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Posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
Mimi is down to one med but this one is tough to kick. I'm on 30mg--have been for 10+ years. Just want to get to 20mg by Dec. 2012 or sooner. Sick of being fat, dumb and constipated to say nothing of libido-less. Who's done it? And how the hell did you do it? Thanks a million!
Posted by Lou Pilder on July 20, 2012, at 21:06:35
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
> Mimi is down to one med but this one is tough to kick. I'm on 30mg--have been for 10+ years. Just want to get to 20mg by Dec. 2012 or sooner. Sick of being fat, dumb and constipated to say nothing of libido-less. Who's done it? And how the hell did you do it? Thanks a million!
Mime,
You wrote,[...help me..Lexapro..how...?].
It has been revealed to me two ways to be freed from the bondage of addiction to mind-altering drugs. One is by human achievement and the other by divine accomplishment. Many will come here in the name of human achievement and post to you to do this or do that or substitute this or that or reduce the amount of the drug this or that increments, or go to this or that site that deals with addiction/withdrawal or see Dr. Ashton's thinking or someone else's thinking that deals with human achievement as a way to withdrawal from a mind-altering drug..
But you know, a mind-altering drug has altered the mind. it has been revealed to me that one can have a new mind instead of unaltering the old mind. Not like the mind that you had when you started to take the drugs the doctor gave you. You know, the doctor can legally give you an addicting drug that could ruin your life or kill you. But I say to you, if you want to try to get your old mind back by unaltering it, then human achievement is a way for you to go. And many therof go that way. But I know of another way that few find. But when they find it, they have a new heart, a new spirit, a new mind. And this new person is free from addiction and depression. There is healing, there is a new life. And it is free without price.
Now you might want to go the way of human acheivement and reject this opportunity to receive divine accompliishment. But to those that receive it, they are given power to be free from addiction. This power has a sequence of steps that have been revealed to me. These steps start with what you wrote.Here is the best part, you have a head-start, for it is through great tribulation that one enters thiss new life. And your tribulation is great for you write here that it is tough to (withdrawal from). It has been revealed to me and I know the steps. If you want to take the second step and have a new life, then come along with me.
Lou
Posted by Phillipa on July 20, 2012, at 23:19:47
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
Mimi congratulations down to one med. l0 years is a long time. It's like me and luvox. I was also taking small dose of lexapro 2.5mg with this and benzos low dose. I've stopped the lexapro might have to take it again. But the long term use of my luvox can't drop down. So I understand the problem. Why do you wish to drop down to 20mg other than weight? Is your functioning well? What other meds were you one with the lexapro? Phillipa
Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on July 21, 2012, at 0:44:15
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
mimi....i used to know someone that their nickname was that. You could always change it to Mini...and make up whatever comes to mind...
amyways...
no what you gotta do....lexepro i mean you want to lower the dose? that's easy....you just the doc and say its causing side effects and it needs to be lowered. Alot of docs are Wellbutrin friendly with low energy...and notorious for SSRI induced libido failure. if not that theirs effexor...i think it would be better than lexepro because it only works on serotonin...effexor and wellbutrin and better popularity right now pristiq...always will see an ad in psychiatrists office.doublequackquack! good night!
rj
Posted by Mimi on July 21, 2012, at 8:07:28
In reply to Lou's response-pstehpwun » Mimi, posted by Lou Pilder on July 20, 2012, at 21:06:35
Sorry Lou, I don't blindly follow strange cyber guys with messianic messages.
Posted by Lou Pilder on July 21, 2012, at 8:57:16
In reply to Re: Lou's response-pstehpwun » Lou Pilder, posted by Mimi on July 21, 2012, at 8:07:28
> Sorry Lou, I don't blindly follow strange cyber guys with messianic messages.
Mimi,
You wrote,[...I don't follow..cyber guys with messianic messages..].
I am unsure as to what you are wanting to mean here. If you could post answers to the following, then I could have the opportunity to respond accordingly.
A. If you would follow cyber guys with drug messages involving human achievement to free you from a drug, what could be the difference, then, between following a guy with a drug message and following a guy with a message about divine accomplishment, that could be a messianic message, to have you be free from the drug (Lexapro)?
B. What possible adverse reaction could you have, if there is a fear of such, by taking the opportunity to find out what the second step to a new life could be?
Lou
Posted by zazenducke on July 21, 2012, at 10:47:38
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
Go VERY slowly and don't confuse withdrawal symptoms with a return of the symptoms you took the drug for. And don't take advice from people giving medical advice on the internet ;) This is a good book.
> Mimi is down to one med but this one is tough to kick. I'm on 30mg--have been for 10+ years. Just want to get to 20mg by Dec. 2012 or sooner. Sick of being fat, dumb and constipated to say nothing of libido-less. Who's done it? And how the hell did you do it? Thanks a million!
Posted by SLS on July 21, 2012, at 12:05:10
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro! » Mimi, posted by zazenducke on July 21, 2012, at 10:47:38
> "The Antidepressant Solution"
>
> This is a good book.What makes it a good book?
Thanks.
- Scott
Posted by Mimi on July 21, 2012, at 19:11:32
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro! » Mimi, posted by Phillipa on July 20, 2012, at 23:19:47
Hi Phillipa,
I talked with you about one year ago when I was getting off Seroquel. I'm been off that for good. Turns out I only needed it for sleep and then there were better options.
Just Lexapro remains. Yes, I function well in that I own and operate my own business. Dumb, fat and constipated is not a lifestyle I wish to continue.
I exercise daily, use lightboxes in the winter, eat good stuff and have hope and love in my life. Becoming well is possible. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.
