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>  

[staciusa]

After several years of taking Lexapro I tapered down to 2.5 mg.  I tried to stop taking the pills several times. Every time I tried to stop taking it completely I would get excruciating headaches and eventually I would get very nauseous and start vomiting.  It would start in the afternoon and continue to get worse and worse for hours until I couldn't take the pain anymore - around 1 AM.  I would go back to taking the pills and the withdrawl would go away almost immediately.

In December after going through a bad episode of withdrawl I took 2.5 mg again for a week and then tried to stop again.   This time I had none of the symptoms.  I haven't taken the pills again since.  I've been mostly ok but it was kind of rough at first.  I was getting incredibly angry and crying on a regular basis.  

That has all settled down now and though I still have ups and downs for the most part I'm feeling pretty good.

[trappedinside]

This is my first attempt to discuss this via the internet.  Thanks all who make this available.

I do not believe I should be on an anti-depressant, however, due to a series of events, I am suffering the "cure" of Lexapro and Klonopin.

I had been on a med for digestion, which after 11 days, had me in such a confused and anxious state that I wound up in the emergency room.  Checked out healthy and sent home.  At the advice of friends I called my Gyno who said it sounded as though I needed something for anxiety and prescribed Lexapro, 10mg.  Took one that evening, and the next morning was seriously wanting to harm myself.  Back to the emergency room, admitted to "Behavioral Medicine" wing.  Seen very briefly by a psychiatrist, who said "You've had a panic attack, take Lexapro"

After discharge, went to see his associate who takes my ins. (he doesn't), and she simply concurred with him and has me on Lexapro and Klonopin.  I have never been more miserable in my life!  It has been three months.  The first month was slow going up, the second month level, this past month is nothing by crying and thoughts of, well, you know.  I WAS NOT LIKE THIS BEFORE THE DIGESTION MEDICATION AND THEN LEXAPRO.  Am I off the mark thinking I need to be off this stuff?  I am not funcioning like a normal human being, and am dragging my family down with me.  When I last spoke with the Dr. she thought upping the dose might help, but I think that's the wrong direction.

Any thoughts from those who made it through this long question?  Thanks.

[3yearsoflexapro]

I have been on 10mg of lexapro for 3 straight years.  1 year ago I decided to quit it, and failed.  The withdrawl was too much to handle.  Major brain zapping, chest pains, massive whole body tremors, horrid heartburn that kept me up most of the night, headaches, dizzy.  So I went back to my 10mg and felt better.  Please note that while on it I felt zero side effects.  6 months ago I gave quitting it another try.  I went from 10mg daily to 5 mg daily for 2 weeks, then to 5mg every other day, and then 1/4 every 2 days.  When I reached the 1/4 pill, the nasty withdrawl started.  I have horrid zapping sensations mostly when I lie down to sleep, tremors that make me shake from head to toe, shoulder, neck and back pain, my heart will pound so badly that I can hear it in my ears, I also have TMJ due to this and have to wear a mouth guard at night.  I cannot concentrate, nausea that comes and goes, have heartburn sometimes, massive mood swings, and chest pains.  I have been off the pills totally now for 6 days, and the chest pains are very sharp at times, other times I feel fine.  Anyone else going thru any of this???  Please let me know, my dr says it is not from the lexapro at all!!  Yea, right!

[Msellada]

i want to die from all thi withdrawls'
all i can tell u

[kate4bama]

I was on lexapro 10 for a 4 months and 20 mg for 4 months and then i went back to 10 mg for 2 weeks and then 1/4 of that for 2 weeks, then i stopped...
now i get head rush or fainty spells like i am about to pass out...just for a second. it seems its worse when i am sleepy or haven't eaten.  Is this normal? Will this stop?

[SophieRose]

I'm going through some nasty withdrawal myself. But fortntly or unfortunately it's because I can never remember to send in my prescreption assistance. I've been off lexapr for at least 8 or 9 days I think and I can't remember anything, I'm having the weirdest headache thing and the last few nights I've had bad craying spells and been really irritable and the last time this happened the third day I started getting really twitchy. I can't get any work done and I can't get any help since my doct is out of the office and hasn't called in my refill. that was the plan since I keepforgetting. I'm really having mood swings and obviously having toruple typing abd remembering even what I'm saying... sorry this is such a crappy entry but I can tell you this really is miserabl