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I successfully weaned off Lexapro 10 mg after being on it for more than ten years. I followed the advice on the website "surviving antidepressants" -- which is to ONLY lower the dose by 10% every two to three weeks. I lowered dosage every three weeks. It did take a year, but I had no side effects. (I am depressed ON Lexapro, so I see no reason to take it -- I used mindfulness, exercise, meditation to help with depression.) I would suggest taking a course in mindfulness or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. I went through a trauma four years ago and was put back on Lexapro -- I am now in my second week of doing the 10% dosage reduction. Lexapro is available as a liquid so it makes reductions of 10% easy. Right now I am taking 4 ml liquid and 5 mg pill (half the 10mg pill). When I got down to 5 mg I did not stick to the 10% reduction, but did a more convenient titration since I was traveling.
I can provide my titration schedule if that would help.
Best!
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I want to add that there are two supplements that one can take to help with anxiety that are not addictive or contraindicated when taking Lexapro -- l-theanine and ashwaganda.
Hi, if you could provide your titration schedule, I'd be grateful!
I am just beginning my taper down from a 10 mg lexapro tab. I just got the liquid but cannot figure out dosage for tapering. Could you please detail how you did this? Having trouble figuring out the liquid dosage. Many thanks.
Linda
I’ve been doing mindfulness meditation everyday 20 minutes for the past 18 months preparing to get off the 10 mg. lexapro. I don’t know how to figure the dosage in ml.
Can you detail your taper please? My doctor gave me the liquid but no advise how to use it to taper. Thanks so much for sharing.
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I suggest you discuss the issue with your pharmacist. I have previously mentioned that I have a close relationship with mine, and get more information from her than I do my doctors with regards to my medications