Posted by Bill L on June 1, 2003, at 10:58:31
In reply to Re: Is common starting dose for Lexapro 10mg? » tm, posted by theo on May 30, 2003, at 15:26:00
1) I think it's a good idea to start with 5 mg lexapro just to get used to it. I know of 2 people who use 5 mg Lexapro as their maintainance dose. I think that 5 mg longterm is ok for anxiety. But if major depression is the problem, then one would probably need between 10 and 20 mg.
2) It's true that 10 mg is the recommended starting dose. So one would either start at 10, or start at 5 and go to 10 after a week or 2.
3) Nausea and aggitation are symptoms that people feel early on after starting Lexapro. But discontinuing Paxil also gives short term adverse effects. I found that taking the herb Valerian was good for aggitation.
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