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I feel yuck (ladies who take a pink pill)...
So I was on Lexapro for probably two years - just 5 mg a day. I am kind of over taking it and really don't think I need to take it anymore, so I started to ween myself off of it. At this point, I am no longer taking it and haven't for a bit over a month.
Mentally, I am fine. Physically, I am a mess. Extremely dizzy. Nausea like you would not believe but I am hungry as well. I have to *really* concentrate hard at work to not feel sick and by the time I get home I am so damn tired I can't see straight. Please tell me this ends soon. One of my bffs did the same thing and she said it took around 2 months to feel physically normal again. I am kind of scared.
Re: I feel yuck (ladies who take a pink pill)...
I gotta say, though---you're not on BCPs, you're tired and nauseous....sounds like you're KU.
I took Lexapro and had to wean REALLY carefully. I felt like I was in the weaning process longer than taking my full dose.
Good luck!
Nope, Aunt Flo left town on Sunday. Nice try though, lol.
I have so been there.
I took Lexapro all through college, up to 20 mg a day one year, but 10 mg a day for most of that time. I tried to wean off it per my family practice doc's instructions, which was something like take 10 mg for two days, 5 mg for two days, 2.5 mg for two days, then off. I was a wreck--flu like symptoms, dizzy, neurological symptoms, etc. Long story short, I ended up seeing a psychiatrist to help me wean at a slower pace with compounded liquid Lexapro. I had to use to baby medicine dropper to ever so slowly wean off. The withdrawal effects were simply too bad for me to quit Lexapro at my PCP's timeline.
Oh my God!!! That timeline is ridiculous - even I know there is no way that would work. My weening timeline has been about six months in the making. I am now officially off of it but....Jesus. It is awful. One of my friends said the first two months after you completely stop taking it is the absolute worst and I think I am at least a month and a half in, I hope to God. I have never felt so horrible in my entire life. I always feel so much worse after work when I am tired. Finally, after I posted this last night, I just went to bed. I feel like a champ now but I know around 3pm I am going to be a wreck. Yuck.
**this is why I didn't want to take the sh!t to begin with!!!!!**
That is why I will never take Lexapro again. I will definitely be trying a different anti-depressant if I need them in the future. It worked well for me while I was on it, but I would not wish the withdrawal on anyone!
DH was like "Maybe they need to give you methadone." Kind of funny but mostly...ugh. It did was it was supposed to do and I am glad about that but JESUS.
I know you're joking, but there is an equivalent to combat the ssri withdrawal (but I think it can be dangerous to take for long for similar reasons.
When I weaned off the Pristiq (3 years ago?) it made me nauseated, restless to the point of nearly scratching out my eyeballs, and incredibly irritable. It lasted a couple of weeks. The doctor gave me a script for Prozac, just for a couple of pills, to help take the edge off if it got to the point that I couldn't stand it, because withdrawal off ssri's and similar drugs ain't no joke.
If your doctor is on board with you weaning off the Lexapro, s/he might be able to help you out with something like this.
I might call her if I don't feel better in a few weeks but I REALLY do not want to take any meds like that EVER again. EVER EVER EVER EVER. While I understand that Prozac isn't exactly the same kind of pill, I just don't think these types of meds are for me. I would rather just power through it and make it out of this on my own. Although, snowful and I may no longer be friends if I don't have something to take the edge off and pronto. So, maybe it is a good idea for me to take something just to help out those around me, lol.
It seems to be MUCH worse at night so I just go to bed. I have noticed it is not nearly as bad today as it was, say, last week...so I am hoping it gets better.
I'm sorry that it's been such a hard withdrawal for you. I know how tough it can be and unless someone's been through it themselves, it's hard to explain or to understand. Helpless was what I felt...H was studying for the Bar at the time so I was completely and utterly alone, as my use of an anti-depressant wasn't something I really discussed with many people. Take care of yourself!
Thank you very much. This helps a lot.
P.S. I can't imagine being weened off of these things while DH was studying for the bar. Yikes!!! I probably shouldn't complain anymore!!!
Well, sometimes you just do what you have to do. It was only a couple of weeks. It was worse that I started grad school in the midst of all of that...feeling nauseated in a desk in a hot classroom and nearly falling out of it while reaching for your water isn't the best way to start out lol. But, I survived, and you will, too! Hang in there, it'll be over before you know it
I don't know the specifics of why you went on the Lexapro in the first place. I went on Pristiq to help even me out after several tumultuous years. My doctor and I came to the conclusion that chemically, I needed to be straightened out so I could re-learn appropriate reactions and behaviors. And I did. I still have days where the depression or anxiety sets in and it's really hard to shake, but I recognize it now and know that with patience, those feelings will pass. I recognize that violent and emotional outbursts are not rational behaviors, and I can talk myself down. It takes time, but I feel much happier in my life and with myself now, and I'm glad I went on the meds, even if only for a year, to help me learn. I hope that you, too, can find peace.