Posted by Philidor on September 16, 2004, at 13:23:02
In reply to Survey: How much Lexapro do you use?, posted by Emily Elizabeth on September 15, 2004, at 19:21:22
Me again! How you doing?
Yep, I have been on Lex for about 9 months now. For social anxiety. Started at 10mg, then upped it to 20.
I like Lexapro. It seemed to improve my mood and general well being, mainly, I think, because it REALLY improved the quality of my sleep (a big plus).
But the SP---nothing much. So I asked my p-doc if we should goose it to 30mg, but she shook her head. There's no evidence that more than 20mg a day of Lexapro will give an improved response in anybody. Better I should try something else.
So I did. And my SP is now much better. But I stayed on the 20mg Lexapro (until the free samples ran out!) Then I cut it back to 10mg. No problem. (Unless you call an increased interest in sex a problem.)
phil
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