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Hi, just joined the Lexapro withdrawal thread. How do I post a new comment? My son is taking 40 g Lexapro a day, for the last three years. Seems ok with it. But I worry about it. Seems excessive. he has autism, anxiety, OCD diagnoses. Was taking 40 g of Olanzapine a day, but a year ado his dr gradually got him down to 7.5 daily. And stopped the Clompramine, much better now. One doctor prescribes getting back to nature, and a couple weeks ago we went camping on Mt Shasta, he was so happy, running around barefoot, racing with his doggie and playing his guitar. You can see his music page at my username.
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Hello @wwwzeydotrocks! Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! You were successful in joining the conversation. Please simply hit reply at the bottom when replying back to the group thread. @guener, Thank you for assisting with user instructions. I agree with the advice about expressing concern with your sons physician. Connect is a great place to talk to others about experiences but not to be substituted with taking medical advice from anyone.
I understand your concern with your son- I think I would feel the same. Thank you for sharing that he was happy and running around playing made me smile. Do you plan on trying to have him tapered down off Lexapro? Do you keep a journal to keep track of his behavior/moods?
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You successfully posted a new comment to the thread about Lexapro withdrawal. If you want to start a new thread about Lexapro or something else you have to do so from the Mental Health home page. An Admin might move this post to a new thread if you post one about Lexapro Dosage (or something like that). That being said, 40 mg of Lexapro is twice the "normal" indicated high dosage, but sometimes a psychiatrist will prescribe more, it depends upon what s/he thinks will be effective for the patient without undue side-effects. I take 20 mg per day with very good results for my condition but with Abilify concurrently. If it's working for your son, that's great, but if you have concerns, express that to your son's physician(s).