On Lexapro (Escitilopram) soooo tired please help. Can't do this much longer?

I agree. I take them at night as well so as to help with sleep.

I started taking them at night and had insomnia. Then I took them in the morning and for a while I was good then I started getting these weird headaches. I soon realized they weren't headaches but me being extremely tired. I would switch over to taking it at night but I get conflicting answers on how to switch it over. Some say, take it the same day, some say don't take it in the morning the next day and take it at night instead. I don't want to screw things up and am paranoid as it is. So I am hesitant to do anything till I know for sure

Does you doctor have a recommendation for how to switch over? And when you do, maybe your body just needs to adjust to the switch. You mentioned you've been on Escitalopram for over 3 months, but has it always been the same dosage or did you recently increase? If you just increased maybe you body is still adjusting to it.

I started at 2.5, then 5, then 7.5, now 10mgs. I have been at this dose for four weeks. I haven't had a chance to talk to the Doctor about switching but these have been going on since the second week of 5mgs. I guess I really don't get it. How does this medicine just start working after so long, or how do side effects just go away after so long. I am so confused and just want to feel better.

My doc tells me that it takes 4-6 weeks for the meds to kick in at that dosage. Everyone's different and reacts differently to medication. My doc started me at 10mg the first week and then upped my dosage to 20mg as he felt that that is the optimum dosage that worked best for his patients. Of course they can be adjusted after 6 weeks. Maybe you should give it another week or so to see if the dosage kicks in and the side effects start to go away. I know it's tough waiting it out, but I've talked to someone who didn't experience relief until after 8 week and felt complete relief after 3 months.

Are you sleeping ok? I'll keep praying for you that these symptoms/side effects start to go away and the meds start to kick in. God bless you!

I actually sleep pretty good. I have some issues if I wake up. It is sometimes hard for me to get back to sleep. I have come this far, so I am going to stick it out. I just wish I knew when it was going to start. I have weird chest tightness tonight. I just took a Xanax and tried deep breathing, it is actually a feeling of being short of breath or not getting enough in rather than tightness. But either way, it doesn't feel like tonight is going to be good.

Thank you for the prayers.

I have the same problem too sometimes. I'll wake up in the middle of the night and then have trouble going back to sleep. I then need to pop an Ativan to help me. Breathe with your belly not your chest. Breathe in while expanding your belly and count to 4, hold for 4 and the release slowly at 5-6. Keep up the faith and prayers brother. Hang in there and talk to your doc about switching to taking meds at night before sleeping. God bless you.

That is the way I was taught to breathe as well. The problem is that I quit smoking after 20 years about 3 months ago, and sometimes feel like I am not getting enough oxygen or that it is hard to breathe. I have an autoimmune disease, Sarcoidosis. Sometimes I am not sure which one it is.