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Upping meds

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So, every time you up your meds....I went from 10mg of Lexapro to 15mg for seven days and now I'm on 20mg of lexapro - do you get more anxiety and feel like crying more until they kick in again? And will it take more weeks til they start work - when upping? I'm almost well, but I still have some problems and one of them is CRYING and feeling like this will never end.

Thanks,
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well my therapist said definitely when you up or go down on meds, it messes with you for awhile - maybe that's why I'm so emotional.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was on the same amount of lexapro. I couldnt stop crying I was so depressed. My doctor changed it to 20mg's. I havent cried for no reason since. I will take 3 weeks to completly kick in. Hang in there!
deleted_user
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Were you crying the entire time before you got to 20mg and three weeks? I sent a message to you personally so maybe you might reply on how you are feeling now.....are you well now?

Thanks - no one else seemed to reply about upping meds - I'd really like to know from others too if possible. It's a drag doing this alone.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sorry I keep asking this but someone should be able to help me when I just upped my meds - could it be making me want to cry and have more anxiety? I just want the thoughts to go away (the ones where I was well and normal for 7 years after my last episode) these thoughts scare me that I'll never get there again. It's been 7 days on 20mg of Lexapro now -a total of almost 9 weeks on it.
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