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Lexapro worked for me until it didn't any more and then made my anxiety worse

• op00to 7y ago
  How did you know it stopped working? What did you do to fix it? What if I’m not sure it ever worked in the first place?
  • robsinatra 7y ago
    My dosage was ridiculously high after adjusting it many times over years. I was on maintenance mode for a long while, not really thinking about how I was feeling and just carrying on. Then, I finally took stock and realized I wasn't feeling emotionally well. It occurred to me that the way I felt at that time was very different from when I just started taking lexapro (it was a dramatic improvement and I was much brighter). I then spoke about my condition with my general physician who seemed to only have a comment about it after I brought it up, such as "yeah, that is a high dose". I felt disappointed in my doctor for not being proactive about it with me but maybe the doctor assumed I knew what worked best for my self. I cut my dosage by 5mg every 3-5 months until where I am now (5mg). All the while, I supplemented with hemp cbd flower. Be very careful about reducing dosage. You can get headaches and feel ill. Withdrawal symptoms are pretty bad. Reducing dosage may also have inadvertent psychological side effects. Speak with your doctor before you give it a try. I am not a physician. :)
    • op00to 7y ago
      thank you
• trcollinson 7y ago
  This happened to me as well. I remember getting much much worse. Luckily by that point I was in therapy and that helped a ton.