Posted by Franz on March 21, 2011, at 17:45:23
In reply to Re: It seems 5 mg is effective in some cases for SAD, posted by ((Vibe)) on March 21, 2011, at 17:03:17
> Wow, it was a lot of work to register onto this site. Just wanted to say that:
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> Lexapro is pretty much the only SSRI that is overdosed. There is a lot of evidence that 5mg's will be almost if not as effective as 10mg's. Increasing the dose past 5mg's seems to increase side effects more than anything.
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> Don't have time to provide sources, but PubMed is always a click away for those who are interested. (There are also a lot of great posts on the topic by the poster Ex Dubio at Mind and Muscle as well)
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> CheersI gave my Doc a copy of the abstract about the use of 5 mg escitalopram but could not convince him.
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