Withdrawl

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You could google but you'd have to be very selective in what you choose to use

as a resource and choose to believe. I don't know personally what the long term

effects are or could be if, indeed, there are any. Have you asked your doctor?

I'm curious to know what they think.

Barbara

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> I have been on Lex since March, 20mg. I was misdiagnosed with GAD when

actually I have pernicious anemia. So now I try to stop and it is hell. Brain

zaps, freezes, sweats, nervous, tremors, on and on. When will this stop? It is

pure hell.

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That's good news! Thanks for that! :-)

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actually I have pernicious anemia. So now I try to stop and it is hell. Brain

zaps, freezes, sweats, nervous, tremors, on and on. When will this stop? It is

pure hell.

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Half a pill? What dose? You might find it easier to cut the dose in half one

more time. 2 weeks at a certain dose or schedule seems to be the sweet spot. At

least it was for me and I've weaned off two different SSRI's with few problems.

Ask your doctor about that...

Barbara

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actually I have pernicious anemia. So now I try to stop and it is hell. Brain

zaps, freezes, sweats, nervous, tremors, on and on. When will this stop? It is

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Wow, I'm sorry that happened to you. :-( I hope you're doing much better now...?

Barbara

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i did a brutal withdraw without the advice of my doctor but well the residual

effect of lexapro last by two months and later when started to take again the

lexapro caused me an mania status and now i am taking other medication and not

taking the lexapro.

hope this help

Francisco

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Good luck to all!

I have been off it for about 2 weeks and

I have alot of bad things going on to say

the least. I have alot of anger but I am

dealing with it....I am a widow and just qualified for FREE Lex from Forest

Pharm...so if you are in the same financial boat, there is hope. My doctor will

get the pills...I will prob start @ five mg. I can't believe I haven't killed

someone being off of them though. So maybe that's good?

I also quit my tranquilizers (generic Librium) but am getting them free except

shipping also ; they are very mild and help take the edge off.

My heart goes out to all of you and us who are in this predicament. But this

class of

drugs are a million percent better than the Elavil, Triavil, etc. that were

around in the 70's and 80's.

Re: Re: Withdrawl

i did a brutal withdraw without the advice of my doctor but well the residual

effect of lexapro last by two months and later when started to take again the

lexapro caused me an mania status and now i am taking other medication and not

taking the lexapro.

hope this help

Francisco

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Here is a list of withdrawl side effects.

Diane Tew, Rehabilitation Nurse --Diane Tew

Below is a list of Lexapro

withdrawal side effects. These Lexapro side effects can occur while taking the

Lexapro before withdrawal or may become apparent once Lexapro withdrawal begins.

It is imperative you use a Lexapro withdrawal plan designed to eliminate or

reduce Lexapro withdrawal side effects. Once Lexapro withdrawal side effects

begin,

they are more difficult to get rid of.

Lexapro withdrawal - Anorexia – No longer having a desire to eat.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Apothous Stomatitis – Painful red and swollen

open sores on a mucus membrane of the mouth commonly called a canker sore.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Ataxia – Loss of the ability to move the body

with coordination.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Arterial Fibrillation – A condition of abnormal

twitching of the muscles in the blood vessels that moves the oxygenated

blood from the heart to the rest of the body.  The unusual twitching is

rapid and irregular and replaces the normal rhythm of contraction of the

muscle, which sometimes causes a lack of circulation and pulse.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Blood Cholesterol Increased – An abnormal

condition where there is a greater amount in the blood of the oily/fatty

substances known as cholesterol.   Cholesterol is a necessary part of living

cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates).  Because cholesterol only

slightly dissolves in water, it can build up on the walls of the blood

vessels, therefore blocking/decreasing the amount of blood flow, which

causes blood pressure to go up.  If not corrected, this condition is

associated with coronary artery disease.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Blood Creatinine Increased – A greater than

normal number of creatinine or muscular chemical waste molecules in the

blood.  Creatinine plays a major role in energy production in muscles. 

Since creatinine levels are normally maintained by the kidneys, Blood

Creatinine Increased is an indicator of kidney malfunction or failure.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Blood in Stool – The blood that is in your bowel

movement usually comes from any place along your digestive tract (from your

mouth to your anus).  The stool can appear black and foul-smelling (usually

from the upper part of your digestive tract) or red or maroon-colored

(usually from the large intestine area).  Hemorrhoids are the usual cause

for blood in the bowels.

