Posted by shadowmon on July 6, 2004, at 2:11:27
In reply to Re: how do you know if lexapro is not working, posted by JenStar on July 6, 2004, at 1:32:38
> Hey Shadowmon,
> how's it going? Are you feeling any better these days? When I started Lexapro (10 mg/day) it took at least 4-5 weeks before I felt "good" again, and probably 3 mo. before I felt like I was myself again. Sometimes you do need to give it a lot of time to see the effects. It's too bad that it takes so long, but I think that stopping and starting multiple drugs in rapid succession can really confuse the brain, and in the end it takes longer to stabilize.
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> About the dosage: Here's my experience with increasing my Lexapro dosage. I had been seeing a therapist and she recommended that I increase my dosage from 10 mg/day to 15 mg/day, so I did that. However, I felt "weird" on the 15 mg/day. It's hard to describe: it's almost like I got MORE anxious, I felt "off" somehow, I felt like I was taking steps backwards. It's possible that this was just the side-effects kicking in but I decided I didn't like the way the 15 mg/day made me feel, so I went back down to 10 mg/day. Then I felt good again, and also proud of myself for listening to my body and trusting myself over the therapist (who, I have to admit, I wasn't so keen on anyway!)
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> I guess my point it: Maybe your dosage is too high? 30 mg/day seems like a lot. Granted, I'm not an MD, but I read some studies on line that indicated that above 20 mg/day the therapeutic increases seemed to really diminish.
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> In any case, I hope you're feeling well. I'm rooting for you. :) Take care.
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> JenStarI increased the dosage like the dr indicated, and today I felt some relief. I didnt feel as much free floating anxiety and stuff, but I'm not going to let my guard down. It was way worse when I was on 20 mg and not taking the remeron. I wasnt eating and the only time when I felt better was when I was sleeping. After the 20 and the remeron, I would still have some free floating anxiety the thoughts would roll around in my head for no abject reason and cause the body to react. This happened a lot as I was trying to rest to deal with the grogginess with the remeron. initially when I went on the 20 it worked (I was way much more worse then) but then it didnt work as much. I'm afraid of poop out. I've never had it before. I'll just have to see if it is pooping out and the free floating anxiety (I didnt have it today) comes back,
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