Re: Lexapro dosage questions? Why was I taking so much » jc12578

Posted by Mariposa on August 31, 2003, at 10:59:49

In reply to Lexapro dosage questions? Why was I taking so much, posted by jc12578 on August 31, 2003, at 9:43:38

> OK so I have been catching up after my week of torture(mostly self inflicted)...I am having horrible withdrawls from the lex...I have constant chills and my head is killing me...switching back to celexa...because I yelled at my psych till he said ok...not going to be on that poison..
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> ANYWAYS...as I am reading through these posts I am looking at the dosages that you all are on...and I am wondering if there is a reason why I got started out at 30 mgs of lex a day when I see that most of you are on from 5-20...I know I am fat I weigh like 250...does that have something to do with it or is there some other reasons that I get such high doses...maybe I am being paranoid but is my condition more serious then they tell me or something...I mean I went up to 120 on the prozac...and i can NEVER get a straight answer from my psych...He thinks he is too smart for the world even tho my IQ is over 190 (GEEZ!!! I really despise that man...every session he says stuff like it's so nice to see that people have IQ's close to his..he's given me an IQ test twice...I really don't care that I can take tests well I just want to be normal again and not wake up every morning thinking I should be dead...OK gotta stop getting angry)..thank god he is leaving soon...anyone have any advice answers...would really appreciate it
I can't believe this!!! The literature, and drug co. both recommend a 10mg dose of Lex, and claim that *there is no significant difference* at 20mg. I was told by gyn doc to start at 5mg, which I did, and went to 10mg week 4. After a few mos., I started feeling *bad* again and asked to be raised to 20mg. Gyn doc refused, said 10mg was max dose!! Had to go to a pdoc to get the 20mg!! I agree that many of these so-called *professionals* are just bumbling idiots!
Starting at 30mg seems like madness to me, the se's at 5mg were so bad for me I can't even imagine what they would be like @30!!!!
I think you need a new doc, why is he so concerned about your IQ? It really seems to me you have been *misstreated*!!!

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