lexapro withdrawl

[Martha52]

I have been off of lexapro for about 8 days and would like to know if anyone can tell me the true withdrawl symptoms>  

[stylistrgreat40]

I have been on Lexapro for 10 years!!! Being Bipolar I have tried to get off of it many times since that is one of the worst things that a bipolar person can take is a anti-depressent.  Well after 8 days of not having any Lexapro I just took 2.5 mg just to see if the TERRIBLE WITHDRAWLS will stop.  Heart palps, dizziness, feeling cloudy in my head, blurry vision, anxiety, and most of all the MOOD SWINGS!!!! My poor hubby.  Any advice from anyone would be appreciated....
I also think that all of the Dr's that say there are no withdrawls should lose their licenses!!!! Let's start a class action suit against the drug company and the doctor's.

[Momof2Angels4_3]

I have been on Lexapro for about 3 months started on 10 mg then increased to 20mg for anxiety and started having side effects...weight loss, memory loss, nausea, itchy red patches on my skin and uncontrollable yawning. But the biggest concern was my weight loss, since I am already struggling to keep weight on. So my doctor wanted me to taper off by going to 10 mg for four days to finish the medication then start a new medicine Pristiq...I will start this medicine tonight but feeling leary about what I might experince with this medicine. I have two toddlers and feeling very emotional, moody, no patience, and no control over my feelings have made me feel aweful for them. Does anyone know anything abot the medicine Pristiq? Very interested in knowing what you all might think about it. Thank you.

[needsapill]

I have been on Lexapro for over 4 years and dont mind it. I am not considering getting off of it. My problem is that I changed insurance companies and the new one doesnt want to pay for the Lexapro and decided to give me Celexa. I called them and was like WTH. Its been 3 days since I have been off and am starting to feel really depressed..Which is basically the only withdrawl symptom I have. I have been without it before, so know this. What I want to know is ...does anyone know how to deal with the insurance company. I take Lexapro for anxiety and Celexa is for depression. Im sleepy all day and want to cry all day, im irratable. Help

[melmarv]

I was only on lexapro for 6 weeks.  5mg then 10mg, then back to 5 and then completely off.  I had really bad side effects.  Can anyone tell me how long it will take to get out of my system?  Does it make since now that I am having some of the same side effect even though i have not been on it for 5 days? I got this horrible flu feeling, really bad.  Although it is not even close to being that bad I still feel it a little.

[Elbo34]

Thank you thank you for all your comments!!  I was given Lexapro for help with Anxiety after developing an addiction to Ultram (took it for four months).  There was one week of pure hell of withdrawal from the Ultram and I took the Lexapro (5mg) for about 3 days then thought I was fine and didn't need it.  That was a month ago.  I have felt lately not like myself.... crying, moody, paranoid- which none of this was a problem before taking the Ultram!!!  Now, I have been considering starting the Lexapro!  NO THANK YOU!  Sounds like I would have an even worse problem!  Coming off Ultram was hard enough even after only taking it for four months and I wasn't even abusing it, just realized I had become addicted to it!  Lexapro sounds like bad news and even though what I'm feeling right now is not good, I think I will try exercise and maybe the birth control pill I'm about to start will also help level me out ( I also suffer from migraines and take other medications for this).
Thanks to all who post about Lexapro- I don't want to move on to another addiction and then worry about the day when I stop taking this!!!

[Travelingskyegirl]

Are your coming to the end of your withdrawals?

Two weeks ago was my third attempt to come off of Lexapro and I am again wondering if I will ever survive these withdrawal symptoms. I have bouts of dizziness, horrible mood swings with feelings of desperation, sleep fourteen hours a day, and numerous other things that come and go.

My great grandmother, grandmother, and mother all suffered from Schizophrenia and/or Bipolar to the point where they were delusional and I always feared I would end up like them so I have been careful to eat healthy, remain active in the gym, and constantly try to better myself to fight this disease.  

I began Lexapro a year ago and it seemed to be a miracle drug for me. After dealing with depression on and off since puberty and completely losing touch with reality after my father passed away I was able to get back to my life. I  started out on 10 mg and then it went up to 20 mg. I hated the idea of having to increase the dosage and when I started noticing the rapid weight gain I cut back to 10 mg again. I noticed a few withdrawals even then and decided to get off of them completely and try to find some kind of normalcy without drugs.  

Do you feel like you can have a normal life without antidepressants? Do you have any advice other than exercise and eat right to help keep my mind healthy? And when are these withdrawals over with?