Hi all,
I just wanted to write a quick not about my experience quitting Lexapro cold turkey. I was always looking for info about this when I was on it, so I thought I'd share mine. I was only on 5 mg to begin with so maybe that's why my experience went pretty well.
After 1 day off Lexapro, I started feeling dizzy and "off".
The 2nd-5th days were awful. The head zaps were relenetless. Every time I turned my head the slightest, my brain would zap and I'd get disoriented for a second or two. I was also very dizzy. Felt like someone was squeezing my brain like a sponge. A little nauseas too.
By the 5th-6th day I started improving. Way less head zaps.
By day 8 or 9, I was only getting the occasional head zap and no more dizziness.
I would say by 2-3 weeks off, I had no more symptoms and couldn't even tell I had been on the drug.
Overall, it really wasn't that bad for me. There was a period of 4 days that were hard, but nothing that I couldn't get through again if I had to. I was still able to stick with my normal routine during those days. I wouldn't hesitate to take Lexapro again if need be.
Just wanted to share that it's not always a horrible, months long process to quit like you read on the internet.
Good luck to all.
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