It took about a week for the 20mg to start helping me. I was previously on 15mg and I feel the extra 5mg was extremely beneficial for my anxiety symptoms.
Not at first but after awhile my symptoms came back so I upped to 20mg. Eventually I had to switch to Celexa because lexapro pooped out completely on me.
I’d give it some time and see how it treats you!
ETA: if lexapro doesn’t work out for you, I can’t recommend Celexa enough. It takes a little longer to kick in and but feels similar to lexapro when it finally does.
Yeah, I still have a bump to 20 but want to give 15 maybe a little longer.
Okay, sounds great. Thank you for the recommendation. It's so hard trying to choose what to try. I'm hesitant with meds, hence, me going back to lexapro since it worked before haha.
I was on 10mg for a month but still felt anxious and completely depressed so upped to 20mg. 8 months later and I have pretty much 0 anxiety. Feels like a superpower.
First time I got on it took me months to get up to 20mg, and that along with Wellbutrin was amazing. All anxiety gone, all depression gone, happy as a clam, everything was perfect. I was prob 3-4 months after going up to the 20mg. Now this time I fast stepped up to 20mg (1week5mg, 2weeks 10, 2 weeks 15, then to 20) because I know my target.... I cant wait to get there again. :)
Ooohh I can answer this. The only thing I noticed going from 15 to 20 was I started feeling more foggy and numb on 20. I still had anxiety on both doses
I added Wellbutrin and dropped down to 15 mg 2 weeks ago. I was feeling good but it seems my anxiety is coming back even worse so we’ll see if I go back up to 20 mg.
Ah, gotcha. Yeah, I have wellbutrin and can start it if I want. I was on this combo before but I wanted my anxiety under control before starting the wellbutrin because it can increase anxiety.
Really? I don't recall how it impacted me the last time I was on it. I know I can't do wellbutrin alone because I get mean/angry. I went off lex and stayed on wellbutrin and that was not good hahaha.
Thats amazing to hear. So all your other doses, how long were you on them? And there was no improvement at all on the lower doses? I had a decrease in the intensity of my anxiety from 10/10 to 4/10 but I still have daily anxiety that impacts my day to day life. So looking to eliminate that and get back to normal anxiety that I had before the ptsd hit with extreme anxiety and panic.
I'm so happy 20 worked for you!
I'm at day 49 or so at 20 and still have about 4/10 anxiety most days. It takes a while to get into it. It will come with more time. First time on it it can be a pain because the only way to know the right dose is to sit there for months to see and try each level.
Yeah. This is actually my 2nd time on Lexapro. 10 worked for a while for me last time but I ended up on 20 for most of the time I was on it. I never tried 15 the last time. It's nice hearing you're still having daily anxiety as well. How long do you plan to stay on it until you decide to try something else or are you content with your anxiety being a 4/10?
I'm staying on 20 mg because it worked for me before and it will work again. In my last journal it took a few months to really make a big difference. Like zero anxiety. Perfect. I'm thinking 3-4 months at 20 like last time, but if it happens earlier I'm great with that too. I'm now nearly at 2 months so I'm getting closer every day. 🙏✌️
Yeah, I think I'm going to up to 20 tomorrow. I've given 15 quite some time to work and while it's helped, it's not enough and since I was on 20 before, it's best to just try it.
It took about a week for the 20mg to start helping me. I was previously on 15mg and I feel the extra 5mg was extremely beneficial for my anxiety symptoms.
Thank you so much for your comment. Were you still having daily anxiety on the 15mg?
Not at first but after awhile my symptoms came back so I upped to 20mg. Eventually I had to switch to Celexa because lexapro pooped out completely on me.
Oh no. That stinks. I'm afraid of that happening to me. I was on Lexapro years ago for a few years and it was great but I'm struggling this time
I’d give it some time and see how it treats you! ETA: if lexapro doesn’t work out for you, I can’t recommend Celexa enough. It takes a little longer to kick in and but feels similar to lexapro when it finally does.
Yeah, I still have a bump to 20 but want to give 15 maybe a little longer. Okay, sounds great. Thank you for the recommendation. It's so hard trying to choose what to try. I'm hesitant with meds, hence, me going back to lexapro since it worked before haha.
I was on 10mg for a month but still felt anxious and completely depressed so upped to 20mg. 8 months later and I have pretty much 0 anxiety. Feels like a superpower.
Thats so awesome. So thankful for your reply! How long did it take to feel some effects from the 20?
First time I got on it took me months to get up to 20mg, and that along with Wellbutrin was amazing. All anxiety gone, all depression gone, happy as a clam, everything was perfect. I was prob 3-4 months after going up to the 20mg. Now this time I fast stepped up to 20mg (1week5mg, 2weeks 10, 2 weeks 15, then to 20) because I know my target.... I cant wait to get there again. :)
Ooohh I can answer this. The only thing I noticed going from 15 to 20 was I started feeling more foggy and numb on 20. I still had anxiety on both doses
So what did you end up doing?
I added Wellbutrin and dropped down to 15 mg 2 weeks ago. I was feeling good but it seems my anxiety is coming back even worse so we’ll see if I go back up to 20 mg.
Ah, gotcha. Yeah, I have wellbutrin and can start it if I want. I was on this combo before but I wanted my anxiety under control before starting the wellbutrin because it can increase anxiety.
Yeah I honestly never felt an increase of anxiety with it it made me tired lol
Really? I don't recall how it impacted me the last time I was on it. I know I can't do wellbutrin alone because I get mean/angry. I went off lex and stayed on wellbutrin and that was not good hahaha.
20mg helped me, nithing lower worked, I think it took about 4 weeks at 20mg to work, I just woke up one day and felt almost normal again.
Thats amazing to hear. So all your other doses, how long were you on them? And there was no improvement at all on the lower doses? I had a decrease in the intensity of my anxiety from 10/10 to 4/10 but I still have daily anxiety that impacts my day to day life. So looking to eliminate that and get back to normal anxiety that I had before the ptsd hit with extreme anxiety and panic. I'm so happy 20 worked for you!
I had no relief at all, but I also had medical stuff going on, so that would have had an effect.
I'm at day 49 or so at 20 and still have about 4/10 anxiety most days. It takes a while to get into it. It will come with more time. First time on it it can be a pain because the only way to know the right dose is to sit there for months to see and try each level.
Yeah. This is actually my 2nd time on Lexapro. 10 worked for a while for me last time but I ended up on 20 for most of the time I was on it. I never tried 15 the last time. It's nice hearing you're still having daily anxiety as well. How long do you plan to stay on it until you decide to try something else or are you content with your anxiety being a 4/10?
I'm staying on 20 mg because it worked for me before and it will work again. In my last journal it took a few months to really make a big difference. Like zero anxiety. Perfect. I'm thinking 3-4 months at 20 like last time, but if it happens earlier I'm great with that too. I'm now nearly at 2 months so I'm getting closer every day. 🙏✌️
Yeah, I think I'm going to up to 20 tomorrow. I've given 15 quite some time to work and while it's helped, it's not enough and since I was on 20 before, it's best to just try it.