Posted by Mariposa on June 3, 2004, at 9:44:48
In reply to Lexapro questions again.., posted by Impermanence on June 2, 2004, at 19:50:11
> I've been taking 10mg for five weeks now with no positive results whatsoever, in fact it's been very difficult getting used to just that amount. I talked to my pdoc today about how bad it has made me feel so far and still she has decided to up my dose to 15mg from tomorrow and then to 20mg in a few weeks (with my permission obviously).
> I'm going along with this as she is a professional and must know what she's doing. Along with this she has lowered my dose of bromazepam (which I did NOT want) as it has been my best friend for a long time now and is the only thing keeping the anxiety from Lexapro away.
> I have a serious social phobia and she thinks the higher the dose of Lexapro the better is is for anxiety, is this really true? or just bull**** to taper me off the benzos?
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> Another thing thats bugging me is if it's so hard for your body to get used to ssri's then what the hell is it going to be like coming off them.
> Is it really worth it?It took me 9 weeks before I noticed any improvement on Lex. I started at 5mg, went to 10mg week 5. I had increased depression and anxiety during the *adjustment* stage, these lessened greatly after the 9 wk mark. Have been on Lex 15 mos. now, currently @30mg. From the many posts I have read, it seems to be more difficult to get off these meds than it is to start up and get used to them. In my case I would say it was all worth it as the Lex has helped control my outrageous PMS. I would listen to you doc and give the Lex a chance.
Good luck!~~~8|8
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