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Raquel, I think I will take it at about 3. I have water aerobics at 6, so I will eat something light before that and probably some fruit when I get done. I take a blood pressure pill before bed that makes me SUPER sleepy, so I am hoping it will cancel out any insomnia from the Phen.

Mindalynn: My therapist and new doc said the average yearly weight gain on lexapro is 10-20lbs. Since you are on Phen, it might not happen to you. I noticed an increased appetite. I did lose some of the weight while on it with diet and lots of exercise (5 days a week, hour a day!), but it was slow going and eventually I lost my momentum because of being so sluggish. I was taking 10mg at bedtime and when I complained about the sluggishness to my doc, he upped it to 20 and said I was "depressed". I asked him to take some blood or something to make sure and he wouldn't, so needless to say, I fired him and found a new doc and started therapy too. It made a world of difference and he DID the bloodwork which is when I found out about my blood pressure and cholesterol being through the roof!