From 10 to 20mg - Thoughts please

[MikeyT]

I've been back on a Escitalopram for about 5 weeks at 10mg, had a bad spell over the weekend which has a ripple effect on me, where my anxiety trigger becomes very sensitive etc.
By coincidence I have an appointment today to be assessed for CBT then a follow up GP appointment.
Explained to the GP how I had been and he said obviously 10 wasn't working for me lets try 20 and review in 4 weeks time.
To be honest a bit wary of taking 20mg, but boy do I not want to feel like I did at the weekend.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
M

[swgrl09]

I've been on lexapro 2x and 20 mg was the ideal dose for me. 10 helped but wasn't completely enough.

[shiznit76]

I've just moved up from 10 mg to 20mg, hope it produces the goods for me

[Jmac]

Mikey and Shiznet,
How have the increases been going? I'm on day 3 of 10 to 15 and my anxiety shot up last night. Just the new rise settling in, I hope. Can either of you relate? I've been on 10 for 45 years. Thx

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Oops... 4.5 years not 45!

[1cat]

hi guys, me too, i started on 10mg escitalopram for about 3 weeks, and for the first 2 weeks of that, didnt feel good, main problem was anxiety (especially on waking up)

then the anxiety went away and my depression seemed to be better, but not as much as i hoped (i was still lacking in interest (in anything really) and motivation, and didnt want to go out or socialise with people)

then i increased to 15mg .. the anxiety side effect came back for about 6 days, which of course wasn't much fun, but then went away again, and i have been on 15mg ever since (total of about 5-6 weeks now)

i do certainly feel better on 15mg than when i was taking 10mg, but personally i have decided to go up again to 20mg, starting from tomorrow morning, as i still dont quite feel as good as i hoped (not a million miles off though, so that's good)

when i increase the dose i expect the anxiety will return again for perhaps a week or so, but i'm not going to worry about it, as i will keep reminding myself it is just the medication working and my body/mind adjusting

mikeyT; i wouldnt worry about increasing to 20mg as long as you dont mind the possibility that you might feel worse for a while (hopefully not too long, eg. a week) before you feel better. or if you dont like the idea of the possibility of increased anxiety occurring with an increase in dosage, perhaps instead play it safe by going from 10mg to 15mg for a few weeks, and then decide from there if you wish to go up higher to 20mg