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Lexapro And Sleep

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Dr. Abhishek Kapoor MD

I was prescribed a low dose 10mg of lexapro/ cipralex for generalized anxiety(first time On an Ssri ..., probably caused from my anxieties. Worried that the lexapro /cipralex may make sleeping issues worse.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhishek Kapoor ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Are zyrtec lorazepam and lexapro safe to take together. My doctor wrote me a prescription a few months before lexapro for insomnia , but i did not take it. Now that I am taking lexapro I can't... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Abhishek Kapoor MD

I am taking 10 mg lexapro and have been for 8 weeks. Just recently I have been having loose bowel movements 1 x per day. Is this a common side-effect? Also, how does lexapro affect sleep. I seem to be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhishek Kapoor ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Ravi Soni MD

Hello! Started lexapro 5 mg 2 days ago to help with anxiety and insomnia due to anxiety and my ... continue taking lexapro and give it a chance? The purpose of lexapro was to discontinue taking .5 of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravi Soni ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Soumen Patra MD

CAN I TAKE THE TRAZODOME FOR SLEEP TONIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN 1/2 OF XANAX CAN I STILL TAKE THE LEXAPRO NOW.? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Soumen Patra ( OBGYN)

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Dr. Siva Prasad Goud MD

I having been taking lexapro for 4 years now for anxiety disorder, I take 10mg every morning after breakfast, but recently I feel more tense and cant sleep continuosly at night I get up every 2 hours, which ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Siva Prasad Goud ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

Wellbutrin or starting Lexapro? How can I get this to stop so I can sleep and not have body tremors? I am ...I was taking wellbutrin 150mg and clinician had me stop and begin lexapro 10mg. on 7-2. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Preeti Parakh MD

I am currently on 20mg Lexapro. I have been on it for a month. I cant sleep, think straight and ... Lexapro I am on is working but I don t have a clue as what I need to be on. My doctor is leaving it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Preeti Parakh ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

I am taking 15 mg of Lexapro and 50 mg of trazodone. The trazodone is to help me sleep and without it, I don t sleep.. I take the Lexapro to help get thru some bad days. Neither of them work... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hello I am prescribed Lexapro (20mg), Klonopin (1mg), and Zaleplon (10mg). I only take the Klonopin when needed asnf the Zaleplon when needed. Today, I took 1mg of Klonopin (with my usualy Lexapro dose ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)