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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Lexapro, a medication with a nearly identical pharmacologic profile.Due to the lack of time gap between treatments, my guess is that preexisting neurophysiologic adaptations from Celexa such as: 5-HT1A receptor downregulation and BDNF upregulation remained in place when I started Lexapro. For this reason, I think Lexapro was able to “kick in” immediately – simply picking up where the Celexa left off.Lexapro contains the same active enantiomer as Celexa, meaning it theoretically should facilitate a very similar effect; this was consistent with my experience. My psychiatrist instructed me to use Lexapro for at least 8 weeks and to gradually titrate the dosage upwards (from 10 mg to 20 mg per day). Personally I didn’t notice much difference between Lexapro and Celexa – other than the fact that I felt slightly worse on Lexapro.Over my 8+ week span of using Lexapro, I would continue experiencing a combination of: worsening depression and anxiety; restlessness; brain fog; depersonalization; and fatigue. In any regard, although I noticed Lexapro “working” on the first day of treatment, it never provided relief from my neuropsychiatric symptoms – eventually leading me to face Lexapro withdrawal symptoms.How long did it take Lexapro to start working for you?Assuming you’ve taken Lexapro in effort to treat a neuropsychiatric condition, how long did it take for you to notice the medication “working” after initiating treatment? (In other words, how long after starting treatment did it take for you to consciously notice that you were under the influence of Lexapro?)How many days or
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