Posted by Meri-Tuuli on June 5, 2006, at 7:37:39
In reply to Any way to counteract sedation of Lexapro?, posted by Butternut on June 4, 2006, at 18:03:37
Hey Butternut,
I went through a similar thing on celexa (which is almost lexapro!) I was very sedated I needed about 12 hours sleep a night!
Anyway um, you probably want to talk about the sedation with your pdoc. They can add agents to lex to help, like wellbutrin, a stimulant maybe.
I live in the UK so I wasn't able to try the above. I simply had to come off the med, which wasn't suited to me anyway. I tend to think that if its making you as sedated as I was, then its not the drug for you. But you've only been on lex a week? You need to give it alot longer than that, say 6-8weeks. The sedation crept up on me over several months. I personally think my mental problems are a result of a dopamine/noradrenaline inbalance rather than something to do with sertonin.
Just a thought.
Kind regards
Meri
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