Help with lexapro

[SOPHIA24]

My Lexapro was just increased from 10 mg to 15 mg because my shaking was getting worse I was on going shaking I could feel it in my body and physically see my arms and hands and legs and feet shaking I’m on the 15 mg of Lexapro for four days now today I feel a little better I could tell when my shaking starts really bad it’s the anxiety building up not knowing if the shaking is from the anxiety or the LexaproI read that one of the side effects is shaking from the Lexapro just can’t find out from anybody how long side effects last and how long till I’m going to get this anxiety in control if anybody has any answer please let me know

[STEM_Dad]

I took Lexapro for only a few months. I don't remember having side effects like yours, but I have had shaking like that before, and I was told to drink Pedialyte or a sports drink because I was likely deficient in electrolytes. It did work for me, at the time, after drinking Pedialyte throughout the day for at least a couple of days.

One thing I just learned is that anxiety can be caused by being deficient in magnesium, calcium or potassium. A deficiency in any of those minerals can cause shaking. A deficiency in magnesium can cause an imbalance of calcium or potassium.

Talk to you doctor about this. They may order a blood test, or they may simply say to try a sports drink (like Gatorade, which supplements potassium and sodium, another essential mineral).