Posted by lil' jimi on August 26, 2003, at 19:19:13
In reply to re: Advice:Relax, Read the Thread, Hang in There! » koko, posted by galkeepinon on August 26, 2003, at 17:16:26
hi Gal, hi Koko,
Gal reminded me that i took 10mg of Lexapro (i'll never forget this date) March 6th ... it was my first dose ....
... i freaked at my SEs so bad that i went down to 5mg the next dose and i stayed there for a _month_ before i went back up to 10mg ...
... 5mg is a pretty stiff dose of this medicine, when you consider how hard the SEs can hit you (and did hit me!)... i figure the pharma (forest labs) can only do so many trials ... so they tested it at 10mg and 20mg ... ... now they have to tell the MDs "start 'em at 10 and give 20 if that don't work" .... .... <<Grrrrrrrr!>>
.... .... i'd like to give them 10mg of lexapro!! ... ... what do you want to bet they have don't have to take lexapro?... i am just about ready to do my own trial ... on myself ... i'm thinking i want to try titrating up .... ... very slowly ...
definitelty consider lowering your dose ...
.... However, i also went through another set of SEs when i bumped up from 5mg to 10mg ... ... so, did i just stretch out the total amount of SE suffering over 2 steps, instead of one? ... ... No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, they say ....
all opinions welcomed ... ... please ...
AND
enter our 24/7 essay contest too!
in 12 words or less,
"How I spent a Hundred Years on Lexapro One Night!"
.. ... .. oh, well, better make up your own title ...Lexapro dose? ... cut back. ... cut down. ... cut up.
whatever you do, don't cut yourself !!! .... Ack!!
<<No SI allowed!!>>but i digress ....... (HA !! HA !!! HAAAA !!!)
<maybe i should really think about decreasing my lex ... ... i am having too good a time here!!!>TAKE CARE ! ! !!! !! !
~ jim> Hi :-) Everyone is different with these meds as I'm sure you'll get that consensus here:-) so I'm not sure anyone can tell you how long the nausea will last, unfortunately. I do know that a few here have had to decrease their dosages of Lexapro from 10mg down to 7.5mg and some down to even 5mg because of intolerable side effects. Is that an option for you?
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> > Hi again, and thank you for your response. I realize now that my actual message before did not post, just my subject line.
> > But I guess what I am really trying to find out, is how long should this nausea last? I did not have any side effects from taking Celexa for (on and off) 3 years. Lexapro at 10 mg is making me feel very sick which in turn throws me into a panic attack (which is why I'm taking it to begin with). I read the thread's and thank everyone for their input. This is a great forum. I was just wondering, or seeking reassurance, that this will pass and is normal as I'm only on my 2nd day...
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