Anxiety And Lexapro Dosage

After 14 good years on 5mg of Lexapro my panic attacks and extreme worry returned a few weeks ago. Went to see my Pdoc and said to up the Lexapro to 10mg. This is day 17 on the increased dosage and feel little to no improvement. My anxiety has been super high the last 2 weeks and I'm taking up to 2.0mg ox Xanax per day to combat this. Saw my doc again yesterday and said I should have been feeling better by now being that I had lex in my system for 14 years. He suggested dropping back down to 5mg because he said the 10 my de too much for my body. The only time I feel better is in the evening when the day is coming to an end. I'm starting to get really depressed about this because I was so good for so long. In the past 3 weeks I've lost 15 pounds cause I have no appetite. Plus my wife is 6 months pregnant with our first child and I'm terrified this is never going to end. Any positive thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

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It can actually take a month, or so, for the increased dosage of Lexapro to reach its full level of efficacy in your body. In the meantime, according to FDA reports, it could actually cause some worsening of anxiety and panic attacks.

The fear of being a new parent could also be creating some extra stress on you.

How stressful is your job?

Do you take any medications other than those you mentioned?

Have you tried any other medications to treat your anxiety?

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