Posted by holoman on December 2, 2003, at 12:10:09
In reply to Re: Is common starting dose for Lexapro 10mg?, posted by Bill L on June 1, 2003, at 10:58:31
10mg is given in the sample, so it is obviously a recommended starting point, although I wouldn't aregue with starting at 5mg to be safe. However, I am 17 years old and currently taking 30mg a day with no problems. I started at 10, increased to 20, and then 30. 10 helped with my depression, but I had other problems with OCD and Anxiety... my Dr. told me that higher dosages are usually used to treat people with those additional problems. I got my original prescription of 10mg from my family Dr. while waiting to get an appointment with a Psychiatrist. In that time period, I increased the dosage myself to 20mg, which noticable helped. When I saw the Psych. for the 1st time, he didn't think I should decrease since I was having no problems. After 4 months, I was still have problems with OCD and Anxiety, so he increased my dosage to 30mg. a day... and I am having no problems with it. If lexapro isn't working for you, I would suggest talking to your Dr. about Zyprexa.. it helps lexapro to work better-- but if your only concern is that everyone you know is taking a much lower dose, I wouldnt worry about it.
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