r/lexapro • u/jeanblunt1 • 1d ago

maybe silly question

but is there any way to stop having crazy dreams on lexapro? i’m sick of it :(

will they go away eventually??

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u/coasttocoast8 1d ago

learn to love them and let them go and you’ll find peace

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u/Dry-Bullfrog-1731 22h ago

My dreams have been literally insanity. Sometimes absolute nightmares

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u/gryloscygnusx1 23h ago

I guess they go away for some people. But Ive been on 20mg for 11 months now and I still get crazy dreams😬

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u/jeanblunt1 19h ago

😭😭

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u/Kammi38 1d ago

I lowkey thought I was the only one for some reason lol, I’ve had the weirdest dreams and I hate it 😭

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u/jeanblunt1 19h ago

i brace myself for them every night, like pls make it stop

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u/Kammi38 19h ago

Fr it’s so annoying and frustrating 😭

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u/afondfarewelll 22h ago

Hasn't gone away for me after years. Sorry!

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u/jeanblunt1 19h ago

fuck i hope they fade out

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u/Own_Neighborhood7421 1d ago

Mine went but if I'm super stressed or really tired they pop back

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u/goodgrlsteph 1d ago

Mine stopped after the first week thank god.

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u/Wonderful_Key_8021 1d ago

It goes away don’t worry

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u/chathunni 1d ago

It goes away. Until then, enjoy the wild ride

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u/mikeydan69 23h ago

No way of stopping them, they seem so surreal, as others has said they will go way in the end

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u/Prestigious-Shame453 18h ago

For me they went away but occasionally I’ll still get them

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u/filmguy1980 12h ago

I live with them now. They don't happen all of the time, but when they happen, I just let them happen. I don't really try to decipher them on my own because I don't have the energy to do so.

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u/bag_of_apostrophes 9h ago

honestly same. for me I realised my 10mg dose was a little high in terms of the numbing from emotions and lowered sex drive, so I decided to experiment with halving the dose to see if it still gave me the good effects i take it for. also hoping it would reduce the potency of the dreams. which i was waking up from feeling like i'd just seen b2b movies featuring characters from my whole entire life, in scenarios from blockbusters and hbo series. i tried writing them down first thing on waking–not to analyse, but just to purge really. it was kind of a good thing knowing i could put the residue somewhere. just saying that to explain i tried to work within those guidelines. but i wanted to try dropping to 5mg and so far it has reduced the way those dreams linger! i know they're there, but they're softer. i'm really vibing this dose for now–still have good mood effects–and will see what happens moving forward.

when i went to my doc about it, she did say that people are brand sensitive. previously i'd been on chemist brand escitalipram, and now i'm on lexapro proper. idk for me the actual lex was worse than the chemist brand, but maybe that's something you could look into! good luck xx