Save. Escitalopram, commonly known by its trade names Lexapro or Cipralex, is an SSRI-class antidepressant. SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and drugs like Lexapro work by blocking the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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Re the lexapro ...the schedule is to wean over a three week period. the first week with lowest possible dose daily that does not bring on side effects...then that dose every other day for ten days; then that same dose every third day for ten days, then stop. Read More. Recommended. Related Links (10).
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These include aggression, irritability, agitation, anxiety and rebound depression. Sleep problems when stopping Lexapro have included nightmares and insomnia, the inability to fall asleep and stay asleep.
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Overview. Lexapro is the trade name for the medication escitalopram. Lexapro is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Lexapro works by increasing the overall availability of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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so a pretty low dose. Well I have doctor's blessing now to begin the wean off process-SLOWLY. So today i took my first dose of 12.5mg and i will stay at this for about 10-14 days and then drop again to 10 mgs for another 10-14 days then stay at that for 10-14 days and then go down to 7.5, then 5 and then stop.
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Symptoms and As-Needed Symptom Treatments. SSRI discontinuation symptoms for Lexapro are both physical and psychological. Physically, patients report problems with balance, diarrhea, fatigue, headache, tremors, nausea and gastrointestinal symptoms (sometimes flu-like), and trouble sleeping.
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I have been taking lexapro for 3 years. I decided to get off of lexapro; it was not working. Plus, I do not want to keep depending on it. I want to see what I can do on my own. I was taking 10 mg and cut it in half and took 5 mg for one week. I have not had any for one week.
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Could someone suggest an appropriate titration schedule to get off the remaining 10 mg. of lexapro-as I do this I never feel good-I get to the point where my symptoms are bearable and then go down again-they are never good-I have been in drug withdrawal starting with elavil for about 1.5 years.
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I have been on 10mg of Lexapro for three years. A couple of years ago, I tried to come off of it, but was unsuccessful. My OB told me to simply stop taking it, which I was skeptical about. I stopped, but felt funny, so I went back on it. I cut down to 5 mg and was on that for a year or so.
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After discontinuation, interruption, or lowering of dosage, withdrawal symptoms might develop after a period of 1 to 7 days, depending on the half-life of the drug (for Lexapro, the half life is about 27 to 32 hours).
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side effects when weaning off lexapro
The side effects of weaning off lexapro is aggression, irritability, agitation, anxiety, and rebound depression. When weaning off Lexapro, aggression, irritability, agitation, anxiety and rebound depression are the side effects.