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Posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 16, 2007, at 11:10:01
I've been taking Lexapro 10mg for six weeks now and the apathy and anxiety are still there. This sort of feels like when I took zooloft for about three months.
I see the psychiatrist tomorrow and I think I'm going to ask to up the dose to 20mg but then I'm thinking is she going to leave me on that dose for another six weeks until we have a review ???
I've heard that some people have to take 40mg of Lexapro to get any results and I know from my experience (this time round) I need high doses to get any effect. The psychiatrist previously had me on 60mg of Seroxat in order to get a response but I only took 40mg because I felt that was helping.
I don't want to spend the next six weeks on 20mg and then another six weeks on 30 and then another six weeks on 40mg. I know I'm jumping the gun a bit.
Has anyone on this board found success at 20mg of lexapro when they've needed high doses of other SSRIs in order to get a response?
Thanks.....Denise
Posted by Phillipa on April 16, 2007, at 11:24:03
In reply to Lexapro - should I up the dose?, posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 16, 2007, at 11:10:01
Denise I think so but a search of the archieve under lexapro may help too. Love Phillipa
Posted by polarbear206 on April 16, 2007, at 12:19:43
In reply to Lexapro - should I up the dose?, posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 16, 2007, at 11:10:01
> I've been taking Lexapro 10mg for six weeks now and the apathy and anxiety are still there. This sort of feels like when I took zooloft for about three months.
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> I see the psychiatrist tomorrow and I think I'm going to ask to up the dose to 20mg but then I'm thinking is she going to leave me on that dose for another six weeks until we have a review ???
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> I've heard that some people have to take 40mg of Lexapro to get any results and I know from my experience (this time round) I need high doses to get any effect. The psychiatrist previously had me on 60mg of Seroxat in order to get a response but I only took 40mg because I felt that was helping.
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> I don't want to spend the next six weeks on 20mg and then another six weeks on 30 and then another six weeks on 40mg. I know I'm jumping the gun a bit.
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> Has anyone on this board found success at 20mg of lexapro when they've needed high doses of other SSRIs in order to get a response?
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> Thanks.....Denise
Denise,In my experience, if you took that much Seroxat to get a response, chances are you will need the higher dose of Lexapro. I would jump right away and not wait. Lexapro doesn't have the punch that Paxil does. Oh course tell your doc, if you decide to increase.
Polarbear
Posted by Sebastian on April 17, 2007, at 18:53:30
In reply to Lexapro - should I up the dose?, posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 16, 2007, at 11:10:01
I don't think uping dose will help if you are not finding some help with it now.
Posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 18, 2007, at 5:43:10
In reply to Re: Lexapro - should I up the dose? » Deniseuk190466, posted by Phillipa on April 16, 2007, at 11:24:03
Hi Phillipa,
I've searched the archives, again you get mixed messages.
Denise
Posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 18, 2007, at 6:17:02
In reply to Re: Lexapro - should I up the dose? » Deniseuk190466, posted by polarbear206 on April 16, 2007, at 12:19:43
Hi,
I did up the dose for a week to 20mg with increased anxiety (I think), not sure if the anxiety would have been the same on 10mg as well as I take Zyprexa now and again to help with it.
It's so hard to know what to do for the best but when I went to see her she wanted me to stay on 10mg for another six weeks. I really don't see the rationale for that.
Denise
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