Posted by bell_75 on February 20, 2005, at 4:30:51
In reply to Getting OFF Lexapro, posted by Greenhornet on February 17, 2005, at 18:14:32
> It has been quite sometime since I posted here. As of now I am off all medications except Lexapro and Wellbutrin and Whooh, -- I just cant seem to taper the Lexapro down slowly enough! If I go below 5mgm 3x a week I get the worst anxiety/akesthesia/jump-out-of-my-skin reaction! It is about the worst thing I can ever remember. I am using the liquid (which costs a fortune) and trying to go down 1cc (which equals one mgm) but the night after I do that, it's jitter-city again. I have heard that getting on a short-half life SSRI such as Prozac can be helpful and I have also heard if using Klonapin. But I have a problem there as I cannot take Prozac and Wellbutrin together (screwy liver enzymes) and around here the docs seem to be terrified of ANY bonzodiazapine addict, addict if you ask for it!
> PLEASE HELP ----- any input greatly appreciated.Hi
I am very reccently trying to come off Lexapro and experiencing difficulty with my withdrawal symptoms so I was so glad to read your thread and see that I'm not alone..as unfortunate as that is to all of us that this unpleasantness has to exist.
I was on Effexor for 1 year then changed to Lexapro because of high blood pressure probs while on FX. I was then on Lexapro for 1 year and a half and just 2 weeks ago my doc said it would be a good time for me to go off my meds now.
I asked him what the effects of going off Lexapro would be and he vaguely said "oh people experience the usual bit of nausea for awhile but thats it"
As i was going on vacation the day after i saw him i decided to not start tapering off my meds until i got back. Thank god i did too!
My advice from my doc was "half a tablet for 4 days then stop". I did that and uuuuuck.
Everyday since I've been suffering terrible headache at the front of my head, sick in the stomach, the crying spells that I've discovered are a common side effect of going off and very random mood swings mostly angry and irritable.
I'm hoping these headaches will cease soon as I'm starting my first year of a college degree tomorrow..eek. So I'm going to be quite busy and need to be able to focus on schoolwork.
I'm sorry i cant be of much help but it was quite useful to discover that there is other people experience the same as me and that we can all support each other through it.
A few things I've found to bring me some sort of relief from the symptoms are plenty of water, meditation like simply lying on my bed with eyes closed and relaxing or giving myself a head massage, watching some happy/funny movies and talking with close friends :)
Ive come to realise now that when you're experiencing yucky stuff like this you need to look after yourself to the best of your ability and..if your lucky enough..let other people look after you too :)*hugs* Keep in touch
~Bell
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