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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:00:26

Do the sleep problems get better or is their any medication that i can take at night to help me get some sleep.

Answer:

I'd talk to your doctor. You may need to lower the dosage a little bit, or make sure you're taking it early in the morning and not too late in the day. I'm on lexapro and I've only experienced a few nights of not being able to sleep. My doctor gave me a prescription for 25 mg. of xanax and if I can't sleep at night I'll take one. Oh and don't be freaked out by the xanax, if you are on lexapro you won't have to worry about any need or dependency for the xanax, they compliment each other, and after 2 months of the lexapro I haven't even wanted the xanax. Good luck!

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It should get better after a while.

Took me three weeks to seem to sleep normally. I took Unisom.

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The sleep problems do get better. Taking your pill in the morning will help.

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Lexapro (escitalopram) and the medicine it was derived from (Citalopram) both are commonly found to cause some sleep disturbance/agitation/increase... energy. This seems to be a transient side effect and goes away after 1-2 weeks most often.

If it is an ongoing or intolerable problem, discuss it with your doctor. Perhaps another antidepressant may be better, or you might need some additional sleeping tablets.

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The best medication to make you sleep is a good workout - go for a walk/jog, do some exercises.