8.   Lexapro withdrawal - Bundle Branch Block Right – These are

specialized cells in the upper right heart chamber and are the heart’s

pacemaker.  They send electrical signals to the heart that keeps it beating or

contracting regularly.  Normally the signal goes to the lower heart chambers at

the same time through the bundle of His (hiss) on both the left and right sides

of the heart, so the lower chambers contract at the same time.  When the bundle

is damaged on the right side, the signal does not fire at the same time as the

left, which changes the pace of blood flow.  This can lead to a person

fainting.

Lexapro withdrawal - Cardiac Failure – A heart disorder where the

heart does not function as usual and may completely stop working.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Cardiac Failure Congestive – The body is asking

for the heart to supply more blood than it is capable of producing and

maintaining.  Normally, a body can tolerate an increased amount of work for

quite some time.  The condition is characterized by weakness, shortness of

breath, and a fluid build-up in the body tissues causing swelling.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Cold Sweat – The skin is clammy and moist and

you feel chilled.  This is a reaction to a shock or pain as well as to fear

and nervousness.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Colitis – A condition where the large intestine

becomes irritated from the use of the drug.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Coronary Artery Disease – A condition where the

blood vessels that mainly carry the blood away from the heart become clogged

up or narrowed usually by fatty deposits.  The first symptom is pain

spreading from the upper left body caused by not enough oxygen reaching the

heart.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Dehydration – An extreme loss of water from the

body or the organs of the body as in sickness or not drinking enough fluids.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Diplopia – The condition where a person is

looking a one object and instead of normally seeing just the one object he

sees two.  This is also call double vision.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Diverticulitis – There are pouches or sacs on

the inside of the intestines that look like fingers.  This increases the

area for the body to absorb nutrients as they pass through the intestines. 

These sacs become irritated and swollen and end up trapping waste that would

normally be eliminated, causing pain and constipation.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Dysarthria – The inability to control the mouth

muscles when forming words so the words are not clearly spoken and heard.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Dyslipidemia – The normal fat metabolism in the

blood is interfered with.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Dysphagia – Trouble swallowing or the inability

to swallow.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Ecchymosis – When a blood vessel breaks and

creates a purple discoloration of the skin.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Edema – An abnormal build up of excess fluids in

the cells, tissues, and the spaces between the tissues creating swelling.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Edema Peripheral – The abnormal build up of

fluids in the tissues of the ankles and legs causing painless swelling in

the legs, ankles, and feet.  If you squeeze the swollen area it leaves an

indentation on the skin for a few minutes.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Ejaculation Delayed – The man is not able to

release sperm either during sexual intercourse or with manual stimulation in

the presence of his sexual partner in spite of his wish to do so.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Ejaculation Dysfunction – A condition where the

man has one or more of the following symptoms:  He is not able to have an

erection, not able to have an orgasm, has a decreased interest in sex, is

sexually inhibited, or it is painful to ejaculate sperm.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Erectile Dysfunction – Incapable of having

sexual intercourse.  Even though a man desires sex he is inhibited in his

sexual activity and is unable to have or maintain an erection of the penis.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Erythema – a skin redness caused by the swelling

with blood of the tiny blood vessels of the skin as in burns.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Erythematous Rash – Redness of the skin from the

swelling of the tiny blood vessels with skin irritation (itching, burning,

tingling, pain) and breakouts (eruptions).

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Esophageal Stenosis Acquired – The tube that

moves food from the mouth to the stomach narrows.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Exfoliative Dermatitis – The unusual and not

normal condition of scaling and shedding of the skin cells.  The skin is

usually red colored.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Face Edema – The tissues of the face become

swollen.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Feeling Jittery – A physical sensation of

nervous unease.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Gastric Irritation – An inflamed and sore

stomach.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Gastric Ulcer – An open, irritated, and infected

sore in the wall of the stomach.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Gingivitis – Sore, swollen and red gums in the

mouth that bleed easily.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Glaucoma – The delicate nerve to the eye, the

optic nerve, becomes easily damaged with the build-up of excess fluid

pressure within the eyeball.  The first sign of glaucoma is loss of

peripheral (side) vision.  It can progress to total blindness.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hepatic Steatosis – Excessive amounts of fat in

the liver.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hyperhidrosis – The triggering of an excess of

sweat being produced on the soles of the feet, the palms, or the underarms

which can cause embarrassment or losing grip on a pen or other items.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hyperkeratosis – An abnormal enlargement of the

skin tissues causing the skin cells to increase in size.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hyperlipidemia – An abnormally high number of

fat cells in the blood.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hypertriglyceridemia – Too many triglycerides in

the blood. 

