Posted by bill-bob on February 27, 2004, at 15:04:28
In reply to 1st time on SSRIs, Lexapro, posted by bah on February 25, 2004, at 22:47:51
My doc had me on 1/2 tablet (i.e., a 5 mg dose) for about 3 weeks until increasing to the full 10 mg/day dose. I don't know if this was overly conservative, but in any case I had relatively mild SEs in comparison to what you described.
It does seem one has to be patient in using the SSRI drugs (3-6 weeks of patience), but perhaps you are especially senstive to Lex (or all SSRIs).
As others have mentioned, try starting with a lower dose and perhaps don't increase too quickly.
B-B
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