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How long do withdrawal symptoms from Lexapro last? I was on10mg per day of Lexapro for about 10 months. I've slowly tapered off over the last month and now for a week Ive had none. My withdrawal symptoms ( Brain shock, nightmares, vertigo, nausia ) dont seem to be letting up. How long will this last?

shaneris5 replied: "It is very much an individual thing. You should have taken much longer. I'd be going back on full, or half dosage for 3 weeks, until stabilised, then begin tapering off again, over a period of at least several months, as it is notorious for such problems. See DEPRESSION PAGE Z.22 TAPERING OFF DRUGS: DETAILED METHOD in section 2, at and the antidepressant websites in the 1st 3 pages of section 2, particularly THEROADBACK.ORG on Lexapro, and relevant parts of section 1. Liquid versions of Lexapro are more suitable for extended tapering."

Megs replied: "I had a horrible time getting off that medication, it took me over a month until I started feeling better. I know how horrible you can feel going through the withdrawal just remember that it won't last forever."

Jason W replied: "Oh boy. Have just stopped taking this drug a week ago, thursday specifically. Still feeling some weird stuff, dizzyness, blood circulation, insomnia (every other day). Thank god though my cognition returned once stopping it. Good luck"

Can you die from Lexapro withdrawal? I just (3 days) stopped taking Lexapro and I am having severe withdrawal syndrome-nausea, dizzy, anxious, some nights are HORRIBLE, can't sleep, ABSOLUTELY bad mood. I feel like I am dying slowly. Could you die from Lexapro withdrawal? If not, how long will it last?

Bobbie (skunk) replied: "thats sounds horrible! I was on Lexapro and stopped taking it cold turkey. I never got any symptoms from stopping....you should go to the doctor and ask them whats up with that."

clearwatervike replied: "NO, but you should stop SLOWLY. Taper off to prevent these symptoms. You are not withdrawing as its not addictive but you are all of the sudden there is a dramatic drop of your feeling good chemicals and that is why you feel so bad. Most likely you will be fine BUT If have problems breathing call 911. Call your DR ASAP and tell him you feel no MATTER WHAT. He can help"

leela replied: "you need to gradually get off of them. you shouldn't just stop taking them. didn't your doctor tell you that??"

Robert H replied: "Get back on Lexipro & see your mental health proffessional. I NEVER stop taking any anti depressant all at once. I always taper off when I need to over at least 2 weeks. I don't know what suddenly stopping Lexipro will eventually do to you. (looks like you're finding out some of it the hard way) Sudden Paxil withdrawal can actually kill."

ms_milone replied: "As far as I know, I don't think you can die from it, but you should not just withdraw. I have heard its a slow process. As you weaned on it, you should wean off. If you stopped cold turkey, well thats going to make you feel really bad. If you feel that bad, make sure you get the help you need. You will get through it, have faith."

hooked_ona_8SecondRide replied: "No, Lexapro is the opposite of constant addictives. After about 3-1year of usage, your dosage will have to be increased because the body becomes immune to the medication. I was on Lexapro for 2 years and switched to Zoloft and never had a withdrawl or any problems. Possibly because of constant high levels of Serotonin (feel good horomones) i switched becuase the nusssiance of more and more pills to take to prevent depression. But theres no withdrawl from Depression pills to kill someone recorded. Its like quitting smoking, you feel like you are, but it dies off slowly."

Kathy T replied: "No you can't die from it but it is hell. If you still have some, you might want to taper off of it more slowly. It took me a month and a half, cutting my dose in half every two weeks. I don't know how long it'll last going cold turkey."

penelope replied: "i do not think that you could die but you probably feel like you are dying it is best to have your doctor wein you down after all it took 4 to 6 months to build up and just stopping cold turkey is not good and what it sounds like to me is that it is your body telling you that you still need the med especially if you are having anxiety and sleeplessness and the mood thing, definately would check with your doctor.... good luck to you"

Ajeesh Kumar replied: "I can help you but you didn't tell me that how much you are taking or howlong you are taking it. All SSRIs should be tapered off very slowly. Cut down 5mg in 3 months. Make it alternate days after you reach last 5mg for 3 months. Example: 20mg for 6 months 15mg for 3 months 10mg for 3 months 5mg for 3 months 5mg alternate days for 3 months Do not taper fast if you feel confident. Use Valium 2mg a day for 1 week after completely stopping Lexapro."

Has anyone experienced withdrawal from Lexapro? I'm thinking about getting off of Lexapro (after 10 months, and under the supervision of my doctor), but I was wondering if anyone has experienced this. If I taper off of it slowly, will I experience many side effects? Will it mess with my school performance? Thanks.

kurchick6 replied: "well, I experienced but it was like something missing there, I felf like my brain was numb on and off it felt weird and I started crying out of no where. If your doctor says so do it, u might be better off . Good luck."

Can withdrawal from Lexapro cause night terrors? If so, how can I prevent them? I took Lexapro for 3 years and stopped it about 3 weeks ago. I tapered off, but not slowly enough. I am experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms, like dizzyness, general malaise, trouble sleeping, and irritability. But I am also experiencing night terrors (see ) and am not able to sleep because of them! I have experienced night terrors before, usually when I'm over-tired and immediately go into REM sleep. But now I'm wondering if this is part of the Lexapro withdrawal, since Lexapro has a "vivid dreams" side effect. What's happening to me is that I drift to sleep, have a night terror which always ends with my trying to scream "help me!" to wake myself up, then I wake up. I am usually afraid to go back to sleep, but I try anyway. Within an hour, I have another night terror, and this continues all night. So I am not getting half the sleep I normally get. Any advice on dealing with these night terrors would be appreciated. The more I research, I think instead I might be experiencing sleep paralysis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis ) instead of night terrors. Either way, they are horrible!

