Posted by merpmerp on December 6, 2010, at 9:56:41
I met with the pdoc today and though she didn't seem happy about it, she said I could stay on the 2.5 mg of Lexapro. The thing is I'm not sure I want to; I can feel a daily change in my moods depending (I think) on how much is being metabolized. But we won't be making any changes now because I'm leaving the country in a week for the holidays.
I feel tired and weepy today and I did last night too, for the first time in a while. No real reason for it. Of course this has me concerned that the 2.5 mg isn't enough, despite the fact that I was getting nasty side effects at 5 mg.
Doc says that 2.5 mg of Lexapro is like 1 mg of Prozac. That sounds incredibly wrong to me.
Not sure if I want to ask her about trying Wellbutrin. It's been suggested to me by my counselor. The thing that concerns me is its potential to increase anxiety, which I already have enough, and also the fact that it doesn't seem to have very flexible dosing options, so I can't try an insanely low dose if I want to.
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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