Posted by mills on October 14, 2002, at 14:19:17
In reply to Re: dosing info » mills, posted by pharmrep on October 14, 2002, at 14:07:17
I used to be on Paxil (worked my way slowly up to 40 mg, and it was a perfect dose), and I weaned my way slowly off (auditory "swooshes" and all) several months ago; started on 10 mg of Lexapro 6 weeks ago; jumped to 20mg the second week, and stayed there for 4 weeks, and then went down to 15 mg one week ago
> > yes, i have had flu-ey symptoms for the last few weeks trying to find the right dose of lexapro; i am confident it is depression and not the flue; i think i went up to 20 mg too fast, and have gone down to 15, taking 10 in the morning and the other 5 in the evening; the jury is still out for me even after 6 full weeks on lexapro; my head fees dull and i feel disoriented somewhat; an hour to 3 hours after i take my morning dose, i feel depressed, and i know it is the lexapro; i am going to give it more time though, because it took Paxil a long time to level out my experience, actually much longer than the six weeks everyone says; i wish i knew more about the proper dosing of lexapro; i seem to be hearing some conflicting reports from people's experiences and information
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> ***** what was your dose and of which med before? 10mg is the starting dose, and if you go higher, go to 15mg 1st, 20mg is a big jump. if you have a very low tolerance to meds...(ie 10mg of paxil/prozac/celexa seemed strong to you) then try 5mg of lexapro 1st, wait a couple weeks, then see what adjustments are needed (if any)
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