Lexapro-side Affects-withdrawl (Top voted first)

I take 10 mg of Lexapro. It works better for me than the Celexa.However, I am still experiencing a groggy, heavy-headed sleepiness most of the early to late afternoon. I have been on it for 3 months. Anybody have the same experience.
**I am also in the beginning of Menopause, that can also bring about the same symtons.

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I was on Paxil for 10 years, then switched to 20 mg of Lexapro for another 4 years. I hired a psychiatrist to help me taper off - he took me off way too fast. Two months. A nightmare with a capital F. Took my last dose on 7/11/12. I was nonfunctional for three weeks. Physical withdrawl symptoms were gone within 2 months. I am in therapy, have a strong support system, friends, take excellent care of myself, exercise an hour a day and don't drink. I feel like I'm doing everything right, but am still profoundly depressed. Granted, I was in this state when I started taking the antidepressants, so it's hard to say where the withdrawl ends and depression begins. I will give myself one year, but if things don't improve by then, I may have no choice but to go back.

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what made you get off if it was making you feel better

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Some people do need to assistance of medications for mental health issues, not everyone is able to become medication free, and there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone is different, so what works well for someone else might not work for you, and vice-versa.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of Lexapro as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, mood changes, and weight changes.

Ref: Lexapro Information

Romee, are you on any other medications? What time of the day do you take your Lexapro? Do you also drink coffee, or other caffeinated beverages in the morning?

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