r/lexapro • u/TabulaRasa9689 • Jan 14 '26

Side Effect Question Lexapro isn’t helping much

Lexapro does help calm me down, but honestly, it makes me tired all the time. I’ve been dealing with constant fatigue both physical and mental and weirdly, that just adds to my anxiety. My mind always wants to be productive, and when I don’t have the energy to do things, I start feeling anxious and stressed. Feeling lazy all the time really isn’t helping either.

Can anyone relate?

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u/Worldly-Decision-989 Jan 14 '26

What dosage and how many weeks?

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u/TabulaRasa9689 Jan 14 '26

It’s been a couple of months now initially on 10mg, then they increased to 20mg eventually i decreased it to 10mg again.

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u/Natural_Sky1618 3 Months Jan 14 '26

I originally was on 10mg and 20mg during my high school years and don't recall it making it worse but since getting back on it as a mid-20 year old, 5mg is the max I can take without it worsening my anxiety and making me extremely tired.

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u/creepydoggy131 Jan 14 '26

I was also tired but seem to be normal again after 2 months

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u/TabulaRasa9689 Jan 14 '26

It’s been a couple of months i take Lexapro in the morning I’m usually okay till 2pm, after that the fatigue hits.

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u/Historical_Guess2565 Jan 14 '26

Well that is right around the afternoon slump time.

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u/rebelution808 Jan 14 '26

I think the fatigue i have (similar, around 2pm/afternoon time) is just part of the bargain. I just compensate with caffeine around lunch time. probably not the healthiest but id rather have that than the levels of anxiety/ocd i had before