Lexapro Starting Over Again (Top voted first)

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I just got back on Lexapro after being off for 6 months because my anxiety returned after being on for 2.5 years. I was on 5mg for a week with side effects that started to feel manageable on day 7. On day 8 I upped dosage to 10mg and it seems as though it's all started over again with the side effects. I thought I had prepared my system with 5mg,but here I am lethargic again and drowsy. The mornings are the worst, afternoons its like I wake up from the nasty fog and at night I'm fine. Please some help me out in this..I'm on day 3 of 10mg and it's like I started over...

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Hello, Brownstone88! How are you?

Yes, that is completely normal and you'll usually experience side effects anytime you raise the dosage of a medication. They should taper off and eventually go away entirely, after about 4 to 6 weeks of being on the same dose continuously.

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

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Thanks you've answered my question. Today was a better day and it can only get better.

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Ok today was an interesting day. It's day 5 on 10mg I woke up extremely tired and groggy more so than the other days. I also noted that my irritation with people has been very high. Is my anxiety up and my thoughts are very negative. I know I should give this 2 weeks, but really this sucks. I wanted to take a nap today and I couldn't I have to work. This is so weird around 10pm I'll start to feel more like myself. What gives?

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