Withdrawal from Lexapro, Welbutrin, Lyrica, prescribed Ziprasidone.

Yes but I need to go slower than she suggests

Spoke to my psychiatrist today and she said cut back anyway. If I'm going to have side effects I should go quicker and tough it out. Wasn't happy with the answer, but I'm going to give it a try. Wish me luck.

I was put on anti depressants around 2005 or so to help with symptoms of menopause. I tried a few different kinds but took Lexapro for quite awhile, I was told it wasn't addictive but finally in 2008 I decided I wanted to get off the drug. I slowly cut my dosage but suffered side effects such as anxiety and a tingling feeling in the back of my head. Finally that all stopped but it took a few months and I have never taken an anti depressant since! Don't ever want to go through that again. It is important to keep your doctor informed of your symptoms and go slowly, but for me it finally paid off. Good luck and remember if you aren't comfortable with your doctor's advice it's a good idea for a second opinion

Hi
I used lexapro 10 mg for a 1.2 years and then tapered for 2.2 months and stopped(5mg) . Ididnt get any withdrawl symptoms from 5 days . I took lexapro because i had dizziness issuse due to anxiety . And i startef gyming for the past 8 months i just cleared my 1st year mech engg exam as well . MY concern is will i get withdrawls later bcoz i dont want dizziness again

Best to you, too! I wish you well.

I'm loving some of things I'm reading here. I just posted about my issues getting off Lexapro and that I've been having funny flashing, electrical-like jolts and zaps. And after doing a little research (very little!), it comes up all over the internet that what I'm feeling is exactly what others getting off Lex have experienced. NOBODY tells you this is what you can expect. You end up finding it out on your own. Thankfully, I read further that these discontinuation effects subside in about two weeks. It's been a week free of the drug now, so I'm hoping soon it will all pass. I also posted this: "From what I’m reading here (and reading elsewhere), it seems amazing how easily these drugs (in my case, Lexapro), get handed out. Some of the things I read I dare say are criminal. But I think it is up to John and Jane Q Public to become better informed and more wary about doctors quickly handing out meds. I took Lexapro for a year and now weened off. I started the ween and double-checked with my PA that my schedule for the ween would be appropriate. He said it sounded fine. I stuck to it and got off the drug (10mgs) within about 3 weeks. But nobody told me what I was going to experience after being off the drug. This is the reason I ended up here. I got online suspecting some strange things I’ve been experiencing in the past 7 days or so might be attributable to being off Lexapro. And I’ll be damned if what I read isn’t exactly what I’m experiencing. Again, I really believe doctors should be more forthcoming about drug experiences. But we as patients I do believe have to take the initiative because they (the doctors) are not going to. In other words, it’s the informed consumer that ends up protecting him/herself or those they are guardian of." Anyhow, good luck to all. Stay vigilant, awake and aware. There are problems--and there are solutions to those problems--that's the GOOD news!

@hollyn thanks so much for sharing your experience. I have taken Lexapro since 2005-13 years-also related to hormonal changes leading to depression and anxiety-which was severe in my case. I am withdrawing now from 30 mg. and am down to 5 mg. I tried to go from 10 mg to 0 and 3 days later experienced dizziness and fogginess. So I am going to 5 mg. and hope that will go more smoothly. I have had no side effects so far, but I am wondering if others have had the experience of more side effects at the last part of the withdrawing process....

How have you successfully done this? Doing this now now, went from 20 to 10 for two weeks, then 7.5. I’m scared of brain zaps that I hear so much about. Unfortuneitly, my Dr is of no help. He said cut it in half for a week then stop. Been on this for 3 months. He said he never had anyone have trouble stopping Lexipro. I feel like Im on my own with this and I’m scared.

Wondering if you did that and how you are making out. I’m scared to go down from 7.5 to 5 mg.

Hi, just wondering if you had brain zaps? And what other withdrawal symptoms you had. Going weaned down from 20 to 10, then 5 now going to 5 every other day for a few weeks. I want to be prepared. Thank you.