Lexapro

A friend of mine has been taking 5mg. of Lexapro for about a year and a half. She is trying to get off of it, gradually, but is experiencing withdrawl that is rather nasty. Does anyone have any experience with this? I told her I would check in with you girls. Thanks.

Is this an anti-depressant? All I know is when I wanted to get of Zoloft, I went away for a week stopped taking it and took Ativan everytime I got into a panic.

That worked for me and I managed to wean myself off of them without too much of a problem.
Kate

Maybe these links will help?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_side_effects_of_Lexapro_when_you_stop_taking_it

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050214/msgs/460705.html

I started out with Prozac about 15 years ago. All of a sudden it stopped working for me and I switched to Lexapro. It worked well for me. Last winter, my insurance company stopped covering Lexapro and switched me to another anti-depressant. I took a nose dive that hurt from head to toe and back again.

It took me a good 8 weeks to recover. Tell her to go very slowly. It was not a good scene.

Anno,

I was on Prozac too, for years. Unfortunately, it stopped working on me, too.

As everyone who has been following my challenge knows, I'm on several meds, one of which is Lexapro.

My very good Dr. wants me to stay on this drug. I've asked about switching because I do not think it's as effective -- on me-- as the Prozac was.

But, I'm following everything he says because I totally trust this man.

I don't know about withdrawal from Lexapro. I do know that withdrawal from the benzos (xanax, kolonopin) is nasty. Im on Kolonopin for a mild seizure disorder. This new Dr. wants me to go back to the neuorologist for an updated test.
Don't think he'll take me off quickly, but I'm not looking forward to a withdrawal if I have too.

Anno, maybe you took the "nose dive" because the new anti depressant wasn't working with your body at all???

It's touchy -- finding the right med for each individual.

Takes patience and a commitment to the process of trial and error. But, there are so many new, effective drugs out there. So many more possibilities to the challenge of depression/anxiety.

Hang in there, everyone!

Love,
Emily

kate, it is so great to SEE you. What fun. You look great. What kind of dog do you have. She looks a little like ours, but smaller. We have a cockapoo. Hubby and oldest son are allergic and she is a hypo-allergenic breed.

Hotflashgal. I would tell your friend to get with her doctor and put together a safe plan to get off Lexapro. Coming off meds is dangerous and shouldn't be done without the supervision of a doctor. They know how to do it properly to minimize the side effects.

Dotsie, yes, nice to see photos with posts.

My dog is a chinese crested/maltese. I just cut her hair before this picture was taken. It was down to the ground and I had a ponytail for the hair around her face. No one would groom her so I cut all her hair off after giving her a bath. She looks like a different dog and acts like one too. I guess she is happy to have less hair and now she can actually see :-)

I just returned from holidays, wrote a post in singlehood. I reduced my meds from 300 to 150 while away. So far so good.
Kate