Posted by Justherself54 on February 12, 2008, at 17:06:10
In reply to How long do dose increases of SSRIs take to work ?, posted by garyengelm on February 12, 2008, at 15:33:05
> I started Lexapro weeks ago, but had to start low as I'm med sensative. My pdoc wants me to go up to 20mg. I started at 1.25mg and worked up to 10mg. All together, it took me 5 weeks to get to 10mg which I've been at for 4 days now.
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> My question is this: If I go up 2.5mg every 4 days now and get to 15mg in 8 days, how long does it take to feel the effect of the 5mg increase? In other words, do you have to wait 4-6 weeks as if you were just starting out on the drug ?
Thanks in advance as always.....Gary
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Are you feeling any effect from it yet?
Lexapro worked very well for me at 10 mg and kicked in quickly..about 2 weeks..only when it started to poop out on me (I have that problem) did I try 20 mg. It was a good medication and I would still be on it but all SSRI's poop out on me..I would stay at 10 mg for a couple of weeks..that may be all you need..
I would talk to your doctor about giving 10 mg a chance..I hope it works for you as well as it did for me..good luck!
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