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Escitalopram (Lexapro) for Anxiety

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Hi @cooper1990 - glad you're here at Mayo Clinic Connect.

I moved your post to this discussion where others are discussing escitalopram (Lexapro):

- Escitalopram (Lexapro) for Anxiety https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/escitalopram-lexapro-for-anxiety/

I'm hoping members in this discussion such as @meingan @njed @dbamos1945 will offer input on whether they have been through increases of this medication before and how that went.

Are you and/or your doctor feeling like you need a higher dosage at this point, cooper1990? What have you experienced as far as your anxiety at the 5mg dose?

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@lisalucier I have been on 20mg for 9 weeks and haven’t experienced any improvement. Apparently it can take up to 12 weeks. I’m suffering terribly daily.

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Hello and thank-you for your response. Appears I am quite sensitive to Lexapro. At 5mg I am experiencing high anxiety, Tinitus, waking multiple times in the night with high anxiety. Not pleasant. Hoping it is transitional - adjustment phase.
Thanks for reaching out! Appreciated.