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I'm taking 1.25 mg lexapro (escitalopram) with 5 mg tranxene. i feel ok but i get addicted to tranxene now. can i use 1.25 mg lexapro (escitalopram) to taper off or is it too low?
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Addiction: If you are taking your medications, changing the doses on your own, or misusing your prescription medications, you are at high risk for addiction, failure of your treatment, or plainly physical and mental damage. Please consider consulting your prescriptioner and correct the treatment without using controlled substances.
Answered 5/9/2016
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