Posted by Bill L on May 30, 2003, at 12:24:39
In reply to Re: Is common starting dose for Lexapro 10mg? » theo, posted by Mariposa on May 30, 2003, at 10:50:51
Mariposa, I hope you don't take offense to this but I think your doctor is not very knowledgable. After hundreds of posts over the years, this is the first time I berated a doctor. I can't believe he told you that he would not prescribe more than 10 mg of Lexapro.
It's true that a study showed that 10 mg worked the same as 20 mg Lexapro. BUT, like all of these studies, this study only lasted a short time.
Oftentimes a given dose of a drug will work well for a few months or even a year before an increase is necessary.
If I were you, I would change docs.
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