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Lexapro.. I've Been On Lexapro 20 Mg For 5 Days Now I Also Take 5mg Of Abilify I'm Also Being Mean. The Paxil I'm Down To 5 Mg Of

A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭
Middletown, NY

How long for this medicine to start working been on 20 mg of Lexapro and 5 mg of Abilify for the last 6 days.... I'm new here someone please help

October 18, 2018
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

It takes time for the medication to fully get absorbed in by your body sounds like you need to be patient and give it some more time in any case make sure you let your doctor know about how you are doing,talk about it with him or her of any questions or concerns that you might have.

November 7, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Wish I could answer this for you, but I can't. I had very very bad interactions with Lexapro. At first it began to work then it quit and reversed on me and gave me such bad thoughts of harming myself and since the instructions stated that you weren't supposed to just quit taking it, I went to my doctor and he doubled my dose. WRONG!! It doubled the thoughts in my head and I had a nervous breakdown, so I took matters into my own hands and never took another Lexapro to this date.

October 21, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

It takes about a month to work for the lexapro.

October 20, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

It took about a month for lexapro to kick in for me, and it was worth it!

October 18, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I'm actually being weaned off of Paxil and I am down to 5 mg of it

October 18, 2018

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