Upped my lexapro dose and having some issues-help!

Treatment and medication
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Anyone had sleep disruption while increasing a med? I’m on 10 mg of lexapro and upped only 2.5 mg to 12.5 mg. This was on Friday, past two night have been ■■■■ w sleep. I’m taking .5 klonopin for sleep and STILL having issues. I hate this!!! 

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Hi mere 

Every time you change doses of this Med you well have side effects for a few day or may be weeks everyone different 

Good luck.

They are some good people on this site with good advice 

😀😀

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Seems like such a small amount to have these issues!! I didn’t have any start up issues but I cross tapered Prozac to lex. 

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These meds are strange at times.when I reduced my dose the first week I was ok then boom 💥💥all the withdrawal affects came out of no were just give it time things should get better 

Good luck 😀

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Are you taking it at night? I have been on Escitalopram 10mg for 17 nights so far, take it at 7pm, sleep even better. I want to go to 15, then 20 eventually, each dose increase will bring about the 2 side effects I have had, drowsiness and dry mouth. 

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I take in the am bc I have sleep issues...how long till side effects go away?

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Have you tried taking it in the pm? I take mine then 20mg and it also makes me sleep.

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I haven't switched to escitalopram yet--I will tomorrow--but I had major sleep issues when I first started taking Citalopram. Like 4-6 weeks of having to take Trazadone AND lorazepam in order to sleep, and then another month of just trazodone.

​Hang in there:-). 

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Thanks. I’m super anxious too!! Like panicky. I only upped 2.5 mg seems silly it would affect me this way. I’m on klonopin .5 mg and it still isn’t cutting it. 

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Mere, 

I had the same exact problem. They gave me 0.5mg Klonopin to sleep & it didn’t help. I ended up taking Melatonin time released (5mg or 10mg) in conjunction with the Klonopin & it was a lifesaver. You can get it from Amazon or Walgreens. The brand is “Natrol” purple & white bottle. I highly recommend it!

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Does it say you can take it with other medicines, are there side effects at all, how much do you take

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Thanks! I’m seeing my doc today so I will mention. Did it even out after your dose increase?

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My psychiatrist said it’s fine to take Melatonin with Klonopin & Lex. I took 5mg time released 1st to see how it worked. I ended up needing the 10mg time released for a while. Now I only take Klonopin & am weaning off that. But remaining on the Lexapro.

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Yes my anxiety got better so I was able to stop taking the melatonin. Now am taking Klonopin but weaning off that. Hoping the Lexapro will be therapeutic now. And I’ll only take that. If I have trouble sleeping again I will take melatonin. It’s non habit forming, no side effects.

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Thanks. I might try some tonight and see how it goes! Glad it worked out so well!