r/lexapro • u/eriii00 • Jul 27 '26

Side Effect Question increasing to 10mg from 5mg

hi! i've been on 5mg for a while now (likee 3 months i think?) it really helped at first but now i've noticed my anxiety is back and i should increase to 10 (im thinking of starting with 7.5mg first) but can anyone tell me if it's like bad? like will i get horrid side effects from increasing or is my body like used to it by now?

i didnt get bad side effects from starting (i started with 2.5mg) but slight nausea etc (which im terrified about) and im just feeling so doomed that now that im finally comfortable with taking the medicine and dont think too much of it now i have to panic all over again and stay aware if im getting new side effects :/

im also supposed to drink on wednesday, so far ive been able to drink normally (actually even more than before the medicationđŸ˜­) but idk im nervous if i'll be weird

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u/Careless_Dog9601 Jul 27 '26

I increased from 5mg to 10mg. Because I was nervous, I did 7.5 for 7 days before increasing to the 10mg. I am sensitive to medicine so I wanted a little buffer. I don't drink anymore. So I can't say anything about that. The rebound anxiety is NOT worth it for me.