I have increased the dose of Lexapro from 10 to 20 mg. When can I expect the effect?

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First of all, try to stay calm because it is your third episode and medications take time to act. If you have come out of your illness twice before then this time too you will come out of your illness. Do not lose patience. As you have mentioned you are taking third time this medication. So this is your third episode. Lexapro is an antidepressant SSRI (Escitalopram). It generally takes 14 days to start the action. As you have mentioned you are taking it for the past two months and you started feeling good so you should wait for another one week for this medication to act before switching to another medication or adding a medication with it. Since it is working for you because you did feel good after taking the medication, so I would suggest you take the medication for one more week minimum to experience the effect. I would like to know more about your past episodes and which drugs were prescribed to you for it? Were you prescribed the same drug in all the episodes you had? Did you improve on the same drug? What symptoms are you experiencing right now? What is bothering you the most? Have you ever gone for psychotherapy in the past? I think along with drugs you should also go for psychotherapy- Cognitive behavioral therapy will be the best for you along with medication. It will hasten your recovery. Briefing about your previous episodes will let me know better about your past illness and medication and can give you a better outlook on your query.

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First of all, as I have told you please be calm. Since you were on the same drug two times and almost for three years there is a very high chance that this time you will need a higher dosage since due to neuro-adaptation you generally stop getting the same response which you got earlier on the same dosage. So for now, I will tell you to wait for one more week. There is one rule in psychiatry that if a drug has given you relief it will give you relief the other time too. So do not think that it will not and do not panic. The same drug has given you relief two times so it will give you relief this time too so do not worry at all. As far as psychotherapy is concerned why are you waiting? You can start psychotherapy along with the medication and trust me it will give you extremely good results. I would suggest you to start taking psychotherapy sessions as soon as possible. It would hasten your improvement and will reduce your anxiety. So I would strongly suggest you start the psychotherapy session as soon as possible. It will give you very good results. Do not wait and think about the therapy, start it soon. Psychotherapy along with medications always gives a better result in a shorter duration of time. You will find a lot of articles on it so do not waste your time in thinking about it. Instead start it as soon as possible.

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Do not worry at all, it will work. I would like to suggest you seek psychotherapy from a psychiatrist if available there. Or you can go for online threrapy what ever suits you. Thank you for your feedback. Wish you a speedy recovery.