Posted by ROO on February 20, 2003, at 15:52:19
In reply to Re: Lexapro seems to be a step back in AntiDeppresants, posted by TommyTommy on February 20, 2003, at 15:18:45
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> Are you taking any other meds along with the
Lexapro?Yes, I have cyclothymia, so I also take a mood stabilizer
(topamax).
How much Lexapro are you taking?I started out with 5 mgs, but that wasn't enough to take care of the
depression, so then I took 10 mgs and that seemed to be enough to take care
of the depression.
For how long have you been on Lexapro?About 3 or 4 months, maybe a little longer.
Do you suffer from anxiety and if so does the
Lexapro seem to help at all with it?
When I "cycle" (part of my cyclothymia)....I get really anxious...that's
what the mood stabilizer is primarily prescribed for, to help that anxiety.
I don't think the lexapro really helps with that, the mood stabilizer does though.
You might want to ask your doctor about taking a mood stabilizer along with an AD
if you're having a lot of problems with anxiety...sometimes AD's can cause anxiety.
My p-doc thought that maybe the lexapro was causing me to "cycle" (i.e. be anxious) and
she upped the dose of my mood stabilizer and it helped me out. I also need to be on an
antidepressant though because depression is a major problem for me. If anxiety was my major
problem, I would probably just take a mood stabilizer.
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