Since my early 20's I have suffered with anxiety and panic attacks. I have taken several SSRI's over the years, Paxil, Lexapro, Neurontin, and several others. I was taking 10 mg of lexapro since January 2012. Unfortunately the Dr. that I had at the time kept telling me to increase the dose, as I continued to have panick attacks, palms sweating, feet sweating, dizziness, short of breath, dry/cotton mouth, dehydrated feeling, heart racing, etc. I was up to 20mg when I was literally having severe panic attacks in rapid succession, with no apparent end in sight. My Dr. had little interest in listening to my concerns that resulted from the medicine. I became agoraphobic and was afraid to be by myself over the summer. This was not a place I ever thought I would get to, nor was it emotionally pleasant. I am a new mom and was looking forward to enjoying taking my daughter all over the place this past summer. I knew I had to make a change. Then, I found a new Dr., a neuroscientist, MD, PhD, and discovered that I am one of those people in which SSRI's are no good because I have a family member with Bi Polar Disorder. Apparently, I could be on the very mild end of the spectrum, with an undiagnosable Bi Polar 3. Anyway, SSRI's for me do the reverse of what they are supposed to. Now it's October 2012 and I have been weaning off of the Lexapro for about 3 weeks now, but, officially stopped last Wednesday. Anyway, I have been feeling extreme dizziness...feeling really panicky about it too...thought there must be something wrong with me...my heart races after I eat, which seems weird to me, I get the sweaty palms and feet, I literally walk barefoot at work because my feet slip out of my shoes from being so wet. I feel like the cycle that led me to take it in the first place has come full circle. I wonder how long this will last? My Dr.  knows that I am very sensitive and physical symptoms are a trigger for me, so, she was fine with me weaning off even slower than she thought necessary, given the low dose. But, even at that I am feeling this dizziness, even as I sit at my computer writing. If I look up or over and then quickly back, it's as if the rest of my body has just spun on the tilt a whirl ride or something. The only thing getting me through is knowing that it's the side effects, nothing else. That still sucks but is also comforting. I have been doing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with the Dr. along with weaning off the meds and I really do believe that it is and will be helpful for me long term. I highly recommend finding a really good, highly experienced therapist that can do CBT, as well as provide meds and guidance with meds. Too many Dr.'s just focus on the meds, but, I encourage you to be your own advocate. Don't settle! Good luck! You are NOT ALONE!!! That is one of the BEST things that I have felt at peace with throughout this process. It is a very isolating thing, you feel as if you are the only one and that nobody will understand. But, message boards like this have gotten me through those crazy times where I really needed it. So, I am writing too, hoping that I might be able to help someone feel a bit better.