Posted by bassman on July 4, 2006, at 7:22:01
In reply to so 60mg celexa would roughly be _ lexapro?, posted by qbsbrown on July 3, 2006, at 23:52:14
That's a good question. The "normal range" for dosage of Lexapro is 10-20 mg and it is 20-40 mg for Celexa. But Celexa has a max dosage of 60 mg. Since many people respond to 20 mg Celexa, I think Forest Labs really wanted to sell the idea of a 10 mg, one-size-fits-all, apparently low dosage AD-which would be inconsistent if they had recommended a max dose of 30 mg Lexapro. It would have looked too much like Celexa prescribing info, just divide by 2. I think that docs are reluctant to prescribe above the recommended max dose, hence the lack of 30 mg on Remedyfind.com. That may not make sense to everyone.
When I took Celexa, 40 mg was just a bit too little and so I'd go up to 60 mg occasionally. When I switched to Lexapro, 20 was that same on-the-edge feeling of 40 mg Celexa. ANYWAY, to answer your question. :>} -I'd start with 20 mg Lexapro and not be afraid to go to 30 mg if necessary.
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