Re: new here please help!! Scared to take it

[Guest guest]

Hi Tammy

I've been on Lexapro for about 5 years. I was scared

to take it because I had previously taken Prozac (and became

allergic to it), tried Paxil and Effexor and had the " can't sleep "

side effect. However, for me personally, the Lexapro is

awesome. I started taking it half of a 10mg in the morning,

and it made me a tiny bit drowsy. Second day I took a

whole pill and I was fine. Now I take 20 mg. a day.

Never had any sleep-related problems at all.

Main thing with these drugs is you can't stop them

cold turkey!

I take generic Librium which is a mild tranquilizer, usually

once a day in the AM and there is no problem with it.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Carol

new here please help!! Scared to take it

Hi Im new here.

my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to take it. I

currently take xanax but that just isn't working anymore and my Dr

recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if someone can give me

some encouragement to take it I know everyone reacts differently to

different medication. I never took something like this before, just

Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful for him. I am

afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe if I feel better and

am not so anxious about it the medication will help it to go away. I

don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give it a try, right? The

other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate not sleeping i just

feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I can take the Xanax

with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.? How long does it

take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be happy again for

Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep! Thanks so much,

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I take a combination of medications. I started taking lexapro about 4 months

ago. I have long term sleep issues and was nervous too. I take all my meds at

night a couple hours before my bed time. I feel like lexapro helps me get into a

mentally relaxed place where I can sleep. I like it a lot. Everyone's experience

is different but it worked for me.

________________________________

From: Tammy <vitzie@...>

Lexapro

Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 5:44:56 AM

Subject: new here please help!! Scared to take it

Hi Im new here.

my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to take it. I

currently take xanax but that just isn't working anymore and my Dr

recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if someone can give me

some encouragement to take it I know everyone reacts differently to

different medication. I never took something like this before, just

Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful for him. I am

afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe if I feel better and

am not so anxious about it the medication will help it to go away. I

don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give it a try, right? The

other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate not sleeping i just

feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I can take the Xanax

with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.? How long does it

take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be happy again for

Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep! Thanks so much,

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Hi, Tammy! As was pointed out, everyone is different and we all react

differently to each drug.

First, the Lex should help and maybe even by Christmas. Some people are helped

from the first pill and for others it can take from a week to 4 weeks. The wait

is worth it though which ever 'type' you turn out to be.

Second, Xanax and Lexapro are two entirely different drugs and can be safely

taken together.

Third, if the Lex makes your insomnia worse, and that is a possibility, you can

try taking it in the morning rather than evening. You'll find many people taking

AD's have to time the dose for what works best for them, morning versus night.

In the long run it should help with the sleep issues.

Fourth...umm..... .... ... Ok, yeah. I think that was it. ;-) Good luck, post

when you need to, post when you don't and let us know how you get along, will

ya? I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. :-)

Barbara

new here please help!! Scared to take it

Hi Im new here.

my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to take it. I

currently take xanax but that just isn't working anymore and my Dr

recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if someone can give me

some encouragement to take it I know everyone reacts differently to

different medication. I never took something like this before, just

Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful for him. I am

afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe if I feel better and

am not so anxious about it the medication will help it to go away. I

don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give it a try, right? The

other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate not sleeping i just

feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I can take the Xanax

with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.? How long does it

take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be happy again for

Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep! Thanks so much,

Tammy

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[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for responding.

I went to the pharmacy today, and found out my insurance won't cover

this because there is no generic available, and it is $110.00 for a

30 day supply SO.... My Dr. gave me celexa instead, which he

said is very similar. My son has been taking celexa for 18 months

and it has done wonders for him. The Dr. said if something works for

1 person in the family it is usually well tolerated also by others in

the immediate family.. so we'll see. thanks again ! Tammy- In

Lexapro , " Carol Vail " <elvisrocks1@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Tammy

> I've been on Lexapro for about 5 years. I was scared

> to take it because I had previously taken Prozac (and became

> allergic to it), tried Paxil and Effexor and had the " can't sleep "

> side effect. However, for me personally, the Lexapro is

> awesome. I started taking it half of a 10mg in the morning,

> and it made me a tiny bit drowsy. Second day I took a

> whole pill and I was fine. Now I take 20 mg. a day.

> Never had any sleep-related problems at all.

> Main thing with these drugs is you can't stop them

> cold turkey!

> I take generic Librium which is a mild tranquilizer, usually

> once a day in the AM and there is no problem with it.

> Good luck and keep us posted!

> Carol

>

> new here please help!! Scared to take it

>

>

> Hi Im new here.

> my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to take it. I

> currently take xanax but that just isn't working anymore and my

Dr

> recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if someone can give

me

> some encouragement to take it I know everyone reacts

differently to

> different medication. I never took something like this before,

just

> Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful for him. I

am

> afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe if I feel

better and

> am not so anxious about it the medication will help it to go

away. I

> don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give it a try, right?

The

> other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate not sleeping i

just

> feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I can take the

Xanax

> with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.? How long does

it

> take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be happy again for

> Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep! Thanks so much,

> Tammy

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tammy,

You can ask you dr. to write the script for double the dose and take half and

it's cheaper. I take 10mg Lexapro and my insurance wouldn't pay for it, so I

found out from the pharmacist to have the dr. write the script for 20mg and take

half daily. My bill went from $100/30 day supply to $50/30 day supply. Might

want to check into it!

I was scared to start Lex as well and am so glad I did! It has changed my life!

> >

> > Hi Tammy

> > I've been on Lexapro for about 5 years. I was

> scared

> > to take it because I had previously taken Prozac (and

> became

> > allergic to it), tried Paxil and Effexor and had the

> " can't sleep "

> > side effect. However, for me personally, the Lexapro

> is

> > awesome. I started taking it half of a 10mg in the

> morning,

> > and it made me a tiny bit drowsy. Second day I took a

>

> > whole pill and I was fine. Now I take 20 mg. a day.

