Week 3 ...

[Who_Knew_]

HI everyone I just finished my 3rd week on escitalopram. . Or lexapro and I'm having really bad headaches and jaw pain its making me so exhausted and I'm not fully sleeping through the night ... I was wondering if anyone has experience with these symptoms or any advice I hate taking taking tylonal also I've done it 2 days in a row now. Thanks in Advance!

[Sandraan]

Hi your most certainly are not on your own, I'm going through pure hell changing on to a new medication and changing from another, can't tell you how bad at the minute as feel so sick and can't consentrate at the moment to write you to you sorry feel so so strange xx

[Lizxx in reply to Sandraan]

Sandraan, what are you changing from too? I'm on day 10 of changing from citalopram to sertraline...x

[Sandraan in reply to Lizxx]

Sorry liz I haven't been well at all I v reduced Off from venlofaxtine ( worst sided defects I v ever started/ reduced from on to on i can't spell just yet one called Aripiprazole which the Side effects are awful, but I have to stick them out, how have your been il try my best to text you some time tomorrow see how your doing xx

[Lizxx in reply to Sandraan]

Aww no, you poor thing. Some side affects which have been getting me down but having to preserve and hopefully they'll subside quickly. Hope your feeling better soon and the medication starts working. Anxiety is horrible x

[Oliveira42970]

Your jaw pain could be from grinning your teeth while u sleep I get that once in awhile especially dealing with anxiety I do acupuncture and it helps a lot sometimes it goes away for a long time I also take lexapro and remember when I started I had headaches but they went away after the forth week hang in there hopefully it goes away soon

[Lilmomma]

Hi I also take lexapro, and the headaches will go away, I've been on 10mg a day now for about 3-4 months, it does get better just hang in there!! ☺

[Who_Knew_ in reply to Lilmomma]

Thanks so much it's wore me out today I just had a nap and it won't go away. Any home remedies for it?

[Agora1 in reply to Who_Knew_]

Hi: I've been on Lexapro for years now, but nothing else, and it is a wonderful drug. I do not get tired or have any physical symptoms or bad reactions. When I was on a benzo (Ativan or Xanax etc) then I was sleeping my life away. Are you on anything else for anxiety? Sometimes combinations of medications can cause drowsiness.

As for the headache, I don't remember. The jaw pain could very well be from grinding your teeth or just baring down on the temperal mandibular joint putting undue stress on the facial muscles just as

Oliviera said. Hope you get some insight from all of us.

[Who_Knew_ in reply to Agora1]

Thanks for the reply! I have clonazepam for when I have attacks but I haven't taken it in 3 weeks since I started on the anti-depressants. I only take them now. It's been about 3 months since I had my first attack and tried for 1 and half to get back on my own but my moods were just all over the place. I'm hoping these side effects will go away in time

[Agora1 in reply to Who_Knew_]

They will, they will....3 weeks is not quite enough time.

[Lilmomma in reply to Who_Knew_]

I usually took motrin for pain, and as far as everything else, I just tried to stay busy , like dishes and stuff to keep my mind off of the anxiety, it'll probably at least another 3-4 weeks, but u WILL feel better