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?

Answer 1

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..

Answer 2

I though I felt better a little bit. Now after a 10 months on Lexapro I stopped taking it during the 11th month through titratting down to zero over a month long period. So far I've noticed that I am more tired alot.

Through out the course of therapy my anxiety improved but I could still have mood swings when drinking (should not drink on lexapro). The main reason I am stopping is the weight gain. I need to eat better but to gain this much weight in 10 months is crzay, I know because I have been working out hard at times and seeing no weight loss.

Hope this helps you.