Posted by EscherDementian on September 12, 2003, at 16:12:02
In reply to Ear scrreeeeeing, posted by tealady on September 11, 2003, at 22:43:09
It reduced in volume/level, after first quitting the Wellbutrin (still taking Lexapro), but not until later quitting the Lexapro for a week(cold turkey sudden stop once to test) did it really honestly start reducing.
There was a period of a week&1/2 or so then i was taking Adderall ONLY and i was fine. No screeeing at all. Maybe soft ring'buzzing'(?), ?_maybe_?, but not disruptively noticeable.When the depression rollercoaster & head 'zaps' made Lexapro withdrawals terrifying & painful i went back on it and painful scrEEEEeeing returned. Reduced the dose immediately from 20mgs->10mgs. Still screEEeing disruptively, but volume reduced.
After two weeks (and no alternative from PMHNP, who STILL negated my distress & insisted i stick with Lexapro but toiletflush remaining ADDerall), i halfed Lexapro dose again to 5mgs, only raising to 10mgs one or two times when the 'zaps' got real bad. If discontinuing ADDerall made any difference at all in volume/level, i couldn't have noticed: without Adderall i was miserably distracted by the continuous 'fingernail on chalkboard' effect.A couple weeks later, noticeable screeeing toned down to buzz to gone. UNTIL i made the mistake of drinking 12oz of microbrew (6%alcohol by volume) to try to calm down. SCUHREEEEEEEE!!! Yow! no more beer for me! Screeeing for the rest of the eve, then silence again waking the up the next morning. But in as much fatigue and depression as ever before - there's no benefit for me from Lexapro at this low dose.
Days later ran out of Lexapro altogether. Wretched withdrawal side-effects began in a few days, but no screeeing. Found 3 day's ADDerall in my camping gear and gratefully had 3 day's relieved return to calm 'normalized' thinking; no screeeing resulted.
A week later, drank 2 glasses of microbrew at a b-b-q: >scuhREEEEEEEEE!!!< and the little Lexapro withdrawal'zaps' were now intensified. (i know, i know, no more beer!) ...but i know it's not that alone. Seems to be Lexapro residual IN COMBINATION. (like you too?)Wow, tealady, please forgive my lengthy detailed reply. Hope these blisters on my keypad aren't for naught :P What do you think? Or ANYBODY generous enough to share an insight or chemical explanation to this Spherical Riddle,
i'd Mobius Spiral and Metamorphose in gratitude,
Escher
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