I have been on 15mg of Lexapro for 15 days. I was on 10 for 2 months prior to this. The past 4 days, I have noticed bad acid reflux at night, around 1:30am. I take Lexapro around 9 pm. I do have heartburn issues, but not like this and almost never at night. This wakes me up 3 times a night and I have to take Rolaids etc... I did not have this problem when I was 10mg. Would this go away please? I just started on 40mg of Protonix, 20 in am and 20 in pm. Please tell me this is just an initial side effect of the increase and would go away. The med seems to start working ok now.
It is very possible, however, if there is no improvement after 7-days that is about all I would wait before consulting the Dr who prescribed it.
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IN
Inactive
3 Nov 2014
Many antidepressants cause acid reflux and with some people it does subside. I took lexapro in the morning and never had a problem with heart burn or acid reflux. Can you try taking it in the morning and see if that helps?
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IN
Inactive
3 Nov 2014
I didn't take it very long so that may be why I had no problems. I suggest you let the Dr know and see what he/she says
LE
LexaHelp
3 Nov 2014
Thank you for the response. Did taking Lexapro in the morning make you drowsy?
IN
Inactive
3 Nov 2014
No it didn't make me drowsy. I took it right off in the morning, because other SSRI antidepressants gave me insomnia when taken at night so I did well taking it in the morning.
LE
LexaHelp
2 Nov 2014
Also, I noticed the acid reflux as of day 10 of the increase from 10 to 15mg. Any feedback would be great
