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>  

[LittleLai]

Crud, you have to taper down from this one too!??!

I am currently prescribed Lamictal (250 mg for Bi-Polar), Lexapro (10 mg) (just started), and Suboxone. (I'm not afraid to admit that.)

Obviously Suboxone is the serious one to get off of, but I did not realize that there is a tapering effect from Lexipro too!

I have to admit it has helped, but not enough for me to be addicted to another drug. I love my psychiatrist; she really talks and seems to care. However, I'm starting to see that she can be a little liberal when it comes to prescriptions.

BTW - I was against mental medication for years even though I had suicidal thoughts daily. After countless therapists, I had TWO doctors after many sessions say I was textbook BiPolar (I hear that 9/10people are mis-diagnosed.) Anyway, I have been on Lamictal for about four years now and it has saved my life and given it back to me (enough for me to quit drugs for example...)

I'm thinking though that I can make it without the Lexapro and should stop soon...since I just started it, don't think I need it, and need to focus on the Suboxone tapering, do you guys agree?

Unfortunately bi-polar medication is the type you have to take for life, but at least there are no side affects at all for me (aside from the lack of crippling suicidal depression.)

[Sharebare10]

Have any of you suffered from a bloated stomach, full of gas it feels like.  Oh my gosh, I thought I would rather be dead than continue to go through with the stomach pains.  It is horrible.  How long does it usually take for these withdrawls to quit?

[sl500]

Hi All,

So I have been on Lexapro since March 07. Prior to that I was on Effexor for about 3 years and was tapering off. The withdrawals were so bad that they needed to put me on somthing else. So my doc gave me Lexapro. I have been trying to taper off because I feel I need to not be on anything and deal with my issues on my own - which they aren't bad - just dealing with the normal 27 year old issues. I have tapered myself from 15mg to 7.5 with my doctor's guidance. However, I have been on 7.5mgs for about 3 1/2 weeks and by the third week started experiencing crying spells, depression, anxiety, insomnia, crazy dreams, etc. Has anyone heard of this happening while being on one dose for that long?  And do I wait to go down to 5 mgs?? Please, anyone - I need some hope that this will go away.

[lexabutrin]

I am soo glad I found this forum.  I was on Zoloft forever and it never worked (and the side effects never went away) and my doctor put me on Lexapro.  I felt alot of lethargy and dizziness at 20 mg. I just felt so unfocused, it was depressing. My doctor added Wellbutrin (slow release) and I feel like my life is coming together for the first time in my life. I take 150 mg of Well.  My whole life, I had depression and severe anxiety and this combination (for what-ever reason) works for me.  It scares me, however, that now I feel like I may not be able to go off of it (the withdrawal symptoms sound just horrible!)  all I know right now is that I feel happy although flat at times, and I have less anxiety too.  I was willing to try different combinations and change up dose amounts because I had hit a wall and I was soo tired of feeling awful and having no quality of life. I never wanted to go on medications, but I kinda feel like I may be on them the rest of my life.  

[tohelpu]

Does anyone know how long it takes for Lexapro withdrawls to completely leave you body???  I was on Lex for 9 months at 10 mg.

[tohelpu]

I understand what your going through and I wish I can cry on someone shoulders too. I live far away from family and they don't understand nor do the doctors. These symptoms are not going away completely. I have been off LEX for 29 days and I am still withdrawing.  Today I had the worst pain in my heart like a burning feeling.  This stuff is SCARY.  I wish I never went on this drug.  I hope people who read this know that what they are getting into with this drug becasue the doctors are certainly not going to tell them.