Hi, I see alot of people saying to give their meds time to work, but when you increase your dosage, do you need to wait all over again. I have been on 10mg Lexapro for 1 month and 15 for another month and now am up to 20mg. I have some slight relief, but nowhere near what I wanted it to be. Its only a week and a half at the 20mg, and I see so many people say it takes 6 to 8 weeks, but do you need 6-8 weeks at the new dose? Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to decide if its just not working or I should wait longer. I dread trying a new med and getting the xtra anxiety again. I cant even take the normal anxiety I have now. lol. Thanks alot, Maria (kkuylen)

Hi Kkuylen, You will need to give it some time. How much varies from person to person. It shouldn't take the full time that it did when you first started it. My best guess would be that it will probably take 2-4 weeks (but that's just a guess). I hope someone on Lexapro can give you their experience.
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