Posted by Bill LL on July 12, 2004, at 11:29:19
In reply to Re: is 30 mg the highest you can go on lexapro, posted by RetiredYoung on July 11, 2004, at 8:35:45
When drug companies do clinical trials, the trials only last about 6 weeks. At 6 weeks, most patients do good on low levels of antidepressants. That's why they would say that 20mg is a maximum.
But when people are on AD's for more than 6 weeks, a lot of people eventually need a dose increase.
The "toxic" dose of Lexapro is extremely high.
I am on 30 mg and my doc said that he would have no problem increasing it in the future.
> Does anyone here know why the manufacturer sets the "limit" at 20mg/day for Lexapro? I'm currently on 25mg - good results for depression but I've also got the subsequent exhaustion problem.
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