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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Lexapro Withdrawals
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Lexapro Withdrawals
by ArtGirl815, Oct 01, 2009 02:26PM
I am 31, Female. Put on Focalin XR and Ritalin. A while back my ADHD was misdiagnosed as depression and I was prescribed Lexapro 20 mgs. While I was just on the Lexapro my Depression did get better however the other ADHD symptoms were still present. Now that I am on the correct meds for my ADHD the Lexapro withdrawals are so annoying. I have the worse brain sagging headache ALL Day long. I have only gone from 20 mgs to 15mgs for 3 days and its terrible. I almost want to just keep taking the LEX. WHEN WHILL THIS END?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 02, 2009 05:32PM
, Oct 02, 2009 05:32PMTo: artgirl815
You have to titrate the doses carefully in withdrawal to avoid this kind of pain...I suggest you go down even more gradually since you are so sensitive...like 20 mgs one day, 15 the next until you stablize,then go down another level always avoiding these symptoms.
