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A member asked:
I switched from paxil 40mg to lexapro10mg 3 weeks ago. i feel like i'm not taking anything at all now. are these meds equivalent?
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Probably not: 10mg of Lexapro is most likely about half the dose of the Paxil 40mg that you were taking but it depends on how your body handles each of them. Paxil in particular also leaves your body very quickly so after 3 weeks there in no more Paxil left. You will probably need to increase your Lexapro dose of you are feeling nothing from 10mg.
Answered 10/11/2016
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