You should be getting relief within a day or two if these are withdrawal symptoms, which they sound like.
The doctor doesn't answer questions in the same thread twice, but yes, ssris cause muscle cramping. One remedy is to take a 1:1 or 2:1 magnesium to calcium citrate supplement; it usually helps.
Dr. Gould,
Is muscle stiffness a side effect of lexapro? It comes and goes with me. I've been on it for 3 years now.