> > Never had any sleep-related problems at all.

> > Main thing with these drugs is you can't stop them

> > cold turkey!

> > I take generic Librium which is a mild tranquilizer,

> usually

> > once a day in the AM and there is no problem with it.

> > Good luck and keep us posted!

> > Carol

> >

> > new here please help!! Scared to

> take it

> >

> >

> > Hi Im new here.

> > my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to

> take it. I

> > currently take xanax but that just isn't working

> anymore and my

> Dr

> > recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if

> someone can give

> me

> > some encouragement to take it I know everyone

> reacts

> differently to

> > different medication. I never took something like

> this before,

> just

> > Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful

> for him. I

> am

> > afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe

> if I feel

> better and

> > am not so anxious about it the medication will help

> it to go

> away. I

> > don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give

> it a try, right?

> The

> > other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate

> not sleeping i

> just

> > feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I

> can take the

> Xanax

> > with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.?

> How long does

> it

> > take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be

> happy again for

> > Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep!

> Thanks so much,

> > Tammy

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

That is a good idea, Im sure my Dr would do that, I think he would

even give me samples if I asked. Im going to try the celexa 1st,

only because my son takes it and it works great for him.. so that

makes me feel a little bit better about it, and I only have a $10.00

co pay for a 30 day supply. If it doesn't work for me I will try the

lexapro

> Tammy,

>

> You can ask you dr. to write the script for double the dose and

take half and it's cheaper. I take 10mg Lexapro and my insurance

wouldn't pay for it, so I found out from the pharmacist to have the

dr. write the script for 20mg and take half daily. My bill went from

$100/30 day supply to $50/30 day supply. Might want to check into it!

>

> I was scared to start Lex as well and am so glad I did! It has

changed my life!

>

>

>

>

>

> > >

> > > Hi Tammy

> > > I've been on Lexapro for about 5 years. I was

> > scared

> > > to take it because I had previously taken Prozac (and

> > became

> > > allergic to it), tried Paxil and Effexor and had the

> > " can't sleep "

> > > side effect. However, for me personally, the Lexapro

> > is

> > > awesome. I started taking it half of a 10mg in the

> > morning,

> > > and it made me a tiny bit drowsy. Second day I took a

> >

> > > whole pill and I was fine. Now I take 20 mg. a day.

> > > Never had any sleep-related problems at all.

> > > Main thing with these drugs is you can't stop them

> > > cold turkey!

> > > I take generic Librium which is a mild tranquilizer,

> > usually

> > > once a day in the AM and there is no problem with it.

> > > Good luck and keep us posted!

> > > Carol

> > >

> > > new here please help!! Scared to

> > take it

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi Im new here.

> > > my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to

> > take it. I

> > > currently take xanax but that just isn't working

> > anymore and my

> > Dr

> > > recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if

> > someone can give

> > me

> > > some encouragement to take it I know everyone

> > reacts

> > differently to

> > > different medication. I never took something like

> > this before,

> > just

> > > Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful

> > for him. I

> > am

> > > afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe

> > if I feel

> > better and

> > > am not so anxious about it the medication will help

> > it to go

> > away. I

> > > don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give

> > it a try, right?

> > The

> > > other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate

> > not sleeping i

> > just

> > > feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I

> > can take the

> > Xanax

> > > with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.?

> > How long does

> > it

> > > take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be

> > happy again for

> > > Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep!

> > Thanks so much,

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I've been on it 5 yrs and my Dr. has always

given me samples....

new here please help!! Scared to

> > take it

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi Im new here.

> > > my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to

> > take it. I

> > > currently take xanax but that just isn't working

> > anymore and my

> > Dr

> > > recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if

> > someone can give

> > me

> > > some encouragement to take it I know everyone

> > reacts

> > differently to

> > > different medication. I never took something like

> > this before,

> > just

> > > Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful

> > for him. I

> > am

> > > afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe

> > if I feel

> > better and

> > > am not so anxious about it the medication will help

> > it to go

> > away. I

> > > don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give

> > it a try, right?

> > The

> > > other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate

> > not sleeping i

> > just

> > > feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I

> > can take the

> > Xanax

> > > with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.?

> > How long does

> > it

> > > take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be

> > happy again for

> > > Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep!

> > Thanks so much,

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I take Lexapro 20mg and Klonopin (.5 twice a day), same family of drug as Xanax

I believe and no interactions. I had insomnia on the Lex, but I was taking it at

night, so I switched to morning and it doesn't bother me. I'm currently trying

to get off the Klonopin.

________________________________

From: Tammy <vitzie@...>

Lexapro

Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 5:44:56 AM

Subject: new here please help!! Scared to take it

Hi Im new here.

my Dr. just prescribed lexapro and I am scared to take it. I

currently take xanax but that just isn't working anymore and my Dr

recommended the lexapro. I was just wondering if someone can give me

some encouragement to take it I know everyone reacts differently to

different medication. I never took something like this before, just

Xanax. My son takes celexa and it has been wonderful for him. I am

afraid of the insomnia as a side effect, but maybe if I feel better and

am not so anxious about it the medication will help it to go away. I

don't sleep now anyway so I guess why not give it a try, right? The

other side effects I can deal with I guess. I hate not sleeping i just

feel worse all day and exhausted. My Dr also said I can take the Xanax

with it, does anyone do that? If so how much/mg.? How long does it

take for the lexapro to work? I would like to be happy again for

Christmas, and also get a good night's sleep! Thanks so much,

Tammy