I was on lexapro at 20 mg and it is my understanding that once you are at 20mg, anything over that really doesn't make that much difference. Maybe you could talk with you doc about an adjunct med. I take Xanax along with lexapro for breakthough anxiety.

"mraoun",
talk to your Doctor and raise it if he says it's OK, and take the Xanax till then to combat the anxiety, you will not get hooked at this low dose., you can do it, your are doing it..:-))))))

yeh i started on ten mg which was fine for moods but needed 20mg to help with anxiety. yeh after a while u feel like it dont work as well that shows me that the meds can only be part of the symptom relief and we need to adopt other ways to manage it like swimming or what evr floats ur boat. i havent heard of going past 20 mg but perhaps u can as we all need different amounts and i know some ppl taking effexor are on 3 4 times the recomended dose from the drs recomendation. so i feel it can be true for lexapro aswell. ask he tell u quickly ok good luck sweety yeh i feel lexapro is good but nothing makes it totaly gone unfortunatly. chow 4 now chiky

i think 20 mg is the max of lex or 40 not sure i was on Lexapro as well my Dr told me far warning it will increase your anxiety at 1st after once its in your system then things would calm for the better which most Antis do pending on the person this why it is good to take a Benzo in between

Sounds to me like going over 20 mg of Lexapro is not a opption?
Maybe you will need to change Anti's? make sure , please before taking more....
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forget last post, check your personal message, and check with Doctor
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