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Day 7 and still don’t feel any of the positive effects. Not giving up, obviously, but it’s irritating. I’ve been waking up with a pit in my stomach, nauseous, and with little appetite for the past maybe 4-5 days. I’m also pretty drowsy and my libido is noticeably lower (though not nonexistent). I can’t say my mood has improved, though it hasn’t been awful. My anxiety has been acting up for seemingly no reason. Just curious as to when things start to noticeably change, or if anybody else has gone through what I am now

I just started on Lexapro. Today is my third day of taking 10mg doses, and I’ve had some weird anxiety (especially today), appetite changes, and I’m general tiredness. The first dose gave me some major nausea and stomach pain and that has only gotten better, but the anxiety and tiredness have not. I know it takes a few weeks to kick in, but I’m genuinely curious on how that *feels.*

I’ve dealt with an anxiety and depression for a lot of my life (I’m 23 now), and my doctor recommended Lexapro. I wouldn’t say that my depression is major, but it definitely affects me in ways that are debilitating. I struggle with motivation, enjoying things, and constantly worrying about everything. I’m never proud of my own work and constantly struggle to create art, the thing I want to excel in. There have been times that it is severe, and other times it doesn’t affect me as much. I quit weed in August of last year (after doing it daily for probably half a year), and since then my anxiety and depression have been especially all over the place.

Anyway, I’d just like some insight or advice from like-minded people, who were in my shoes at one point. Thank you.