Posted by sussus on September 18, 2003, at 11:09:40
In reply to Re: Bad day or do I need a Lex increase?, posted by Bill L on September 17, 2003, at 12:52:32
Dear Bill L., Mariposa and Wildflower,
Thank you for your posts about Lexapro - I am now about 8 months on this med and having some doubts myself about bad days versus upping my dosage. I started out at 5 mg, went through a hellish adjustment period of about 10 weeks, slowly upping myself to 10 mgs at my docs advice. After that first 2 months or so, I really started to feel like myself again. My joy and energy felt accessible again - what a relief! I kicked butt at work and loved life.
In the last few months life has gotten crazy again. My boyfriend and I bought and completely remodeled a house (what an addict I am!) and he (my boyfriend) recently filed for full custody of his kids (3) in response to his ex's total failure as a mother. I love these kids but after 15 years of single and kid-free adult life, I can see why that could give me anxiety.
I need to acknowledge that because I know that meds are not the answer to everything. I fully comprehend that stressful times create stress for everyone and that to feel my feelings is appropriate. That being said, I am having anxiety, lack of energy - all the usual precursors to a full-on depression. I saw my doc recently for a follow-up on the meds and when I relayed all of the recent events to her she asked what my dosage of Lexapro is. I told her 10 mg and she told me that is not even considered a therapeutic dosage and perhaps I should up it to 20 mg per day.
Help! It's funny how much this board means to me - even when I just read and don't post. I rely on you guys in the trenches with me as much as the docs. So the question is....when is it just a bad day/week/month and when is it time to up the dosage? Also, is that true that 10 mg is not considered therapeutic? I want to be happy and not torture my family, friends and of course myself. Yuck - I hate mood disorders!!!!!!
Sussus
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