withdrawal to lexapro

[marytrixena]

i have been reading alot about everybody elses symptoms from trying to be free from taking lexapro, and they have given me some comfort in the fact that it is quiet hard and that dropping the doses should be done at ease!!! It started for me after the birth of my son and not being diagnosed for almost one year, the same week i was told, i also found out that i was pregnant again with another child...i had to start taking lexapro while pregnant with my 2nd child, as i was very suicidal and not really able to cope......while i was pregnant i was given a 10mg dose, as soon as my next child was born, the dose was 20mg....about 4 weeks after, it was increased dramactially to 40mg......it has been around 2 and a half years now and i have managed to slowly gain my life back, and are working and  managing to be a mother (well most days, its alot more hectic now....)   i am really happy with the results i have had with lexapro along with 3 years of councilling, my life has come along way.... i have been taking 10mg of lexapro for  approxiamately six months and last week i cut it down to 5mg, i was going fine until yesterday and have noticed that i am extremely s**** and anxious.........i am planning to take 5mg a day for atleast a couple of months before looking at completely stopping, as i would never want to be back where i was a few years ago.....

i cant wait for the crying episodes to end, and will have to ride the waves for awhile....i have noticed the aching back, flu like symptons and are tingly with the skin crawling feeling and will be totally grateful when that all goes......i know that it is the right decision to get off the lexapro, as i want to feel like myself again, i want to have a sex drive again, as it really pisses me off that it was taken from me for a few years now....but am also grateful to have my life again!!!!

[Jennifer375]

Lol about the sex drive Mary,, I hate to say it but while I was on SSRI's I had that effect and was pretty irritated about it too. No drive and even when I actually tried to be a partner to my husband I just felt like I had no sensation, Id have felt as stimulated by a pat on the head lol.

Its wonderful that your feeling stronger and healthier now,, as hard as they are to get away from, it can be done, but should only be done if the benefits outweight the risks.

*Holding space that your inner courage and strength continue to light the path ahead*

[LisaAnn678]

Just please be careful not to relapse into that bad place.  I do not feel like myself unless I am taking an antidepressant.  I have just recently resurfaced from a horrible bout of depression.  I am actually scared to have children because I am afraid of getting depressed during the pregnancy or afterward.  Its like you can't control how you feel.  I hope that you successfully get your life back.  I just feel like anti-depressants gave me my life back so its hard for me to understand your situation.  Best of luck to you.  Your courage is apparent and I wish I had as much as you.  

[HockeyShark]

do you have a doctor helping you drop down?