I completely ran out) and didn't take it until 3 PM.
So I guess that bottom line is, most of us take it AM, try that, and if it isn't working for you, switch to PM. Hope that helps!
poster:ayuda
thread:137048
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