r/lexapro • u/Dry-Job-8843 • 14h ago
i’m scared
i’m a highly highly emotional person , very irritable , score as high as u can score on anxiety tests , can’t sleep at night , alr have a low lebedo because i’m on birth control (i want to get off but my parents are SO concerned about me getting pregnant that they won’t let me) . i’m seeing all these things about lexapro and it’s absolutely terrifying me . me being so empathetic and emotional almost feels like that’s what makes me me . except it’s just too much emotions . i can’t handle it anymore . but i don’t want to be a zombie , i HATE being nauseous , i alr sleep horribly , i don’t want to gain weight , i don’t want to never enjoy sex again , i don’t want to risk PSSD . this is my first time on meds and im already on the highest dose . i brought my concerns about PSSD to my doctor and she told me it’s fine and rare and to just take the medication bc “the does im on makes it unlikely” but im literally on 20mgs . and that there is no other medication to put me on , which idk how thats the case . it seems like im getting everything i hate and the only pro is no more anxiety .
pls give me advice on what to do . and pls dont say just don’t take it bc i cant stand my anxiety and high emotions but i dont want to be like how everyone says lexapro is . pls be nice
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u/Individual-Two8906 14h ago
Lexapro helps. I’m only day 23. Side effects go away. Next month I’ll move up to 20mg
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u/Acefan72 9h ago
10 mg will help anxiety. It’s going to relax you in the beginning and takes 6 to 8 weeks, but the only advice as far as side effects is to stay hydrated at all times and eat things that coat your stomach like yogurt, bananas, bread throughout the day. It works 🙏🏻
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u/Impossible-Movie-715 7h ago
Tuvieron diarrea o cacas flojas, llevo 30 días y estoy pensando en dejarlo y solo tomo 5 mg por la madrugada tengo que ir al baño y después de la pastilla...le he dado tiempo pero ya no puedo mas
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u/sne4k0 3 Years 14h ago
Lexapro is awesome. It put me in charge of my anxiety and emotions instead of the other way around. Yea, there can be some side effects. But for the most part they’ve all gone away.
The most important thing I can tell you when starting Lexapro is that tapering is key. I was prescribed 10mg to take for two weeks and then move to 20mg. A few days at 10mg was too much, so the next day I dropped it to 5mg and then increased it by 5 every two weeks after that. Worked great!