Posted by blkvettes on May 15, 2003, at 16:32:58
In reply to Re: Dosage on Lexapro » blkvettes, posted by DC on May 15, 2003, at 15:31:14
> > > > I've been on 10mg for about 6 weeks now. It seems to work better than Prozac (I was on and off for 10 years and developed a tolerance) but I was wondering if 20mg was the more standard dosage. I get the headaches and fatigue, but my mood is still a little depressive. Will the increased side-effects be worth it? Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > I am also curious of any suggestions regarding Lexapro.
> > > I have started at 5mg, then 10mg and now 20mg for about
> > > 3 weeks at the level of 20mg. My depressive state
> > > seems to still be lingering around me. Being the
> > > type that wants instant gratification (who doesn't LOL)
> > > I am not sure how long I should wait. Some of my
> > > family states they have noticed a "change" but I
> > > don't see or really feel it. Also on 300mg of
> > > Wellbutrin daily (150mg in the a.m. and 150mg in the
> > > p.m.) Still get the "feelings" that if it wasn't
> > > for my son I may not have "stuck around" anymore.
> > > Just not sure where to turn????
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi DC, how long you been taking it? People also said to me I was different before I felt it myself. By sticking around I hope that does not mean harming yourself. I to have felt that way!!!! GOD BLESS!!!!
> > WAYNE
> >
> >
>
> I started the Lexapro about mid to late February.
> It feels like it has been much longer, but I have
> just relocated in January and know I changed my
> appointment to a new doctor afterwards. As for
> "sticking around" I have had "thoughts" but honestly
> this is my theory: my grandmother is too old, my
> brother too young, my mother too neurotic and my
> son's father's side (father deceased) can't even
> explain, so will stay for him. :-) I just don't
> feel like there is that much of change in myself,
> but guess others would notice more than I would
> being I am extremely hard on myself to begin with.Hi DC, I am very hard on myself also!!! Just the slightest thing that goes wrong sets me off. If I feel good one day and the next day I dont feel the same I get depressed. I know I am going to have normal bad days just like everyone else. But us with this illness magnify everything to great extremes. Just since I last posted my best friend on the net wont be able to contact me for about 4 weeks. We were both crying and dont know what I will do!!!!!! She knows everything about my recovery and me hers. We have emailed and chatted for months every single day, sometimes for hours. I right now feel like I have died inside!!!! You take a lot more lex than I do. Maybe give it another month if you can and see if your body adjusts. If you decide to quit the lex, wean off slowly and you might get lucky and hit a good dose on the way down. Nobody knows how this is suppose work for us all. I just hope you keep trying and it all works for you in time. As for me I will probably cry myself to sleep and hope for a better day tomorrow. But I wont quit and refuse to let this illness win!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU DC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAYNE
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