Posted by Cletus2 on October 2, 2002, at 10:29:29
In reply to Anyone on 20mg?, posted by NML on October 1, 2002, at 18:29:50
> I have been reading this board for months and never posted. I was on 20mg Celexa and loved it except for the sexual s/e (I am female - no orgasm). So I tried 10mg of Lexapro for 3 weeks, no s/e but very high irritability and irrational screaming/yelling YUCK - so my Dr. has increased me to 20mg as of yesterday. I can't find anyone else on this dosage. Just looking for some support. Thanks.
> NML
In the past I was on 100mg of Celexa (for OCD) for a period of about a year. It worked fairly well and I had only minor but annoying side effects (i.e. drowsiness and slight libido issues - nothing too drastic). Anyway, I stopped Celexa in order to try and find a med with fewer s/e but nothing was quite as effective as Celexa. Recently, I asked my doctor about Lexapro and he said that he has started some patients on it and has received extremly positive feedback on it. Well, since I use to take such a high dose before, he started me on 20mg this weekend and I am really liking it so far. It definetly has a quicker onset than other meds I have tried and I really dont notice any side effects at this dose. It has a very "clean" feel to it. My doctor is planning on raising my dose to 25mg next week if need be, but I feel pretty darn good now. However, I have a high tolerance for drugs so my body may adjust to it requiring an increase in the dose. We'll see. Good luck!!!!
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