Comparing Lexapro vs Rexulti

For Anxiety I have just started my round of Auro-Escitalopram and I am on day 5 of my 5mg half-tab before going on a full 10mg tablet. I take my medication at night time. The first 3 days were sort of rough; I felt different. I could not put my finger on why but I felt a bit sedated, a little odd and definitely felt “drugged”. I had a mild headache, some dizziness and I felt like I was going to faint. My appetite has diminished, my stomach was upset, I am also gassy and had some dry mouth. The first 3 nights I was also met with mild restlessness and it was hard for me to sleep longer than 5 hours. I woke up at 3AM and was peeing like crazy. With that being said, the side effects have subsided somewhat after day 5 and I am starting to notice that I can start to control my racing thoughts. I get tired at bed time like a normal human being and I can finally wake up in the morning without feeling like a zombie.

For Anxiety I have been taking this a few months. The 10mg worked well for anxiety and depression but eventually the 10mg wasn't enough so I was moved to 20 which helped for a bit but stopped and my energy was extremely low on the 10mg and 20mg. So we moved in a SNRI which helped a lot and just upped the dose of that. I do have to say lexapro works very good for anxiety. No other side effects besides being tired but some people don't get that.

For Major Depressive Disorder I've just started the starter pack of Rexulti I am on day 3. It is replacing Ability in my meds. I feel a lift in the depression, however I am experiencing some agitation and anxiety. I'm hoping this improves. It is affecting my dreaming...they aren't nightmares, just very vivid and strange. I am hopeful for this medicine if we can just get the agitation to cease.

For Major Depressive Disorder Mixed bag. On the positive side, it can pull you out of a dark hole really quick. On the negative, I'm starting to suspect it is causing a lot of my anger and irritation symptoms to go off the charts. I'm going to try going off of it for a few days again and if that makes me feel better, time to call my doc for something else.