Posted by merpmerp on August 3, 2011, at 22:05:24
In reply to Re: 2.5 mg Lexapro did the trick, posted by bleauberry on August 2, 2011, at 18:42:03
I think my pdoc is still skeptical! But that's just too bad; I could definitely tell the difference between 1.25 mg and 2.5 mg, so I think it is doing something for sure. I agree, she seemed to think I was not being treated properly unless I was one some arbitrary dosage. She's well meaning and I get along with her but I still have some anger at her for basically (I feel) neglecting everything I was telling her.
> That's a great story! Love it.
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> Hey, my old Lyme doc said many of his patients did well on doses as low as 1mg, or even lower by using drops, so it doesn't surprise me at all when someone does very well on a dose that most would claim is too low to be of any value. It's happened with me too, so I can relate.
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> I think one of the big mistakes the psych world makes is to have the patient shoot for some predetermined target, rather than attempting to methodically find the individual's sweet spot.
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009: currently on 1.25 mg, plus tyrosine.
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