[SamuelAdams1313]

I've heard people say 20mg is maximum..is this outrageous?

[BlueInanna]

I don't know enough about it to give you good advice, but sounds like this woman really likes lexapro! There was a big campaign pushing lexapro some years back, I'm afraid docs were getting commissions on it or something. Just remember, this is your body, and your opinion matters just as much as hers.

[Eliza Jane]

Originally Posted by SamuelAdams1313

I've heard people say 20mg is maximum..is this outrageous?

Triple the max dose does seem like a lot. I don't have experience going higher than 20 on Lexapro, but my pdoc did have me exceed the max dose of Paxil by 25% years back. She said that folks with a lot of anxiety sometimes need a little extra.

In many ways she was a good pdoc, but in retrospect, Paxil probably wasn't helpful enough at typical doses because I was BP and not "just" anxious/depressed.

Best,
EJ