I swear it's only been 3 days and he seems to have an edge to his voice that wasn't there. I know his pain level is up with the rain and all but has anyone else noticed this. I will give him another week on it and if I definitely see a not good change in his mental statue I will cut him back down. Would rather have him depressed than edgy. Thanks P.S. I just changed from a half to a whole Lex.
Please don't write off Lexapro because of the difficulties of the side effects during the first 2 weeks since this is normal. I hope the drug proves to be helpful for your loved one, but sometimes you have to try more than one to find the right one. Always give at least 6 weeks for a fair trial of an SSRI like Lexapro, and the same for SNRIs and some atypical antidepressants. You can always ask your pharmacist about the side effects and how long to give a fair trial. Your pharmacist is the expert in this area.
I have been over-analyzing myself any time I can't remember how to spell a word, I am thinking oh my gosh is this the start of dementia, etc. Or if sig other says something off key, I worry instead of remembering he been doing that ever since I met him 15 years ago and his kids told me he's always been the absentminded professor. See what I mean?