 [ Symptoms ] lexapro withdrawl  so i have been taking lexapro for many years and have finally tapered down to 5mg this year i started taking the 5mg a little over 2 months ago last week i quit taking the 5mg and began having some stomachintestinal problems abdominal pain and some diarrhea my diet has not changed so i was wondering if i could be experiencing some minor lexapro withdrawal even though i tapered off  ive been taking the medication for 7 years and began tapering 2 years ago so i have not rushed tapering off [ Disease ] go to your pharmacist to learn about the drugs you are taking not physicians physicians only receive a few hours of pharmacology education they get their education from the pharm reps who you see sitting in their offices waiting to see them pretty scary but true