Posted by SLS on February 10, 2016, at 5:16:22
In reply to Re: Can AD's Cause Long-Term Damage that is Reversible » SLS, posted by Phillipa on February 9, 2016, at 22:02:20
> Yes Especially due to age. But you like lexapro. I can do that but did go to 5mg last night and kept the same amount of luvox? No difference. Phillipa
As a nurse, you surely know better than to evaluate the worth of an antidepressant drug after only one day.
1. 5 mg/day of Lexapro is still only half of the lowest recommended dose (10-20 mg/day). Some people go up to 40 mg/day, especially for OCD. I would say that the most common dosage used is 20 mg/day.
2. Even if 5 mg/day were the perfect dosage of the perfect drug for you, it would still take a minimum of 3-6 weeks before symptoms improve and you begin to feel better. You must commit to a drug trial before beginning it. This would include tolerating side effects. It would be a good idea to confer with your doctor if you reach the point of discontinuing the drug prematurely.
3. You could cross-titrate the Luvox and Lexapro, or even simply drop the Luvox altogether once you begin increasing the Lexapro dosage.
I sometimes get the feeling that you are your own worst enemy when it comes to selecting and committing to treatments. The faster you get your depression and anxiety under control, the younger you will stay. Chronic stress beats the hell out of the whole body, particularly the brain.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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