I have been taking Lexapro for about 7 months. For the first week I had problems with it such as experiencing anxiety and not been able to sleep. My Dr. recommended  me to take 20mg a day.  One problem that I have, and wonder if you have the same experience, is that I sleep more than usual and have gained wieght.  I also take ativan at night which relaxes me. Let me know more about your experience with Lexapro.

Hello,

I take Lexapro, I wrote a comment a few days ago and for some reason it didn't get posted. So i'll try again. My. dr. started me out on 20 mg. like neryc stated. I gained weight too, when I had it refilled it came back in 10 mg. so I decided to stick with that in hopes to loose the weight I gained.

I have bad anxiety/panic attacks as well as depression and it has helped that, but now that the millagrams are 10 lower the anxiety is coming back. So my dr. put me on Valum which has helped.

Best of luck to you & neryc, let me know how you guy are doing.

jmfroglady

i have been on this med for 6 years it is a life saver for me thats why i would rather increase my dose but not changing my med no i never gained weight on it ps ; after suffering from anxiety of course we have no apetite but when lexapro kicks in and we feel good it is normal to have your apetite back so eally it is not lexapro i do feel tired on it but with some vitamins i kick that i love my lexapro this my second week on the extra 5 mg i increased i already feel 60% better than last week i know i will get there soon anxiety free good luck for u both .ps; do not play with your dosage on your own remember this is chemical we are taking.always ask your doctor peace out.

i have been on this med for 6 years it is a life saver for me thats why i would rather increase my dose but not changing my med no i never gained weight on it ps ; after suffering from anxiety of course we have no apetite but when lexapro kicks in and we feel good it is normal to have your apetite back so eally it is not lexapro i do feel tired on it but with some vitamins i kick that i love my lexapro this my second week on the extra 5 mg i increased i already feel 60% better than last week i know i will get there soon anxiety free good luck for u both .ps; do not play with your dosage on your own remember this is chemical we are taking.always ask your doctor peace out.

i have been on this med for 6 years it is a life saver for me thats why i would rather increase my dose but not changing my med no i never gained weight on it ps ; after suffering from anxiety of course we have no apetite but when lexapro kicks in and we feel good it is normal to have your apetite back so eally it is not lexapro i do feel tired on it but with some vitamins i kick that i love my lexapro this my second week on the extra 5 mg i increased i already feel 60% better than last week i know i will get there soon anxiety free good luck for u both .ps; do not play with your dosage on your own remember this is chemical we are taking.always ask your doctor peace out.

Thank you so much for your responses.  Now I feel I'm not alone.

Thank you so much for your responses.  Now I feel I'm not alone.

Thank you so much for your responses.  Now I feel I'm not alone.