Going on week 3 Lexapro (generic) experiencing anxiety again!!! I need advice PLEASE!

Mental health
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Hello All and thank you in advance to responding to my post if you do. 

I am currently on 10mg of the generic Lexapro. Week one was full of the initial side effects. Week 2 they subsided and I started to feel somewhat normal again was having trouble falling asleep but that was it. Now i am going on week 3 and I'm starting to feel my anxiety come back, not fully but i didn't feel right. I felt a shallow of breath not to bad but maybe i was just thinking to much as well. two days ago i was eating lunch and i felt tingling all down my body like i was going to have an attack but gradually went away. Do you think i should up my dosage to 15mg and that would help me better? I hate this feeling and was wondering if anyone was going thru the same things or have and positive advice to give me i just want to feel normal again and i have heard nothing but good things about Lex.

Thank you!

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I've been on and off Lexapro for years.  This is the only med that works for me, but it does take a while.  If you are experiencing some relief from your anxiety, I would stick it out over the rough patches.  I am currently starting Lexapro for the third time over the last decade and am currently at 8 weeks.  My anxiety is getting better and has been up and down since I started again but MUCH better since I started.  

The meds are just one way to cope with anxiety.  I go to therapy, practice mindfulness, meditate, and stopped drinking alcohol and caffeine.  

Actually right now I'm not having the best day but I'm getting through it.