just went up on my generic lexapro

[eyebob]

I have been on 10 mg of lexapro for about 5 weeks. I have seen improvement, but still get pretty anxious around work stuff, just went to 15 ,mg today. I am a little worried because of my initial side effects when I started....it made my anxiety worse, I will keep you all posted as to the progress in case some of you are planning on doing the same thing.

[funkstarsista]

Hi, I've gone up to 15mg recently and I experienced no new / additional side effects, I hope it's the same for you. I really want to go up to 20mg now but my GP won't let me yet.

[eyebob]

Well' I am feeling more anxious still since upping my dose 3 days ago' but not as bad as when I first started. Will keep you posted.

[becki]

I'm also on 10 mg generic lexapro. I have my first drs visit since starting it 4.5 weeks ago. I'm not sure if I should bump mine up or not as I'm doing better but not there yet. I also started CBT and go every 2 weeks, more or less. One thing that I avoided was the drive through at McDonald's. scared the heck out of me. I've done it several times alone and with my kids now. I even took my son last night without giving it much thought and my nephew was working the drive through so that was fun!!! Shopping at Target yesterday morning was ok that's also a tough place but I did ok. So I'm thinking maybe I should stay at 10 so hard to say.

[Aimra]

I just went from 10 to 15 on Friday after starting lexapro about 4 weeks ago. So far, so good. I had some side effects when I went from 5 to 10 but they only lasted a few days. It wasn't until the middle of last week that I started feeling slightly better. I still feel like I have a long way to go as far as the effectiveness of this med. please keep posting your progress. I have wondered if dosage has anything to do with height/weight like other meds or if its purely just about finding the right cocktail for each individual.

Becki, so glad you are starting to conquer your obstacles like the drive thru and target. Mine is almost exclusively work and boss related but I sometimes get panicky in random spots. Today I was grocery shopping and anxiety popped up for no reason in the bread aisle. Go figure.

[becki]

I got a new prescription for 20 mg lexapro generic but dr and I agreed on 15 as 10 has been ok but I'm nervous to make the jump to 15. I was nervous to start so I'm sure I'll be ok. Just not ready today.

[becki]

I got a new prescription for 20 mg lexapro generic but dr and I agreed on 15 as 10 has been ok but I'm nervous to make the jump to 15. I was nervous to start so I'm sure I'll be ok. Just not ready today.

Well yesterday I decided to take a dose of .125 my goal is to get to .15 but I want to increase slowly. I'm sure by the weekend I'll be there as having to cut pills doesn't thrill me but I'll still have to cut some to get that does. A little frustrating but ok I'll see how I do at .15 dr said I could do .20 but want to try .15 as I'm doing much better but not there and still have moments of anxiety. I know it won't cure it and I'm glad I'm I'm CBT.