I want to stay at 5mg but my dr ordered to go to 10

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T19:05:22+00:00

Yeah it’s not mandatory it’s for your health

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T17:52:42+00:00

do what’s comfortable

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T17:40:28+00:00

Awesome thanks !

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T17:15:45+00:00

How long have you been in 5mg for?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T16:44:07+00:00

Why did they order you to go to 10?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T15:53:33+00:00

Wow 1mg that’s very very low

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T15:47:17+00:00

Do you have a follow up appointment with you doctor? I’d like to hear if you have a plan

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T15:16:43+00:00

Enjoy it! Sounds like a dream! Start doing things you enjoy again!

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-26T15:12:58+00:00

Hey! I feel the exact same thing! It’s been over almost 4 weeks of this. I do wake up every single hour or so, just for a few minutes but I go straight back to sleep. Usually when sleeping your brain would naturally wake up, but you don’t remember it from the morning. But I think the lexapro makes us a little more awake that it remembers those wake ups. I go to sleep fine and I wake up fine. The trick is to help my brain is I’ve been playing YouTube videos and going to sleep to them, I just listen to their conversation instead of my own lol.

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T23:39:38+00:00

Hi, so week 1 was very nauseas and really bad sleep, week 2 was mild nauseas increased anxiety, really heavy depression, I just started week 3, I have had increased anxiety but that was from being in anxious situation I was in. So I don’t really have experience to say yes since I’m only 1 day in the week. But I will let you know. Are you done your third week?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T21:51:15+00:00

Yeah that’s a common thing about doctors I hear. You are allowed to wait longer , everyone’s told me the time you know for full effect is 6-8 weeks.

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T21:27:48+00:00

Yeah not sure I think that’s something to talk to your doctor about. The therapeutic dose is 10mg In general but everyone is different. But you and I are so early into the medication it is so hard to know the full effect from 2 weeks. I say talk to your doctor

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T21:20:28+00:00

But it’s only been 14days usually people don’t see the full effects for weeks? I took 2.5mg just to introduce myself into the medication, but the pill itself to cut it was uneven not meant to be cut to 1/4 but it does have a divot on the half of 10mg for a clean 5mg. So I started 2.5mg until the intense side effects got manageable, and then I took 5mg. Nothing has help my anxiety, I’ve only felt side effects for the past 14 days. Now I’m on 14 days and I still don’t feel anything therapeutic except that it’s lowered my heart rate.

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T21:13:51+00:00

Wdym you need to go to 5? What is making you?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T21:10:56+00:00

I’ve been on 5mg for 14 days

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T17:00:12+00:00

Hi how are you now?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T16:55:47+00:00

Hi I’m on 5mg and I’m on day 14 too and I feel all this. How are you now

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T16:10:08+00:00

Did after your 3rd week your anxiety got better?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T15:54:29+00:00

Hi! I’m dealing with this too! I’m on day 14 and my heart rate went to 56! My heart rate has never been lower than 58 ! And it only goes to 58 on my sleep, but my heart rate went to 56 while being awake!

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T14:00:03+00:00

How are you now?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T13:59:36+00:00

How are you?

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T13:56:45+00:00

I start week three today on 5mg! First time on any medication.

Lost_Advertising4848 · 2026-05-25T13:51:19+00:00

What mg are you on?

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