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On Day 9. Taking it every morning at 8:15 am.

Everyday im waking up at 5:30 am with an adrenaline rush and have to try and get back to sleep. Even if I do I’m waking up with a ton of anxiety in the morning and it’s debilitating.

Is it just early for me still and this is expected? Or by switching to a night might help me get through the mornings?

I’ve been reluctant to switch to night because I don’t want a full day of anxiety waiting for relief.

Been a rough week. My doctor started me on 10mg of lexapro. First few days it made me extremely fatigued, nauseous , and have terrible appetite. Day 4 and I have a headache too. I know I shouldn’t avoid work because that’s part of my stress and anxiety, but I need a mental health break. Did anyone have to take time off their first week on lexapro? Iv never taken meds like this, and my system is having a tough time recalibrating. My doctor wants me to stick out the 10mg dose of if I can. I’m going to try and switch it a night dose tomorrow. I started with the morning because I need sleep at night, but it seems to make me tired not wired.

I will say the rumination and catastrophizing has been improved and why I’m sticking with this. Just a brutal start and don’t like missing work.