What should I watch for while using Lexapro (escitalopram)?
Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Continue taking your tablets even if you do not feel better right away. It can take 1 to 2 weeks or longer before you start to feel the effects of this medication. Patients and their families should watch out for worsening depression or thoughts of suicide. Also watch out for sudden or severe changes in feelings such as feeling anxious, agitated, panicky, irritable, hostile, aggressive, impulsive, severely restless, overly excited and hyperactive, or not being able to sleep. If this happens, especially at the beginning of the treatment or after a change in dose, call your health care professional. If you have been taking Lexapro (Escitalopram) regularly for some time, do not suddenly stop taking it. You must gradually reduce the dose, or your symptoms may get worse. Ask your doctor or health care professional for advice. You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs
