Posted by simus on December 30, 2003, at 13:35:30
In reply to Re: Lexapro and Weight - question for Simus, posted by KathrynLex on December 30, 2003, at 12:56:08
I have taken SSRIs for over 8 years. Effexor just didn't seem to be effective anymore, so the doctor decided to transition me to Lexapro. I had a full 300mg of Effexor in my blood stream when I started taking Lexapro (10mg). So I cannot be compared to someone just starting with Lexapro as the first SSRI. But I felt great the next day. When I dropped to 150mg of Effexor and stayed at 10mg of Lexapro I still felt good. But at 75mg of Effexor and 10mg of Lexapro I started diving into depression again. So the doctor upped the Effexor to 112.5mg and 20mg Lexapro. I felt great again within 24 hours. In another 3 weeks I will drop down to 75mg Effexor, and continue decreasing gradually until I am only on Lexapro. Like I said, I am not the typical situation. But I can say that I have been on several other SSRIs, and I haven't noticed this drastic of an improvement this quickly during any other transition. I hope this helps. Best of luck!
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