Connect
Comment receiving replies
I was on lexapro for many years , my doctor is taking me off and putting me on cymbalta , I think I am in the withdraw phase . I have been sick for 4 days with flu like symptoms , I did not ween of this pill correctly , can that be why I am sick ? If so can I restart and redo the process to feel better ? Thank you
Replies to "I was on lexapro for many years , my doctor is taking me off and putting..."
My hope of getting off lexapro within 6 weeks isn’t working because of the symptoms you just described. Going from 20mg to 10mg I have had flu like symptoms plus all the other symptoms they tell you about. So I cut pills in quarters and going slower. Try
your regular dose for a week, then cut your pill in half and take that for two weeks and see how you feel. Then progress to lower dosages over the weeks that follow. It is not easy.
Connect
Yes go back to regular dose. Then using a pill cutter reduce pill by quarters. It takes awhile but works well.
Cold Turkey is awful.