Posted by Bill LL on November 17, 2004, at 8:46:39
In reply to Re: SCARED Pdoc wants to raise meds again » Bill LL, posted by Ted Brosnan on November 16, 2004, at 16:41:41
Up until 5 weeks a go, I was taking both 60 mg pills in the morning. That did make me too anxious. Then I switched to 1 in the morning and 1 at about 6 pm. I feel more relaxed.
I read a couple of abstracts of clinical studies and the average dose was 100 mg per day. So I'm just a little over the average. The dose is considered to be weight related. I weigh 180 lbs.
I really have never noticed an effect on my sleep onw way or the other.
> Doesn't the Strattera make you way too anxious at that dose? what about sleep problems?
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> Thanks
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> > Don't hesitate to try the 80 mg. If I were you, I would definitely go up to about 120 mg of Celexa before considering a medication change.
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> > If 120 mg doesn't work well, I would then either increase it more, or augment, or switch to a different drug such as Duloxetine (Cymbalta).
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> > I personally take 30 mg Lexapro and 120 mg (60 mg morning and 60 mg evening) of Strattera. Lexapro hits serotonin and although Strattera is not an "antidepressant", it hits norepinephrine which helps me feel more calm and attentive.
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> > My 30 mg Lexapro is the equivalent of probably about 90 to 120 mg of Celexa.
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