Posted by MoTucker on June 23, 2004, at 16:27:35
In reply to Lexapro decline in effectiveness, posted by eefreemom on June 21, 2004, at 21:31:19
Hi, I've been on Lex for just over a year and I just experienced a similar problem. The old feelings came back. I think they had been creeping back but I didn't notice b/c I don't think about things objectively when I'm slipping into a depression.
I am on 10 mg - and I decided for now not to adjust the dose. I've not been in therapy for a long time and decided to see if I can work my way through some of my root issues before I up the dose. I'd like to some day get off the meds (maybe not possible, I know) so I don't want to up the dose and make that harder.
I never realized you had to keep upping the dose. When I went on Lex it was really new so maybe they didn't know that yet? I wish I would have known that going in. I'm sure I would have still chosen the meds, but it would have been nice to know that I hadn't found a permanent fix.
M.T.
> Hi everyone, I'm a first-time poster though I've browsed here since starting Lexapro 10 mg/day 8 months ago. Never been on meds before but was thrilled with the effects for the first 7 months. But lately I'm having the old bad feelings creep back up on me. Also been feeling sooooo sleepy, trouble getting up in the morning, trouble getting motivated all day. I know somnolence is a common side effect, but I haven't had it til now. Wondering if I should ask the doc to up the dose, but would rather avoid that. Or if I should try p.m. dosing instead of a.m. Any thoughts?
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> Also I noticed some earlier posts about Allese bcp affecting depression. Been on Allese for about 4 years and now wondering if that's been a contributor to my depression. I did try going off of it for a few months about a year ago in the hope that I would feel better but to no avail, which led me to the shrink, which led me to Lexapro.....
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> Thanks in advance for any advice.
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