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This should really be up to your doctor. If you've given it 2-3 months, I would think upping the dose would help you. I upped my dose at about 3 months, from 10mg to 20mg and eventually to 30mg, where I gained alot of weight. It helped me tremendously upping the dose, though.
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30mg Lexapro why this dose?
The highest usual dose for lexapro is 20mg. So 30 will not help you. Sometimes a higher dose is used for OCD, but it probably won't help. Switch down to 20!
I have been on 10mg of Lexapro for two years and would like to go up to 20mg because of increased anxiety and sleep troubles Will this help?
I was started on 20mg nearly two years for the same symptoms and it helped. (I also was on Xanax .5mg for a few months but stopped that due to the high risk of addiction I had been reading about in some people- it did help the anxiety and did help me sleep but it is very temporary solution). Now I am on 10mg of Lexapro daily which is a low maintenance dose and is fine for me (though the side effect of decreased libido is a bummer:-) Talk to your doctor who after listening to you may increase your dose to 20mg. You can drop back to 10mg when the time is right. So, go to your doctor and talk and describe what you are feeling. A lot of people start at 20mg but talk to your doctor first, he/she may also give you something else. That said, Lexapro is favoured for its lesser side effects. There are side effects of course which I am sure you know about after being on them for two years. Good luck..
Lexapro and sleep?
lexapro is for aniexty & a agent to help rest
Is it safe to take zanax to help with withdrawal from Lexapro?
Xanax can be prescribed by your doctor alongside lexapro and taking them at the same time is okay. I am on Lexapro and take Xanex for occasional bouts of anxiety or panic attacks. However, weening yourself off Lexapro with Xanex is probably not the best idea. If you are having withdrawal from Lexapro you should probably go back on it.
What will help you from being depressed while I am on suboxone?
I take 1mg or two of kolonopin, with 10mg of lexapro with 4-8mgs of suboxone. it works great for me, but you'll have to be very careful not to exceed more than 3mgkolonopin or a high dose of suboxone such as 16-24mg.
Side effects that you may exprience when you combine amitriptyline with lexapro?
Hi, About a month and a half ago, my doctor started me on lexapro 5mg in the morning for 6 days then up to 10mg a day. A few days after starting on the 5mg dose in the morning I started taking 15mg Serapax (Alepam) 1-3 tablets a day for anxiety. (The reason I started was because of I was majorly stressed about work issues and had major anxiety). Just after getting up to the 10mg Lexapro, I saw a psychiatrist as I was still really anxious. He told me to keep taking the 10mg of Lexapro in the morning and also the take amitriptyline 25mg 1 hour before bed (to help me sleep), then take 15mg of Alepam at time of going to sleep or whenever I had panic attacks throughout the day. The next morning I took 10mg of lexapro after starting the amitriptyline the night before. It was horrible! I felt so weird and spaced out. I thought I was loosing my mind. I was about to pack my bags to go to the nearest pysch ward! I called the psychiatrist and went and saw my doctor as I felt that strange, not right at all. I have been going through hell the last two weeks on this cocktail of drugs. I really think the combination of the lexapro and amitriptyline does not work. Please let me know how you are going as I feel so alone and scared right now. Amber
Is irratibally and crying a side effect of stopping lexapro and how lond does it last?
Irritability and crying can be side effects of stopping Lexapro, especially if the medication is stopped suddenly. As with most antidepressants, they should be discontinued slowly by tapering the dose with the help of your doctor.
What can you use with lexapro and xanax that can help you sleep?
100 more xanax lol
Your husband was on Lexapro for 2 months stopped cold turkey he is easily irritated angered unreasonable and started drinking daily Can quiting Lexapro be affecting him that bad signed Worried?
I have been on 20mg Lexapro for over 3 years and stopped cold turkey. I have the 'head sparks' and have had them for 3 weeks now. It has definitely interfered with concentration which causes agitation and irritability. I have also not had one night without seriously bizarre dreams that last the entire night. Whatever it takes, it can't last forever and can't say Lexapro did anything for me but cause serious weight gain. It's easier to deal with life than to mask it with medication; I recommend getting involved in self help books.
Does going off Lexapro and Wellbutrin cause nausea-stomach pain?
maybe. lexapro causes nausea. wellbutrin may help side effects. call your dr!
Will 10mgs of methadone stop withdrawls for extremley opiate dependency?
It will help the withdrawal symptoms, but the usual starting dosage for severe opiate addiction is 20mg of methadone. So 10mg could stop the withdrawal symptoms but it may not be enough depending on the person. Each person has their own "Blocking" dose which depends on your height, weight, metabolism, ect.. so 10mg could really help someone who is 5'1", 110 lbs., whereas someone who is 6'3", 220 lbs. may need 30 or 40 mg's for it to stop the withdrawal syptoms, it all varies.
Can lexapro help you sleep?
yes and I would know because I'm taking it.
