Posted by Larry Hoover on June 16, 2004, at 14:38:18
In reply to anybody have luck adding folic acid to lexapro?, posted by h on June 16, 2004, at 10:36:32
> I am doing well on 10 mg of lexapro. Recently I have been wondering if I would feel even better taking a higher dose. Okay, I admit it, I'm a pig for feeling good but after years of GAD and mild depression I love the feeling of not caring so much about every stupid little thing.
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> Anyway, I'd love to go up to 20 mg but many people report weight gain and such on a higher dose. Would taking folic acid give me increased effect without side effects? Has anybody done this? Please advise.
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> hI haven't done it myself (added folate with an SSRI), but there is good and reliable evidence that doing so both enhances the antidepressant effect, and reduces side-effects.
I think this falls into the "can't hurt, might help" category.
Women are more responsive than men, apparently. 500 mg/day seemed effective in women, but men needed twice that.
Lar
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