crazyindeed99 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I've been taking 10mg of Lexapro + 100mg Trazodone (to help me sleep) for several years (2-3? don't even remember). I'm going to lose my insurance in a few months, and I want to come off the Lexapro anyway (I have some Trazodone stockpiled, so I'll worry about that later). My understanding is that you need to ween yourself off the Lex slowly to minimize side effects. How long should that process take? I know it probably depends on the person and how it goes, but what are we talking about, ballpark? 2 weeks? A month? 2months? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraZgrrl Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I cant remeber time frame, I'll try to look it up later but one thing would to get your last lexapro script written for the liquid lexapro so you can have an easier time titrating the dose. Also this is a good book for info on how to come off meds http://www.breggin.com/yourdrug.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodfreaks Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'd like to know this too. I've never come off a med before and I would like to know what I'm in for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitenoise Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Well, CrazyMeds says to reduce by 5mg every 6-8 days, based upon the half-life of 27-32 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 If you have enough you can control the rate at which you come off it. Increments are just as important as how long you stay on each dose. 5mgs a week sounds about right but if you can't handle that, try 2.5 mgs a week or alternate 5mgs and 10mgs a day then do just 5mgs a day then alternate 5 and 2.5 mgs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Wow. So I have taken 40mg (yes, I know it's a lot) for a few weeks now. The pdoc let me experiment with it to see if it helped with my PMDD. It worked great! But then he told me to take 30mg the rest of the time. So me being me, I just went back down to my regular 20mg. He said that it will retain its AD effects for several days because it stays in my system for several days but any annoying side effects will be eliminated. So in one day I go from being good to being depressed. as. fuck. Is that possible? IS it the Lexapro or is it just my mitigating life is hell circumstances? But my life in hell hasn't changed really. You know, one thing is the greatest thing ever and everything else sucks. Which is one more great thing than I've had before! But the very next day? And here I am the second day in the same frame of mind. Just wrote the MOST depressing letter to my "I don't give a shit about you" father. Looking forward to that "Just get over it" response. Any input? Is it the Lexapro or am I just CRAZY?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Heya Sam, Well, you're crazy. And, it's the Lexapro. Definitely that sounds like discontinuation syndrome. Yah, go a bit slower on the taper eh? --ncc-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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