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Re: Topomax and Lexapro - Black Sheep

Posted by Sara Jo on January 29, 2003, at 20:33:54

In reply to Re: Topomax and Lexapro - Black Sheep, posted by ROO on January 25, 2003, at 10:12:32

I'm on 20mg of Lexapro and 50 of topomax. The combo seems to be working really well. I've been on the same does for almost three weeks. Initially I too was depressed--wouldn't get out of bed to go to work. Wishing someone would run into me when I did drive to work--stuff like that. The MD raised my Lexapro from 10mg to 20mg and it really did make all the difference. I noticed the difference very soon after the increase. Anyways, my suggestion is don't worry about increasing the dose of lexapro--if it doesn't work go back. It worked wonders for me!

> I'm not sure why the topamax worked for you at one
> time and then didn't. It was that way initially for
> me too. I think because I was in a VERY bad place...I
> was very unstable and suicidal and on NO drugs...so when
> I was put on the topamax, I DID feel better. But the longer
> I stayed on it, and the more the dose was increased, the more
> depressed I got. Who knows why. But depression is listed as
> one of the side effects on the package.
>
> I think there are plenty of people on 20 mgs of lexapro. Maybe
> you could try 15mgs. I think it depends on how sensitive you are to
> meds. I don't know...not a doctor. But I hope you find something
> that works. I just know that for me, raising the dose helped. I also
> know that, for me, Topamax added to my depression.


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