Lexapro known in UK as Citalopram.......bad move

[brightoneason]

I have been having very bad mood swings, very extreme, big anger or big sadness, really was getting way of the chart for me. I saw that some of you have had success with AD's and Lexapro so today I started takeing 10mg......awfull stuff really anxious all day and feeling very stoned, a bit like early start of E, not nice at all, I thought it may help with the sides but hell I dont need this. Talking of E when i used to do loads the sides are very much like the withdrawls, very strange it all feels very familiar, anyone else notice that? I have 19 weeks to go, the water helps thanks for that one.I was at the clinic on Friday and they said they will test me at 24 weeks and again 24 weeks later if the virus is non detectable they say I will be clear, which is very different to some of the information that I have seen posted here, maybe the mindset is different across the pond?

[debdeb47]

I am a big big Zoloft fan.  I am balanced and happy in my skin when properly dosed up.  If I neglect to take it for a week, (not uncommon) all those loved ones who know me can see it.  Little differnece pre/during tx 13/24).

Deb

[fresnoborn]

i have been on lexapro for about 2 weeks now. the first couple of days i felt cloudy and edgey but it has gone away although, i do find myself dizzy at times. before i started taking it i was angry and paranoid all the time and my family was paying the price. i am glad i got on it, after all, it's just temporary. good luck to you in whatever choice you make. you have to weigh the odds.

[brightoneason]

I think I am so fed up with the sides I just dont have it in me to take on anymore I have ALL of the sides i have seen mentioned so far on this site......I wish i had the stamina to hack some more but i will stick with the WATER 5/6 litres a day plus electrolite sports drinks....bring it on!

[azgrl]

I'm not on tx yet however I was put on Lexapro in the anticipation of starting tx a couple of weeks ago.....I had a "funny feeling" for about 2 days and then it went away.  I am doing great on them now.....I think I have a bit more patience then I did before although I didn't realize how impatient I really was until I was on them.....I've been on them for about 2 weeks now maybe 3....

deb in az

[HepCinLA]

I started Lexapro two weeks before treatment.  The initial sides from the Lexapro were far worse than the hep meds.  

When I started Lexapro I felt I was in a cloud or a haze.  I felt anxious and would get that jittery feeling in my legs.  I also had problems sleeping were I would wake up in the middle of the night and was unable to get back to sleep.  And I had the worse case of dry mouth!  I was so fatigued and exhausted, all I wanted to do was sit on the sofa.

I've read that your the sides from Lexapro go away once your body gets acclimated to the drug.  It took 3 weeks before I felt completely normal.  Anyway, well worth it, since I find that I'm much calmer now than before I started Lexapro.

[brightoneason]

If it works for you, that is cool, I had hoped it would work for me, maybe because i have been sober for years I am sensitive to this stuff.