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Posted by chess on April 26, 2005, at 17:48:54
my psy doc hinted that she's going to up my Lexapro dose for my anxiety and depression
i currently take 20mg
what's the highest dose a person can take of Lexapro?
Posted by stresser on April 26, 2005, at 20:44:46
In reply to Lexapro, highest dose?, posted by chess on April 26, 2005, at 17:48:54
My daughter took Lexapro a couple of years ago, and I think she may have gotten up to around 40mg. She was depressed, and had a bit of a binge eating problem, and her doctor said that it takes a higher dosage of Lexapro to work for those two problems together. Your doctor should know what is best for you, and I wouldn't worry about going higher at this point. She did quit taking it, and started Wellbutrin because at a higher dosage, it did cause her to start to gain weight. (She was binge eating, so that may have been it also?) Don't panic!!!! Please. Lexapro is suppose to be weight neutral. I do know that she felt MUCH better when the doctor did increase her dosage. Good luck.-L
Posted by Bill LL on April 27, 2005, at 8:34:48
In reply to Lexapro, highest dose?, posted by chess on April 26, 2005, at 17:48:54
I don't know what the highest dose is, but I would guess that some people probably go as high as 120 mg or so before switching to a different drug. I did very well on 40 mg. I know that my doctor has patients on 60 or more.
> my psy doc hinted that she's going to up my Lexapro dose for my anxiety and depression
> i currently take 20mg
> what's the highest dose a person can take of Lexapro?
Posted by flipsactown on April 27, 2005, at 12:29:29
In reply to Re: Lexapro, highest dose?, posted by Bill LL on April 27, 2005, at 8:34:48
I am currently on 30mg of Lexapro and when I asked my pdoc for an increase which I read online that 40mg is typically the highest recommeded max dose, my pdoc refused indicating that I was at the highest dose. Instead he added Wellbutrin SR which did lift my depression after 2 weeks. Lexapro alone pooped out on me after 7 months, but with the addition of Wellbutrin, my depression has lifted once again.
FST
> I don't know what the highest dose is, but I would guess that some people probably go as high as 120 mg or so before switching to a different drug. I did very well on 40 mg. I know that my doctor has patients on 60 or more.
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> > my psy doc hinted that she's going to up my Lexapro dose for my anxiety and depression
> > i currently take 20mg
> > what's the highest dose a person can take of Lexapro?
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Posted by stresser on April 27, 2005, at 14:38:23
In reply to Re: Lexapro, highest dose? » Bill LL, posted by flipsactown on April 27, 2005, at 12:29:29
I do remember the doctor telling us that adding Wellbutrin was an option, at the time she was taking Lexapro. He said it was a really good combination. -L
Posted by chess on April 27, 2005, at 19:41:46
In reply to Re: Lexapro, highest dose?, posted by stresser on April 27, 2005, at 14:38:23
my anxiety causes my depression, i heard wellbutrin is not a good med if you have anxiety/panic, has anyone else heard this?
> I do remember the doctor telling us that adding Wellbutrin was an option, at the time she was taking Lexapro. He said it was a really good combination. -L
Posted by stresser on April 28, 2005, at 7:39:51
In reply to Re: Lexapro, highest dose?, posted by chess on April 27, 2005, at 19:41:46
It's true, I know that first hand. I took Wellbutrin and my anxiety was intollerable. I was almost manic with it, and had to go off the medication. That's when I started taking Zoloft. It works for some people. My daughter has anxiety, but Wellbutrin doesn't seem to bother her, or at least she hasn't told me that it is. Have you thought about a mood stabilizer? I take Topamax, and it works wonders for my depression and anxiety, because it keeps me on a nice level mode. -L
Posted by Bill LL on April 28, 2005, at 11:32:23
In reply to Re: Lexapro, highest dose? » Bill LL, posted by flipsactown on April 27, 2005, at 12:29:29
Wellbutrin is a great drug for a lot of people. Then are are some like me who get a bit too jittery on it.
> I am currently on 30mg of Lexapro and when I asked my pdoc for an increase which I read online that 40mg is typically the highest recommeded max dose, my pdoc refused indicating that I was at the highest dose. Instead he added Wellbutrin SR which did lift my depression after 2 weeks. Lexapro alone pooped out on me after 7 months, but with the addition of Wellbutrin, my depression has lifted once again.
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> > I don't know what the highest dose is, but I would guess that some people probably go as high as 120 mg or so before switching to a different drug. I did very well on 40 mg. I know that my doctor has patients on 60 or more.
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> > > my psy doc hinted that she's going to up my Lexapro dose for my anxiety and depression
> > > i currently take 20mg
> > > what's the highest dose a person can take of Lexapro?
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