Stopping Lexapro

Testing to see if I can reply ..

I can relate to the shooting the husband part. I started weaning off from 10 to 5, went back to 10 for a few weeks and then stopped. I am having some WD symptoms, but its worth it. I am sure its much better to be awake than asleep at work and at home..

Hi all. I'm on day four off of escitalopram. I starting taking 20mg in June or July and after 4 weeks I was constantly tired and sleeping, but never felt rested or energized, even with vitamins or redbull or coffee. So I dropped to 10 mg and felt good! Well after the holidays I tried losing weight, which I starting putting on this summer, when I always lose 5 lbs, only to find that nothing I did worked. I mean I worked out w a trainer, did his meal plan and when that didnt work I did my yearly cleanse supplements which always take off 5 lbs, and nothing. Now I am on whole 30 and by day 9 no weight loss so I switched from escitraloprmlam to Tranquility supplements from my naturopath. I started feeling lighter by day three and no anxiety issues. My anxiety is mild and situational and also keeps me from having emotional reactions when others are being overly emotional. well the even if day three off Lexipro generic I was fighting falling asleep when I wasn't even tired. And on day four I got extreme drowsiness, head fog, equilibrium off, and at night the static and ringing in the ears. I just wanted off so I could have results on the Whole30 but damn, the pharmacist should have warned me when I told her I didn't want to take it anymore. I was hoping this was the worse and it'll get better from here, but I've read a lot saying that this is only the beginning. ug. I hate pharma I should have done the naturopathic pills to start with, I was just going the Rx way bc it was free thru insurance and ended up working wo side effects (so I thought).
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one experiencing weight gain from Lexipro as my dr and pharmacy said it's not from that and it must be my lifestyle. Uh, I work out 3-5 times a week, was 5 until this damn stubborn 10 lbs. so no it's not my lifestyle. Stupid brainwashed western medicine "professionals"

I'm currently about a week out from going cold turkey. The "brain shocks" I'm dealing with are almost too much. Please tell me this is going to stop

Thanks for coming back to provide a follow up! I was getting discouraged at finding VERY LITTLE positive results for getting off of this drug. Praying that I have the same success as you do!

Oh my God! Somebody's got to help me! I am on this Lexapro and I feel like I am going to blow my brains out. I want to die. I can't handle my life any more! I'm so horribly sad.
I don't even recognized me any more. I'm so mean to my husband and I am crying constantly. Everytime he talks to me, it's like I feel like he's attacking me verbally and I lash out at him just screaming at him. And I know I was not like this before. I've been taking this medication for about a year and a half and slowly but surely I'm getting worse! I'm afraid I'm going to commit suicide! We just moved to a new home in Idaho and I have been reading these stories and I just want to stop taking them tonight, but what if I do? I'm I going to really kill myself? I don't see my new Dr. Until next month! What should I do, I'm afraid

I hope you are alright! I have been very mean to my boyfriend as well and don't know why. I'm on 15mg but went down to 10mg the last two days and now think I'm going to go cold turkey. What dose are you on?

Guys i really need some help. I went off 10mg if lexapro 6 weeks ago. No side effects. I did feel an occasional bout of depression but it was really mild. None of the other described side effects...but no weight loss either, even though i was eating healthy and exercising.

Suddenly, out of the blue, i have TERRIBLE, constant depression that is making me unable to work. My anxiety is back and i feel like i am going crazy. Despite this, i have suddenly starting losing a ton of weight.

Could this be a delayed reaction to coming off the lexapro?? God i hope so. If not, i might have to go back on it if things dont improve over the next few weeks.

Would you of taken them if you had your time over again

Don't know if you will see this, but was glad to see your post about the sensation in your head. I hope you have overcome the side effects of withdrawing from Lexapro without having to take yet another drug to help with it. Everyone else has complained of nausea, dizziness, brain zaps and other effects, but you are the first to describe what I am going thru. It's almost like tinnitus, but not in my ears...it's in my brain. Like white noise, high pitch, fuzzy like the kind when your hand goes to sleep ... but in the brain. So it's not so much a numbness, but static that goes on Day and night. I'm cutting down from 10 mg to 5 very gradually. Am so hoping you are better now so I will have hope. It's dibilitating to a point. I feel "off" all the time, not exactly dizzy, but I can't just move about normally.

Today ia day 4 no lexapro was on it 6 years quit cold turkey feel miserable my brain feels weird help

Cut back, don't cold turkey, it's pretty impossible to achieve for many of us. I wanted to quite quickly did it over a month and ending up vomiting from the zaps, dizziness and nausea. Also, had horrible mood swings. I'm off of the damn drug now. I was taking it for a little over two years at 20mg, and it's taken 7 months to wean myself down. O took things very slowly, but perhaps most importantly, I listened to my body when I decreased the dose. I only allowed myself very mild symptoms (fatigue and low mood), anything more than that I remained on my current dose until I felt fairly normal. All in all, I've had very little side effects working this way. It's laborious and takes a long time, but it's worth it.

Weight gain. I never had any problems regulating my weight until I took this drug, then I gained 14lb. It didn't matter how hard I dieted, I'd end up anaemic and still not lose weight. But.... Now I'm off the drug my ability to lose weight by dieting has returned, so so happy about this. So for anyone that has the same problem, dieting IS effective once you are off the drugs. I have no idea if I'd lose weight without dieting, but it seems unlikely.

I've been taking lexapro 20mg every night for over a year. I'm done and want to move on, I found this blog comforting knowing I have the same side effects. Dizzyness, head pressure, upset stomach, near syncope. I'm going to cut in half, then do every other night, then stop. Thank you!!

Please look at the risk/benefits. From my 12 years of taking Lexapro and attempting to stop taking it, I decided to take it for the rest of my life. I came to be at peace with this since the severity of Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome outweighed the risk of long-term use. It is extremely important that you speak with your doctor about Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome - it is more wicked than I realized.

what dosage were you on when you stopped cold turkey with lexapro?