So I am prescribed 20mg Lexapro for anxiety and clonazepam 1-2mg as needed (don’t use it that often just in case of panic attacks and my agoraphobia) and recently I was prescribed Ritalin 10mg to be taken 3 times daily ranging from either 10mg 3 times a day , 15mg 3 times a day or 20mg 3 times a day. Personally I found 20mg in the morning, 10mg 4 hours later then another 10mg 4 hours later to be the best,and also depending on the workload so on weekend if I’m not working I’m not taking it. I was just wondering can I take my Lexapro 20mg at night before I go to bed or should I take it in the morning with the Ritalin ? (I will be seeing try doc soon and dosages will be adjusted, just want to know now because I forgot to ask him) thanks in advance. Also does Ritalin get better after a period of time? Meaning Will some side effects subside as your body gets use to it or no? For example first 2 days I took it Once it wore off I got really depressed and just overall sad and wanted to cry but didn’t know why but Now 3 days later I don’t feel that.
When and how should I take my Lexapro and Ritalin? And do certain side effects subside?
Question posted by muhannadsmadi93 on 20 Nov 2017
Last updated on 21 November 2017
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Muhammad; Sounds like you know how you're going to take the Ritalin, So as far as the Lexapro you should not take it right with the Ritalin So bedtime would be best. And yes the side effects from the Lexapro, and the Ritalin should go away the Ritalin faster and the Lexapro can take 1 to 2 weeks and that is normally the one that can do emotional things to you and Increase the anxiety and that is when you take the Clonazepam if you needed to try and use sparingly as the doctor said. Hope that will help you see the doctor.
Thanks chuck. I’ve been on lexapro (well restarted it actually ) since June 2017 so I experienced the side effects with that and it definitely subsided. But the Ritalin I got perscribed around 5 days ago and the doc told me to do trial and error with it and meet him in a week. I am just worried about serotonin syndrome and such. I do ha e really bad anxiety and depression and the lexapro seems to help with the negative maladaptive thought and constant worrying of the future and worst case scenarios , not so much with the panic attacks.
And the Ritalin is not my preferred choice ( honestly I tried adderall when I was in the US from a friend and it worked great I was focused,calm , on time, patient and wouldn’t get distracted) something I’ve never been able to do my whole life but I live in Europe now and Ritalin is basically all they have and it’s so very short lasting I feel like I have to keep popping more to actually feel it and it seems to dehydrate you much faster then adderall. I just hope that all these meds don’t take me down a bad spiral I just want to get through university be able to cope with my anxiety and not relapse or make any of my diagnosis worse. Sorry for babbling. Thanks for the advice!
Muhammad; Yes I can understand Just let you know so many take this same combination and the doctor should continue to watch for the interaction of serotonin syndrome which really very few get on the combination most of all these companies put it down to make sure the doctor watches and you contact the doctor once you know what it feels like to feel better. but the main thing is to cover there butt's so trying not to worry and after you have seen the doctor ask what the main thing you should look for but like I said so many people are on this or similar interaction. good luck
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