Posted by anxiety_free on December 14, 2004, at 22:02:26
In reply to reducing meds, then upping dose, THEN relapse?, posted by Joslynn on December 14, 2004, at 21:25:49
Personally, I think your crash was situational, and the lexapro dosages had little or nothing to do with it. Some people do find that when you reduce or stop taking an anti-depressant, and then resume taking it, the anti-depressant either doesn't work, or doesn't work as well. This happened to me: I took 20mgs paxil, quit, went back on at 30mgs, and it flat out failed. But in your case, the lexapro WAS working, so I think your problems were situational. Also, the lexapro just may not have had enough oooomph to keep you level during your crisis. You wrote that you went on remeron and felt better. Well, remeron hits a number of receptors and affects a number of neurotransmitters, while lexapro is basically a high powered serotonin drug. My guess would be that your crisis threw a lot of things out of whack, not just serotonin, so you needed a multi-neurotransmitter drug like remeron to stabilize. Just a guess.
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