Escitalopram overdose or missed dose

I’m on 20 mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) I can’t remember if I took it this morning. I dont want to take some right now and go over the 20 mg limit but I also dont want to not take any if I missed the dose and go 48 hours without any by tomorrow morning.

What should I do? Should I take a very small amount right now, like 2.5 or 5 mg? Or should I just wait till tomorrow to take some?

I always wait if i dont know. Better to be under dose for a day than over dosed

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Personally, I’d rather miss a day than risk overdosing. It’s usually not a big deal to miss a day I’ve been told.

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I would wait till tommorow - i doubt your suddenly gonna be symptomatic missing it for 1 day, somes still probably in your system.

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If you find yourself frequently forgetting stuff, don’t take it lightly. Fight back by keeping check lists, tagging your pills by week day etc.

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Thanks guys, I think im just going to wait till tomorrow to take some.

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