I’ve been taking lexapro 5mg for three weeks with no improvement. Yesterday my doctor doubled the dose, and said if no better in another week to double it again. I’m a little leery but will comply.
I was on 10 mg for awhile and it stopped working optimally. My doctor took it up to 20 mg and it's doing a much better job. But antidepressants are a crap shoot. Some work for one person and not another. If it isn't working (or you are having intolerable side effects) tell your doctor you want to try something else. There are bunches of choices and it may take a while to find one that works for you. I've been on antidepressants for years, and my experience is it works until it doesn't - all of sudden your body says, "Nope, done with this one." and you have to find something else. Good luck.
I was on 10 mg for awhile and it stopped working optimally. My doctor took it up to 20 mg and it's doing a much better job. But antidepressants are a crap shoot. Some work for one person and not another. If it isn't working (or you are having intolerable side effects) tell your doctor you want to try something else. There are bunches of choices and it may take a while to find one that works for you. I've been on antidepressants for years, and my experience is it works until it doesn't - all of sudden your body says, "Nope, done with this one." and you have to find something else. Good luck.
Hello , yes I've been on something for depression/anxiety for since 1992 when I first got sober. This is the first time Lexapro was added in. I take 50 mg Welbutrin am & 10 mg Lexapro pm. It's doing better for the merry go round I was on.
So far... So good. I know nothing is permanent.
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I was on Wellbutrin for years. It caused me to have sores inside my mouth (which my doctor told me could not be caused by the drug - but which I found out later is a known side effect - ugh). It worked pretty well for a while, and then stopped working for me. I went on to citalopram, which again worked for years and then stopped working. Now I'm on Lexapro (escitalopram) and it's working for however long it works.
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I was on 10 mg for awhile and it stopped working optimally. My doctor took it up to 20 mg and it's doing a much better job. But antidepressants are a crap shoot. Some work for one person and not another. If it isn't working (or you are having intolerable side effects) tell your doctor you want to try something else. There are bunches of choices and it may take a while to find one that works for you. I've been on antidepressants for years, and my experience is it works until it doesn't - all of sudden your body says, "Nope, done with this one." and you have to find something else. Good luck.
Hello , yes I've been on something for depression/anxiety for since 1992 when I first got sober. This is the first time Lexapro was added in. I take 50 mg Welbutrin am & 10 mg Lexapro pm. It's doing better for the merry go round I was on.
So far... So good. I know nothing is permanent.
Thanks
I was on Wellbutrin for years. It caused me to have sores inside my mouth (which my doctor told me could not be caused by the drug - but which I found out later is a known side effect - ugh). It worked pretty well for a while, and then stopped working for me. I went on to citalopram, which again worked for years and then stopped working. Now I'm on Lexapro (escitalopram) and it's working for however long it works.
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