6th Day Off Lexapro...Help! - Anxiety Message Board

Luvmydog · 04-29-2008, 11:28 AM

OK, I have stopped the Lexapro. I was taking 5 mg. for over two years. 5 mg. is not therapeutic and I am stopping it so I can lose the weight. Since 10 mg. is the starting dose for Lexapro, I didn't think stopping would be so hard. First three days were fine and since then I have been having migraines and nausea. If anyone can please give me some hints on how to mange these symptoms, please post. I have to drive my husband to a dr. appt. and I will check this board in a few hours. I am determined not to start back on the Lexapro as I am well into the withdrawal. THanks for anything you can tell me...

miche31 · 04-29-2008, 06:20 PM

Hi there! Boy, it is weird, I haven't been on this site in a long time and felt the need to get on here, and it's great because I myself just quit 5mg of Lexapro 4 days ago. I have been on it for almost 2 years also. I loved it, however, I had gained 50 pounds and cannot get it off so I refuse to do this any longer. I thought since I was only taking 5mg for a year now that it wouldn't be a big deal; but I was wrong and have been having very strange sensations. Bad headaches, nausea and dizziness when moving my head too fast. I feel so yucky. I hope this passes fast myself. Maybe we'll hear from someone else with some advice, but I would bet that we all will be different and it will just have to run it's course. Hopefully sooner than later. Best of luck to you too! Michelle

Serenity33 · 04-30-2008, 08:46 PM

I am on Lexapro 10 mg and have been on 20 mg before. I got off completely last summer, i went from 20 to 10 to 5 mg. and then nothing. The first week <WITH OUT>any I was ok then I started getting these literally like zapping feeling in my brain. Sort of like my skin is very sensitive and everytime something loud happened or I moved quickly I would get these things I can only describe as "brain zaps" I called my dr and she said it is completely normal during withdrawl. It lasted for about a week and then was gone. I started up again a month later because I was having some issues in my marriage and am now on 10 mg but REALLY want to be off soon

aussiejono · 05-01-2008, 09:40 PM

Try taking 2.5mg per day for a week, then 2.5mg every second day.

Luvmydog · 05-03-2008, 12:02 PM

Just wanted to let people who posted that things are OK now off Lexapro. Today is day 10. I just put my mind to it that enuf was enuf and really, 5 mg. was so low a dose that it just took determination. I also have not had an Ativan for two days. I will now have to work on getting the paxil weight off. Don't let ANYONE fool you............ALL the SSRI's cause weight gain. Yes, I know some people do not, there are exceptions to every rule. Again, thanks to those who posted.