Lexapro was difficult to get off, but worth it. I did try to stop taking it cold turkey and found out that by doing so, I had rage and anger issues with the withdrawal. I resumed and just decreased the dosage until I was finally off. Originally, I was on 10mg and just decreased to 5mg and then none at all. I was unable to tolerate the side effects of it and at the same time, it was added to my Wellbutrin XL, which I have recently found out has its own side effects that I am not tolerating either. So, currently weaning off Wellbutrin XL also.