Triglycerides are three fatty

acids bound together in one molecule stored by the body and available to create

high levels of energy when used. 

Lexapro withdrawal - Hypoesthesia – A partial loss of sensation or

general loss of awareness.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Impaired Gastric Emptying – The contents of the

stomach are not passed into the intestines as normal due to the stomach

losing the muscular strength to do so.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Increased White Blood cell Count – This is an

increase in the number of cells in the blood that are responsible for the

removal of bacteria and other unwanted particles.  They fight disease and

infection by enclosing foreign particles and removing them.  An example of a

disease that would increase white blood cell count would be Leukemia.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Insomnia – Not able to fall asleep or sleeping

for a shorter time than desired, thus not being able to properly rest and

feeling un-refreshed.  As a result, a person can become irritable, have

difficulty concentrating and feel a lack of energy.  This can be caused by

stimulants such as by caffeine or drugs or by mental anxiety and stress. 

Mental stress can be communicated and relieved.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Irritable Bowel Syndrome – A painful condition

where the either the muscles or the nerves of the lower intestines, are not

responding normally.  This results in an alternating condition of diarrhea

followed by constipation, back and forth.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca – A condition where

the outer coating of the eyeball is dry because of a decrease in the normal

amount of tears in the eye.  As a result, the eyeball and inside of the

eyelid thickens and hardens sometimes causing the vision to be less sharp.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Leukopenia – An unnaturally low number of white

blood cells circulating in the blood.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Loose Stools – The bowel movement is runny

instead of formed.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Lower Abdominal Pain – A hurtful irritation of

the nerve endings in the area of the hipbones housing the lower digestive

tract.  Pain usually means tissue damage.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Lymphadenopathy – The lymph nodes, where the

immune cells are located, become larger than is normal because of a high

concentration of white blood cells.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Macular Degeneration – The gradual loss of

central vision, which is the sharpest vision while peripheral eyesight, is

unaffected.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Maculopathy – An abnormal condition of the

yellow spot of the eye, which is located in the center of the inner lining

of the eyeball and connected to the main nerve to the eye and is responsible

for sharp vision.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Mania – Unusually irrational, excessive and/or

exaggerated behavior or moods ranging from enthusiasm, sexuality, gaiety,

impulsiveness and irritability to violence.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Melena – Abnormally darkly colored stools as a

result of hemorrhaging in the digestive tract where the blood has interacted

with the digestive juices creating the dark color in the bowel movement.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Micturition Urgency – A sudden desire to urinate

usually followed by leakage.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Mood Swings – An emotional shifting as from a

state of happiness to a state of depression for a period of time.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Myocardial Infarction – The blood going to the

heart is delayed or stopped causing middle muscle tissue in the heart wall

to die.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Nasopharyngitis – Irritation, redness and

swelling tissues in the nose and the tube leading from the mouth to the

voice box as well as the tubes leading to the ears.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Nephropathy – An abnormally functioning or

diseased kidney.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Nervousness – Jumpy, jittery, anxious, and

troubled with an irritable temperament.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Night Sweats – The water-salt, waste product the

skin releases is called sweat or perspiration.   With night sweats you

become wide awake in the middle of the night shivering and cold and wet with

your sheets/pajamas soaked in perspiration making it difficult to go back to

sleep.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Nightmare – Dreams that make you afraid or leave

feelings of fear, terror, and upset long after waking up.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Orgasm Abnormal – Unable to have an orgasm with

normal sexual stimulation.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Oropharyngeal Swelling – A swelling in the area

from the soft part of the roof of the mouth to the back of the mouth.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pain in Extremity – A painful feeling in the

legs, arms, hands, and feet.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pharyngolaryngeal Pain – Pain in the area of the

respiratory tract (organs of breathing) from the throat to the voice box and

above the windpipe.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Photopsia – A condition where a person see

lights, sparks or colors in front of your eyes.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Photosensitivity Reaction – An exaggerated

sunburn reaction that is not normal in proportion to the amount of exposure

to the light.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pollakiuria – Urinating much more frequently

than normal – as often as once every five to fifteen minutes.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pressure of Speech – A condition where the

individual cannot voice his ideas fast enough with the pressure of there

being not enough time to say it.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pruritic Rash – Extremely itchy, red, swollen

bumps on the skin.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Pyrexia – Fever or the increase in body

temperature that is usually a sign of infection.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Retinal Detachment – The thin layer lining the

back of the eyeball (the retina) detaches from the back of the eyeball. 

