10mg to 15 mg of escitalopram

I hope your Dr told you taking two antidepressants can cause a life threatening syndrome called Seratonin Syndrome??!! Its not a good idea to take 2 antidepressants. Maybe you should bring that up at an apppt. Look it up an read about it. Please!

Thanks for your comments, I have thought maybe it is too much. I will stick it out a little while longer to see if everything settles down.

I totally agree about the yoga I used to go all the time but my work got crazy and I had 2 exams I was studying for so I stopped the gym to concentrate on exams and bam anxiety. I really should get back to yoga. I have been trying to go to the gym when I feel ok and walks at lunch. I will keep you posted if that's ok.

Yes Zio! Thanks so much! Yes serotonin syndrome is the worst! I had it while on Welbutrin for two days!

I HATED WELBUTRIN! It's the worst drug for me! I was climbing on walls! The anxiety was sky high not to mention muscle aches and my stomach felt like a I had a huge ulcer. I could not sleep. I was going out of my mind. So the Escitalopram at 10 is ok for me in the morning. And at night I take Pristiq. I tried to just be on the Escitalopram alone and went into a tailspin. Darkness, crying and depression came at me with a vengeance. So I my doctor said to get back on the Pristiq. Whew! Now I can get up take my kids to school,do yoga, Zumba and work with my makeup clients! Thanks for thinking of serotonin syndrome not a lot of people know about that. I read up on it and diagnosed myself. Take care.

Yes April keep me posted. Be patient. I know it's challenging but Listen to you body. If it's too much a dosage tell your doctor and don't be afraid they are to serve you you have to manage them so to speak.

And definitely keep taking the walks. Breathe. And whenever you are ready go to yoga. You will just feel one day and put everything aside and you will jaunt do it. Check out the omega 3 and vitamins they do wonders. It takes about a week for vitamins to kick in but they do really help. Peace and blessings! V

Thanks so much for your comments. I figure it is from the up in the dosage, but I have also thought about changing up when I take it. I have read about serotonin syndrome. I am suppose to wean off the clonazapam once the escitalopram is fully working.

Hi loo loo, thanks for your response. The clonazapam is a tranquilizer. I am suppose to wean myself off of it once the escitalopram is working. I just thought with the small up in the dosage it would not make me feel anxious, I am not anxious like before the meds, but enough that I do not feel normal. I really did feel good for the most part on true 10 besides morning anxiety, which went away pretty quickly. Some it has only been a week on 12.5mg I will give it a little more time. Also, I will think about maybe taking it in the morning. I have an appointment next week with my gp so we will see how I am doing then and chat with her. Keep you posted with any changes. I am glad I found this forum.

I take Clonazapam. It's an anti-anxiety med not a tranquilizer. It does or can make you sleepy an calm you down. I take it whenever necessary for anxiety. They are addicting an horrible to come off of so watch your dosage an keep as low as possible. I take half of a 0.5mg pill or 1 whole one when its bad usually at night. Alot of Dr (usa) prescribe this along with the antidepressant because the antidepressant causes an increase in anxiety so to smooth things Clonazapam is prescribed or Xanax or Valium. They are a Benzo. Im still looking for the rt antidepressant. Have tried Zoloft (generic), Lexapro (generic) an Cymbalta (generic an I have fibromyalgia. No side effects really fr it except blood pressure went up) an the horrible Prozac (generic). Im might try Effexor XR ndxt but its been since April since stopped Prozac. So 4 months almost without anything an I can tell I need something. Also goin thru menopause an moving my 81 yr old parent's to assisted living. Im just so tired of having anxiety an low mood!

Zio, the Pristiq I take is the cousin of Effexor its supped to be better with your liver. It's a really good antidepressant.

I have no side effects from it. But I have been a bad student because when I feel better I started skipping doses and drinking too much wine and then at hit a down ward spiral and also marriage problems don't help. So this time around is m very mindful about taking it at 6:00 pm everyday with dinner and skipping doses. I tried clanazapam but it made me too sleepy and I could not get up the next morning. I also tried Geodon and the next I almost could not get up and went on like that for a month. I am now taking Ativan for extreme moments of anxiety. I also take natural remedies which is Bach's rescue drops or pastilles.

Sorry yes the clonazapam is a benzo. It relaxes you in an hour. As I said I take .25 am and before bed. I almost on the 10 mg was starting to feel like I did not need the morning one. The point to them is they are suppose to let you function until the clonazapam kicks in. You could have a good point on the decrease of the benzo with the increase in the escitalopram, but of course I will speak to my gp first.

I am thinking of starting Effexor XR. Im in U.S. no insurance either. Im sure it prob expensive. Obamacare sucks balls! Im kinda scared to start another (would be 5th antidepressant) antidepressant coming fr Prozac (actually generic). It really did a number on me. Im just starting to feel normal physically. Mentally getting fuzzy . Anxiety is bad rt now. My anxiety comes out as worry then anger or yelling. Health anxiety to I believe. Then low mood because I feel like a loser. Not good. I tske my vitamins, Vit.C Vit.D3, magnesium,b-12,b-6, vit. E, omega 3's. ZINC. But not much help. To much stress to. Im caregiver to my 81 yr old parent's now for 4 yrs. It's taking a toll on my marriage, my relationships, my finances (i cant get a good job due to parent's appt,etc an picking up son fr school)& my health an mental health. Cortisol is prob really high. Im going to get hormones rechecked since its been almost 2 yrs since started Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for menopause which Im sure has something to do with all this. Iv got fibromyalgia to. But was just wondering how Effexor was for you? Which pillare you taking an dosage? How long have you been on it? ANY side effects? I must be sensitive to them. I always have liver area pain or upper back pain. Had labs an kne time Zoloft caused liver enzymes to go up. Freaked me out. I felt so sick. Like the flu.

Geodone Im scared of! They gave it to my Dad one time in hospital just to knock him out (he has sleep apnea so up all night an sleepy in day)because he was up at night an developed Sundowners (elderly get it at night in uncertain surroundings an act like dementia)so without letting me know (i told them to tell me first what drugs were to be given. Iv been in med field since 18) they slipped it to him after I left for night at 9pm an sitter arrived we hired to watch him. I returned at 7am an he was psychotic. You NEVER give Geodoone to the elderly! He tried to walk out the door in his underwear an being very very agitated an aggressive hitting. They called "Code Strong" an I didnt want them touching him so a nurse an I pulled up a recliner directly behind him an pushed down on his shoulders an forced him to sit when he did he went unconscious. We thought he had a stroke or hear attack an was dead. 5 people rushed in an realized he was just unconscious. He could have died! I let them have it! So Geodone you dont mess with! Sorry rattling on. Thanks. God bless.