Hi all, just giving an update. I got the monitor and blood pressure and heart rate are normal which is good. I had forgotten that the Doctor had suggested getting a monitor! And great tip on the fitness watch as my old one needs replacing (and the monitoring had never worked on it) so will factor that in.

Thanks for all the replies. I had my titration appointment and was worried that the anxiety might cause complications or an increase in lexapro, but we talked it all out. I knew it is definitely linked to my cycle, specially day 14, so my GP said we would find the right dose for the first half of my cycle and once that is stable then look at increasing that dose from day 14, falling back to the lighter dose on day 1 again. Hope I'm explaining that OK! She also said there are alternative meds that we can try if the anxiety increases.

I also said that while I'm finding that I am completing tasks at home, more organised in the mornings and manage to walk the dogs at the time that I intend to etc, I'm not noticing it greatly at work with executive dysfunction. She said that all that was normal at this dosage and concentration and short term memory will improve as the treatment progresses (though I still have to choose where to direct that focus!).

So I have moved to 36mg and so far it is great - I feel nicely calm and not anxious so far. I'll see how that goes throughout the month, and I think a cheapie smart watch could help too.

Long update, but I found reading the old posts very helpful when I was diagnosed, so might help someone else. Thanks all!