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On 10mg of lexapro for 6 weeks then increased to 15mg 4 days ago and today notices increased anxiety. will this anxiety subside again?
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Lexapro: Antidepressants like lexapro can cause temporary anxiety when first started. If you noted anxiety feelings soon after the dose was increased, perhaps the increased dose produced such a reaction which could be temporary also. If anxiety doesn't resolve notify your prescribing physician.
Answered 5/8/2019
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