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How Long Does The Dosage Of Lexapro Take To Show Effectiveness?

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Posted on Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Question: I was on Lexapro 10 mg since three weeks, Solian (amisulpride) 100 mg, Klonopin 2 mg and Keppra 1000mg. I have some OCD symptoms Since these symptoms are lower (say 30-40 %) but they don't disappear (they can be caused by antagonism of Solian to 5HT7 and 5HT2b receptors and some dopaminergic effects), my psychiatrist decided to give me a higher dosage of Lexapro, 15 mg. I would like to know how long i have to wait to see the benefits of this new dosage. I am a poor metabolizer of cyp2c19 and mild for cyp2d6.
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Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
see detail answer please

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us again.
If you remeber, I have described in one of the previous answeres, you need higher doses of lexapro up to 30 mg.Considering your Cytochrome P metabolism problem , 20 mg can be 30 for you.

After each increament in the dose of lexapro, one should wait around 3-4 weeks for optimum effects. It is good that your symptoms are responding to lexapro.So if you are on 15 mg since more than 3 weeks and improvement is stagnant, need in dose increment or else just wait for 25 days from the day when 15 mg lexapro started for optimum effects of the same.

Wishing you good health & Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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How Long Does The Dosage Of Lexapro Take To Show Effectiveness?

Brief Answer: see detail answer please Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for writing to us again. If you remeber, I have described in one of the previous answeres, you need higher doses of lexapro up to 30 mg.Considering your Cytochrome P metabolism problem , 20 mg can be 30 for you. After each increament in the dose of lexapro, one should wait around 3-4 weeks for optimum effects. It is good that your symptoms are responding to lexapro.So if you are on 15 mg since more than 3 weeks and improvement is stagnant, need in dose increment or else just wait for 25 days from the day when 15 mg lexapro started for optimum effects of the same. Wishing you good health & Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.