Coming off Lexapro was far more difficult for me than it was switching from Zoloft to Lexapro 6 years prior
Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s - recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40% - medical information about how to safely go off the drugs has been lacking
dizziness
I'd also like to invite @jeny4fitness @mbaker51291 @miss2sassy @mlemieux @mrshmallow @mentor51 @guener and @gailb to join this discussion on tapering off of escitalopram (Lexapro) and then feeling How to taper off your antidepressant
then 15 mg for 5 days, and 10 mg for 10 days
If at any stages the side effects are personally uncomfortable I will go right back on the most recent taper dose
Just make sure she takes her time weaning off with a doctors help
Unfortunately, my provider used the medical model and it was too quick a I was able to taper from 20 mg to 10mg with no side effects by reducing 2
If you normally take a 10-mg dose, take only half of the pill that you cut in Step 2
Lexapro prevents the reuptake of serotonin into brain cells, which in turn, keeps the brain's serotonin levels higher
Currently attempting to taper of Lexapro
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What a nightmare
I had a two week check in with my NP and I appeared to be weaning off really well
Gabapentin saved my life
Hey everyone - I've been lurking in this group for some time and really appreciate all the insight I've come across
So I've been on Lexapro 10mg for the past year - I've loved it and it's helped me so much! Been feeling like I could go down on my dose so I talked to my doc and she recommended I taper down by alternating a 5 and a 10mg dose every other day (yesterday I took 5mg, today I took 10mg) for a few weeks (I plan on doing a A community for those prescribed Lexapro or Cipralex, also known as Escitalopram
but at the same time I am not going to try and give you some amateur tapering plan over Reddit
I just feel it's too many pills and the lex is making me gain weight and I'm pretty sure straterra is suppose to help with the anxiety
Up it back to 7
So I've done 1 week 20mg/10mg alternating, next week 10mg, following 10mg/5mg alternating, finally 5mg one week and then stop
I wish I had found this site before attempting I tapered off/quit lexapro's twin [10mg Citalopram] after taking it for 5 months off label for anxiety
5mg every other day for two Hi friends! I've been on Lexapro for 5 years and am sick of low libido and the emotional numbing I've been feeling so I've decided to taper off as I've been doing a lot better emotionally, I don't have a family doctor and getting into a walk-in clinic is so hard to do for me so I was wondering if anyone knows what the best schedule would be to taper off them slowly? When i was on 20 mg of lexapro and wanted to switch medications, i went from 20 mg of lexapro to 10 mg for one week and second week I stopped lexapro, i was being switched to Cymbalta at the same time, simultaneously
I'm on lexapro 10mg it definitely helps anxiety and depression
A community for those prescribed Lexapro or Cipralex, also known as Escitalopram
Don't feel the need to wean your med! These is a ton of evidence that A) antidepressants aren't dose-dependent in their side effects, meaning the effect on baby is the same regardless of dose B) Lexapro, along with other SSRIs, are extremely well-studied in pregnancy and the effects on baby are extremely mild, without any A community for those prescribed Lexapro or Cipralex, also known as Escitalopram
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Weaning off after + 7 years Pre-tapering treatment : 5mg Lexapro 10mg amitriptyline Started Spravato at 56mg twice / week for 3 weeks now
Been on 10mg since February
I was on 10mg for about a year and decided to stop about two weeks ago
I went on lexapro originally for generalized anxiety disorder
I'm trying to taper as well
I've been on 10mg Lexapro for about 14 months now
My doctor started this way: √15mg every other day (January to Mars)
Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s – recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal
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Common symptoms of Lexapro withdrawal include dizziness, muscle tension, chills, crying, and brain fog
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Just make sure she takes her time weaning off with a doctors help
There are potential side effects associated with
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Week 3 - 12
Been on lexapro since I was 15 because I was struggling with panic attacks weekly/severe depression/general anxiety constantly
Depending on clinical response and
Tapering off from 10mg to 5 mg
Discontinuing an antidepressant medication usually involves reducing your dose in increments, allowing two to six weeks or longer between dose reductions
These include suicidal thoughts or behaviors, abnormal bleeding, and serotonin syndrome
This side effect may cause: headache Hey all, I can't get a hold of my doctor due to this pandemic but I've been thinking of weaning off Lexapro to see how it goes
Whenever i weaned off too fast it took me about 2-3 weeks until the sides were not noticeable anymore
Fatigue
If your symptoms persist after your first week on Lexapro, be sure to talk to a doctor
Stopping Lexapro (escitalopram) can lead to various withdrawal symptoms, such as insomnia, nausea, irritability, and headaches
This is my weaning off schedule, which I finished yesterday: 2 weeks at 5mg (from 10mg); 2 weeks of 5mg on alternate days
Wean yourself off of Lexapro per your doctor’s instructions by taking increasingly lower and lower doses
but at the same time I am not going to try and give you some amateur tapering plan over Reddit
I just feel it’s too many pills and the lex is making me gain weight and I’m pretty sure straterra is suppose to help with the anxiety
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