Posted by blueberry on September 22, 2005, at 16:00:21
In reply to anyone taking these meds, posted by bigscreen on September 22, 2005, at 1:48:57
20mg sounds like a massive dose to start with. That's the dose people usually work up to over time, but many people do fine with just 5mg or 10mg. I'm also just starting lexapro, but I cut a 10mg pill into 4 pieces and do just one piece a day, working up from the smallest piece to the largest piece, with an initial goal of 5mg. Almost there after a week. I couldn't even imagine starting at 20mg. Holy cow.
100mg seroquel is ok, you should find it good for sleep, but it has such a short half life. I found it really only helped me sleep for about 3 hours. Some people though find it too sedating, but not for me. I liked the sedation part, but it just didn't last long enough. Also, because of it serotonin receptor blocking capabilities, it can help with the lexapro side effects, but the problem again is that since its half life is so short it won't help much during the day because most of it will have already been out of your system.
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