Posted by Phillipa on July 21, 2012, at 21:39:56
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro! » Phillipa, posted by Mimi on July 21, 2012, at 19:11:32
Mimi thought recognized the posting name. Congrats on being off seroquel. Have no doubt you will succeed with the lex also. Give me a babble if you get time. Oh been gone all day so sorry if this is late. Phillipa
Posted by Mimi on July 23, 2012, at 11:05:11
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro! » Mimi, posted by Phillipa on July 21, 2012, at 21:39:56
> Mimi thought recognized the posting name. Congrats on being off seroquel. Have no doubt you will succeed with the lex also. Give me a babble if you get time. Oh been gone all day so sorry if this is late. Phillipa
Hi Phillpa, Seroquel is a distant memory. Been off it one year ago last spring. No looking back. Bach Flowers essences helped me with that transition. It's not so easy with Lexapro. One has to heal the underlying sadness. That's the whole trick. Heal the mind and body while or before transitioning off meds. Many ways to do this.
Posted by bleauberry on July 23, 2012, at 18:12:28
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
I've done it. Yeah it was hard. That's because it is so darn powerful on serotonin,, it messes up everything else. All that other stuff has to learn how to operate again, and that takes time....weeks and months, not days. Zyprexa was the hardest to get off, Paxil second hardest, Lexapro third hardest.
Different people have different approaches. For me, it was basically tiny steps and not watching a calendar. By tiny steps, I mean for example 30mg yesterday, 29mg today and the rest of the week, 28mg next week, I might get brave and jump down to 25mg the next week just see if i can, if not I will go back up to where I was and then continue the tiny step weaning.
To do that you just need a sharp razor blade to chip a tiny bit off the pill. Unless you have a digital meter of course you won't be able to measure the actual dose, but it doesn't really matter. You know the difference between a small shaving and a chunk. As long as the pieces you are removing from the lexapro are generally getting larger as weeks go by, cool.
At any time if things get weird, just stop at whatever dose that is and stay there for a few days. If it doesn't smooth out and stabilize, then go back to the next higher dose you came from, stay there a few days, and then resume the weaning journey.
Prozac can be helpful. You don't want to combine the two meds every day, due to serotonin syndrome risks, but prozac once a week will allow you to be more aggressive in getting off lexapro without coming unglued while doing it. Lexapro has a half life of one day, but prozac is 7 days. It provides a smooth backdrop for weaning off other serotonin meds.
Posted by Mimi on July 23, 2012, at 21:42:45
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by bleauberry on July 23, 2012, at 18:12:28
> I've done it. Yeah it was hard. That's because it is so darn powerful on serotonin,, it messes up everything else. All that other stuff has to learn how to operate again, and that takes time....weeks and months, not days. Zyprexa was the hardest to get off, Paxil second hardest, Lexapro third hardest.
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> Different people have different approaches. For me, it was basically tiny steps and not watching a calendar. By tiny steps, I mean for example 30mg yesterday, 29mg today and the rest of the week, 28mg next week, I might get brave and jump down to 25mg the next week just see if i can, if not I will go back up to where I was and then continue the tiny step weaning.
>
> To do that you just need a sharp razor blade to chip a tiny bit off the pill. Unless you have a digital meter of course you won't be able to measure the actual dose, but it doesn't really matter. You know the difference between a small shaving and a chunk. As long as the pieces you are removing from the lexapro are generally getting larger as weeks go by, cool.
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> At any time if things get weird, just stop at whatever dose that is and stay there for a few days. If it doesn't smooth out and stabilize, then go back to the next higher dose you came from, stay there a few days, and then resume the weaning journey.
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> Prozac can be helpful. You don't want to combine the two meds every day, due to serotonin syndrome risks, but prozac once a week will allow you to be more aggressive in getting off lexapro without coming unglued while doing it. Lexapro has a half life of one day, but prozac is 7 days. It provides a smooth backdrop for weaning off other serotonin meds.Thank you, Bleauberry. Very detailed instructions. Never heard of shaving the pills nor of a digital meter. Prozac made me suicidal many years ago--liquid Prozac. I've got a pdoc who helps clients get off meds. The plan is 2-4mg. of EPA via fish oil per day plus a certain combo of mega vitamins to get the brain more resilient to change. I'm going from 30mg. down to 25mg. Staying at 25mg. for one or two months before dropping to 20mg. My goal for this year is 20mg. I'm now on a diet to stabilize blood sugar levels throughout the day. Using talk therapy, gemstone healing, meditation, wood betony tincture and thought forms for healing my wounded heart chakra. Strengthening all the chakras is crucial to getting off meds.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 24, 2012, at 22:03:31
In reply to Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by Mimi on July 20, 2012, at 20:10:23
Cut down in 5mg lost.... from 30mg to 25mg to 20mg etc, leaving about 2 weeks before every doseage drop.
Ask your doc for a script for say 20 tablets of 0.5mg Xanax or 1mg Ativan..... if you feel a bit wretched at any point, you can take a pill and feel quickly better.
Start excersising (say a brisk half hour walk every night, take a multivitamin every day, genetraly look after your self.
Posted by Mimi on July 25, 2012, at 8:22:00
In reply to Re: Please help me kick Lexapro!, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 24, 2012, at 22:03:31
> Cut down in 5mg lost.... from 30mg to 25mg to 20mg etc, leaving about 2 weeks before every doseage drop.
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> Ask your doc for a script for say 20 tablets of 0.5mg Xanax or 1mg Ativan..... if you feel a bit wretched at any point, you can take a pill and feel quickly better.
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> Start excersising (say a brisk half hour walk every night, take a multivitamin every day, genetraly look after your self.Thank you, jono_in_adelaide!
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