Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 273698

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Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro

Posted by Sybill on October 26, 2003, at 17:03:03

Tomorrow, I'm supposed to go from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro, per my dr's instructions. My first week on the Lex was pretty unsettling, due to insomnia and headaches, but I have finally been able to get sleep with the help of melatonin. I'm wondering if when I go up to 10 mgs, will the side effects intensify becasue of the higher dosage in my body? I'm afraid the side effects will be more intense... has anyone experienced this?

Re: Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro

Posted by tiredman on October 26, 2003, at 18:48:52

In reply to Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro, posted by Sybill on October 26, 2003, at 17:03:03

I went from 2.5 mg to 5 and got so jittery I went back to 2.5. I am waiting a few days until I get the courage to go back to 5.

Re: Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro » Sybill

Posted by madwand on October 26, 2003, at 19:48:44

In reply to Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro, posted by Sybill on October 26, 2003, at 17:03:03

You might need more granularity in titrating up your dosage. I started at 10mg and had side-effects, so when the were readsy to take me to 20 they had me`spend two weeks`at 15. I had much fewer side-effects!
So perhaps you would be better going from 5 to 7.5 and then to 10. Talk it over with your pdoc of course.

Michael

Re: Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro

Posted by Mariposa on October 27, 2003, at 6:29:29

In reply to Re: Going from 5 to 10 mgs of Lexapro » Sybill, posted by madwand on October 26, 2003, at 19:48:44

I started @5mg, went to 10mg week 5, then to 20mg at month 5. I had bad se's in the beginning. They were much less severe when I went to 10mg, and I didn't have any trouble at all going from 10 to 20mg. But I really don't see a problem w/ going up slowly, just to be sure. Side effects should be minimal.

Good luck to us all!~~~8|8

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