Catherine replied: "sorry, can't help but i have night terrors now and then and i know how awful they are, and i know what you're going through"

farmgirl replied: "Yes - it can. I don't know if there's anything you can do to prevent it from happening, but rest assured that the problem won't last forever. Once you get it completely out of your system, you should be OK - if the lexapro withdrawal is indeed what is causing the problem. Sometimes severe stress will cause them, too."

I'm suffering from lexapro withdrawal. I read that taking Sudafed can relieve symptoms? I'm taking Bonine for that 'sea-sickness' feeling and Ibuprofen for the headaches. I still can't think clearly and feel disoriented, also extremely tired. So what would Sudafed do for me?

pixilatedpenguin75 replied: "I also suffered severely when I quit taking Lexapro. I don't remember anything helping at all, except time. Be patient and you should start feeling better soon."

ambr123 replied: "I've not heard anyone use Sudafed for antidepressant withdrawal...it's a decongestant and clears your nasal and sinus passages if they are stuffed up from a cold or allergies. I couldn't find any OTC med that helped with the nasty symptoms, but my psych had me take a low dose of Prozac, which I could taper down much easier and didn't cause hardly any withdrawal...maybe you could talk to your doctor about doing something like that. Good luck-SSRI withdrawal is the pits!"

I am currently in withdrawal from Lexapro, and been having a symptom of a shock-like feeling in my heart...? I weened off of this medicine from 20 to 15 to 10 to 5 to 0, and now at 0 I'm getting these sort of shock sensations that feel like they are originating in my heart and sometimes my wrists. It happens several times a day and usually occurs more than once at a time. What might this be? Is this reason for concern? Thanks

glitter_done replied: "uhhhhh call 911 !!! this could be the beggining of a heart attack or stroke!"

bob k replied: "I think you went off of it too fast. You have to be slowly weened off. Check with your doctor right away."

Liz replied: "Honestly, don't worry about it. It really really stinks, but it's one of the side effects of going off of SSRIs, it's honestly one of the reasons why I won't go back on them. I was on SSRIs for 3 years and for the following month after going off of them I was still having 'shocks' where it would feel like an electrical shock/shiver and it would make me tired. My mom also had this happen as well. Check in with your dr, but I'm sure it's nothing to concern of. Google 'shocks while going off ssris' Good luck, and hang in there!"

Halema replied: "When I was going off Effexor, one of the side effects was "brain shivers" which was really weird, not at all fun. It lasted a couple of months. Just call your doctor in the morning and tell them about it. Probably won't do anything. Just keep drinking water whenever that happens, because that is the meds getting out of your liver and muscles. Try drinking lemon water as lemon helps to detoxify the body quicker."

Itching as a withdrawal symptom from Lexapro? I stopped Lexapro cold turkey a week ago and have had intense itching all over my body since the day after i stopped. Has anyone else experienced this? So far, nothing has helped make it go away and I do not want to go back on the drug. Thanks!

XL HaHa replied: "No, but you should not stop cold turkey, you should have cut your dose down for 6 weeks then lower then lower."

Violet Pearl replied: "you'll find more answers here (even though it's Paxil, it's the same type of drug) There's a message board, too"

Jerry replied: "I stopped Lexapro and did not experience itching. However, stopping Lexapro brought back my potency."

minnasweaver replied: "There are several variables that go into this answer. The short answer is probably. Lexapro is very tough on your body when it leaves your system. I'll spare you the prolonged lecture about talking to a doctor you feel comfortable with about your symptoms etc... as I'm sure you know that already."

Susan S replied: "Itching tends to be more of an allergic reaction to a drug than withdrawal."

Slick replied: "It sounds like withdrawals to me."

how long will lexapro withdrawal symptoms last? i have been on lexapro 5 mg (for my social anxiety) since the last 6 months.. now i am planning to slowly stop the drug.. how long will my withdrawal symptoms last and what will the symptoms be.. ?

Paul A replied: "It's pretty easy to wean yourself off the Lexapro, so you don't have to experience the severe withdrawal problems with it - if you just stop "cold turkey" the withdrawals are not fun. Here's an easy way to do it... 5 mg is the smallest dose of Lexapro they make, but it's still strong enough to cause withdrawal symptoms. Take the 5 mg pills and cut them in half (use a pill cutter for that) and take the half-pills for a couple weeks, then take the half-pills every other day for a couple weeks, then you can stop. This will slowly remove the Lexapro from your system, and help eliminate the possibility of withdrawal problems. If you want to, you could take the half pills every third day for a week or so, as an extra step. Best of Luck to you :-) Paul."

Anyone very dizzy and cranky from Lexapro withdrawal? My Dr. started weaning me off Lexapro and I feel a bit fluish. Very lightheaded and dizzy...especially from movement. I am also irritable and have lower abdominal pain and diarhea. How long can I expect to feel this way?

biogirl replied: "I have never taken Lexapro, but I have experienced withdrawal from Effexor. I was also very dizzy and irritable. I did not experience diarrhea, but it is a common side effect. I learned through several chat websites that some of these side effects can be relieved by taking one over the counter benadryl. This is half the standard dose (which means you don't get quite as drowsy), and I found it really helped with the dizziness. You also might want to consider discussing tapering off the meds more slowly with your doc. The larger the drops you make, the more you will feel these symptoms. How long you experience them varies from person to person. I experienced symptoms for about a month after I started tapering off. Good luck!"

JMAN replied: "Yes. I have been on Lexapro for about 4 years. The withdrawl symtoms occur very quickly. When I miss a dose for two consecutive days I begin to feel withdrawl symptons. They include light headedness, nausia, dizziness and I become very irritable. Since I am still on it I don't know how long you will feel this way. Good luck."

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