But I went along with it because for one, i didnt know much about the medications, if i had I NEVER would have started them, and two, I felt so crappy that week after the ER I felt pretty desperate. but this all has felt very premature and a bit of jumping the gun with this treatment. I just know I was in the ER and the week following the ER I was a mess with anxiety. So, idk if any of this is even necessary for me. Im not a person that can say I have struggled with depression or anxiety attacks prior to this experience. The first week was rough with insomnia, jitters, exhaustion, etc. I didnt have any of those symptoms before starting on this medication. Dealing with insomnia on Lexapro Q & A Questions Dealing with insomnia on Lexapro Question posted by sleepdeprived0712 on Last updated on 17 August 2020 I've been on Lexapro for almost four weeks now. I had A LOT of life stressers in December, and my dad died last year so I assume it all just finally became too much and came to a head? Idk, my therapist seems to believe I am depressed but that was based off asking me how I am feeling and me describing the hell that was my lexapro start up, which apparently sounded a lot like depression symptoms. Will these side effects go away ever? Is this not the med for me, or do I just need to give it more time? I’ve experimented taking my pills at different times of day but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Jittery, restless, fidgety and I am not a fan of how that feels. I seem to get some energy late evening finally, but that energy often feels like over-caffeinated or something. The side effects I’m still dealing with are diarrhea (for the entire month of January, this has been my life) and trouble sleeping at night, and being very tired during most of the day. Now at nearly 3 weeks, some things have improved as far as appetite is back, anxiety is better though still there (I still take at least 0.5 Ativan a day), I have periods of the day I feel “normal” but it’s brief. It’s been almost 3 weeks, and in the beginning I had a hell of a time with side effects. I went to my doctor a week later and he started me on 10mg Lexapro and 1mg Ativan as needed. Appetite completely gone, lost 10 lbs in a matter of days, couldn’t get out of bed, couldn’t work. The rest of that week, it was like a flip was switched and suddenly I was completely unable to control anxiety. Ran tests, sent me home with a couple days worth of Ativan. I had my first “anxiety attack” beginning of January, went to ER as I didn’t know what was going on. I’m new to this whole world of, well all of this.

Insomnia on lexapro