[feddy]

Did anyone find that Cipralex/Lexapro stopped working after a while? I have been on it for 3 months at a 10 mg dose. It only took a few days to start working and I felt so much better, so much so that everyone noticed. My peers at work were asking what was going on, how come I was in such a great mood, etc.

About 3 weeks ago, I was dealt a major blow at work and I simply can't recover and am going down the same dangerous path. I am reverting back to my old depressed self and the drug simply isn't helping. I know that I should be able to bounce back and I can't. I have been on Prozac before (many years ago) and I don't remember this happening to me. My doctor has bumped up my dose to 20 mg but I wonder if anyone else has experienced this with this drug???

[Catherine2]

feddy, hi

Jmo, but it may not be just the drug. Many people have had the same type of thing where the initial dose is increased to reach therapeutic levels. It's not necessarily that the drug will not or has stopped working...

The major blow you had at work is going to play a huge part on how you are feeling. Perhaps three weeks is not enough time for you to have worked through all of it.

Please keep posting and let us know how you are doing...

In Peace

[Rhapsody]

It may not be the medicine but rather the dose of the medicine. I have been taking it for over three years and it still works for me - I take 20 mg a day and 40 mg during the week of my period. I would talk to your doctor about possibly increasing the dosage.

Good Luck.

[hawthoerne]

i am on 20 mg for the past year, it helped me to pick myself up, but we did have to raise my dosage because it tapered off

[BlueMoon6]

I love lexapro. I was on 20mg. 10mg didnt do much for me, but I did feel a difference at 10, I was just still somewhat depressed. I had a huge problem with sleep on it, though, so I am switching to cymbalta, which I am not thrilled with. Lexapro was much better.

[yutzman]

The body will adjust to the meds after a while, so it is good to change up sometimes to avoid this. I took Effexor for years and it gradually stopped working for me. My Psych changed to Pristiq and it worked fine. I've since moved on, and don't need either med now.....but that can and does happen......