Posted by Questionmark on June 3, 2003, at 3:20:33
In reply to Considering Lexapro - Looking for Advice » Felicity, posted by Valentine on June 2, 2003, at 15:47:32
i went through Paxil withdrawal after a couple years on it as well. i quit in late Jan. i'm still feeling like crap. er, somthing
i'm sorry to say but i think Lexapro would most likely have a very similar withdrawal reaction as Paxil, though probably not as severe. Paxil is more anticholinergic and has somewhat shorter half-life so there's probably more cholinergic rebound and worse overall w/drawal w/ Paxil discontinuation. But i imagine Lexapro dis. would still be quite similar and , potentially pretty bad. Maybe an appropriate taper is good enough to overcome this for the most part, however. Good luck.
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