This thin layer is like the film of a camera because it sends the images a

person views to the brain.  When it detaches it causes a reduced ability to

see.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Rigors – Shivering or shaking of the body as if

chilled, preventing normal responses.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Skin Ulcer – An open sore or infected skin

eruption with swelling, redness, pus, and irritation.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Sleep Disorder – These are a list of sleep

disorders such as teeth grinding, insomnia, jet lag, sleep walking,

abnormally falling asleep during the middle of a conversation after a full

night’s rest, uncontrolled body motions keeping one awake, etc.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Suicide, Completed – An attempted attack on

oneself that is life threatening results in death.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection – Where the

organs of breathing near the mouth such as the nose and sinuses, become

infected and are usually treated by antibiotics.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Hesitation – Hard to start or hard to

continue emptying one’s bladder.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Incontinence – Urinating without

intending to do so because of a weakening of the muscles in the hip area

from the drug affecting the nerves or the drug blocking a persons thinking

process.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Urinary Retention – The inability to completely

empty the bladder despite having the urge to do so.  This can lead to

infections or damage to the urinary organs.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Urine Flow Decreased – Dehydration of the body

causing a lesser flow of urine than normal with the body reabsorbing the

waste.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Urine Output Decreased – A condition where the

output of urine produced in a 24-hour period is less than 500 ml.

 

Lexapro withdrawal - Weight Decreased – Unintentional weight loss.

 

Lexapro withdrawal – Weight Increased – An unusual, usually rapid

weight increase.

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I have an appt tommorrow with the nurse practicioner and I will ask about the

long term effects. It is a catch 22 about coming off given my stressful job, my

husband out of work and I may need more foot surgery. I really want to get off

this drug now but hope I will be the same person once I am off of it. I too

used to get angry a lot and my husband felt I was difficult to live with. The

last 6 years have been great and want that to continue. But I don't know if the

depression and anger will return after i am off meds. It's scary but I am going

to try it.

I also read that doctors will use prozac during the lexapro withdrawal. It is

supposed to reduce the withdrawal side effects. Has anyone done that?

Thanks again for your help!

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> > I have been on Lex since March, 20mg. I was misdiagnosed with GAD when

actually I have pernicious anemia. So now I try to stop and it is hell. Brain

zaps, freezes, sweats, nervous, tremors, on and on. When will this stop? It is

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I quit lexapro cold turkey a year ago and am still suffering dystonias, creepy

crawlie feelings, twitching, jerking, vertigo, tingling, and fatigue. This was

the second time i quit it, and was not warned...it is apparent to me the effects

are probably permanent, although I am able to manage them, by making time for my

rest, drinking no caffiene and staying away from stressful situations.

At one point my dystonias in my shoulders were so bad, I almost had to have

surgery but got by with physical therapy and cortizone shots.

Please wean off these drugs and dont be a proud person like I was.

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turkey, I am still extremely proud of myself for being able to stop taking any

kind of anti deppressant. I am not advertising that its the right thing to do

and that everyone should follow my lead and do it, I know it doesn't work for

the majority of people to just stop suddenly. But at the same time you can't

take away my pride for what I did. I've been off of lex for over a year now and

I am so happy to be off of it. I felt much worse being on lexapro then I did

before I started taking it. It was horrible for me and caused me to gain 30

pounds which is enough to depress anyone even more. Everyone is different,

everyone reacts to meds differently in their own way and yes I am proud to have

been able to stop because my doctor never listened to me when I begged her to

help me stop taking them, she wanted me to stay on it. I helped myself out and

thankfully it was not dangerous for me, I am perfectlly fine and happy now.

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to quit any SSRI cold turkey. One must *always* wean off these kinds of drugs.

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need to suffer needlessly or endanger oneself.

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> Seeing the doc Thursday. What a mess...........

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