The HORRIBLE post-withdrawal effects of Lexapro
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- čas přidán 5. 03. 2018
- Some people can experience post-withdrawal symptoms of Lexapro (Escitalopram, Cipralexa). Apparently, i am one of them.
I think people should know about this, so this substance should not be taken lightly.
This article explains what I am talking about based on research:
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I‘m so glad i stumbled upon this video. I‘ve been feeling ill for 3 weeks now. Dizziness, nausea and I‘m irritable as hell. I honestly feel like I‘m going crazy. Thank you for sharing this. I know I‘m not alone. And everyone reading this, you‘re not alone too!
This is exactly how I feel now. Did it ever go away?
Ich Du how r u now
@@h0neydrip495 how are you feeling now? Are you still having withdrawal symptoms. How long did your withdrawal last
I’m at that stage at the moment and it’s hell 😢don’t have any tolerance my poor kids
I'm withdrawing right now , i feel like I'm going to die. Prayers please.
Have you joined a fb group? It has helped me so much. I belong to a benzo fb group but most in it are dealing with antidepressant withdrawal as well. You will heal, it takes time.
Mr Clean you will be OK,,,
Mr Clean praying for you. How are you?
I am also in withdrawal stage since 3 months now .. completed last dose last week .. started feeling good now still some anxiety
@Robert Anderson thanks ..
The effects of me leaving it was much worse than before using it. NEVER AGAIN.
how so?
I am in week 2 without it and I feel like I want to kill myself 10 times over
Jennifer Bright same! These withdrawals are so bad I thought about going back on it..FUCK THIS
@@MrWakensurf I actually had to restart it or I was going to admit myself
Jennifer Bright ;( oh no! Get off it. I’m finding that journaling, music and working out is distracting to the weird thoughts/feelings/sensations. Read about it it too. It’ll motivate you to stop. MD articles even admit how it’s harmful to your body after taking for awhile. GET OFF IT PLEASE.
I’ve been on lexapro (20mg) for about 2 years. I’m currently in the process of weaning myself off of it. The last time I tried weaning myself off of it I went literally crazy to the point where I blacked out and I cried and cried for hours for zero reason at all and I had HORRIBLE panic attacks only after a few days. It’s been about three weeks now and it’s much better this time around thank God. I’m still having some mood swings and the occasional “brain zaps” but I’m hopeful I’ll get through it. Great video btw ❤️
thank you so much for your comment. I am really glad you are doing better, keep up the good work!!
Why get off it if it makes you feel so horrible
When people ask why we get off it, I just roll my eyes and wonder if thet have listened to a single thing that has been said or written in the comments...
I was on it for two years I took 30 mg which is really really high now that I quit it I feel like dying
Me to brain zaps suck I'm also on it for years but want to come of it
Lexapro gave me life again after being bed bound with anxiety for a month. Non relenting anxiety. Panic symptoms 24/7. Fast forward 2 years and my life is much less stressful. I decided to quit Lexapro (10 mg) cold turkey. I had gained A LOT of weight over the two years and just felt nothing. Wanted to sleep all the time, didn't care much about anything really. I quit cold turkey over a month ago and had NO withdrawal symptoms! It feels great to feel again. It feels great to care about my life again.
Edit, I did have trouble sleeping for a week and actually wet the bed a few times that first week. Thinking back that must be a withdrawal effect.
Anyone else dizzy ALL the time? My lip also swells up randomly.
Courtneyodo It’s common to feel drowsiness when taking it. Also that lip swelling might be an allergic reaction, you should go talk to your doctor.
The dizziness yes, so annoying, I can’t leave my house because I feel like I’m gonna faint, how long does this last for you? I’m kinda desperate
Dizzy-like...vertigo dizzy. Also-fun new symptom: olfactory hallucinations. Smelling garbage...ALL the time.
Maureen Seel omg i have olfactory hallucinations, I smell garbage and I would say: whats the awful smell and people be like must be this must be that but no one can actually smell it 🤯 i did not know thats what it was
I came here to say that the symptoms lasted two weeks for me and they started to fade from that, now they are completely gone, just the extreme anxiety is left but I think that’s just how I am lol. Stay strong xx
i’ve been taking lexapro for 9 months straight now, and i ran out of my prescription 3 days ago and haven’t been able to refill it yet. I almost ended up going to the emergency room because i literally felt like i was dying. I couldn’t even move without throwing up, i was having an AWFUL headache and chills, and within seconds i kept switching from violently sweating, to shivering. I literally would do anything to never have to feel this way ever again.
Are you off of it now?? I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm also going through running out of medication. I have a couple pills left and I'm slowly just decreasing the dosage
How are you doing now and what was your dosage?
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Same with me right now just got refilled today. I’ve been off for 7 days and the nausea is the worst so far. Hoping to get better by tommorow.
I really appreciate this video! I thought I was turning crazy and had panic attacks like every hour and this made me realize that I just have to give my brain enough time to recover (I took the last pill 5 weeks ago and still have post-withdrawal effects) so I'm really grateful that you spoke about your experiences you helped me tremendously
HOW ARE YOU NOW ?
how many mg
I been on 20mg of lexapro for about 10 years and I've experienced all your symptoms trying to get off of it. I've tried 6 times to get off the drug. One time for as long as 4 months. Hopelessness is the key word for me. I could only sleep 2 to 3 hours a night . And wake up wide awake in the middle of the night. Obsessive negative thoughts. I wouldn't wish the depression I felt on my worse enemy. They should do a class action law suit for this drug!
Joe Murray you can get off this nasty drug. It may take many months. I’ve been tapering off for. 18 months and still struggling. Don’t give up. Go to survivingantidepressants.org
I took it for 3 days and still suffering since 12 days now.
Why get off it if you feel so terrible
Hi Joe, I know this is a bit late, but have you had any improvement at all? Could you tell me how did you taper off? I am in the same exact boat as you. Wake up multiple times during sleep wide awake and find myself unable to go back to sleep.
@@bubbasernie5762 honestly you replied to multiple people asking them why they got off of Lexapro if they didn't want to deal with side effects and I'm praying that you aren't just an asshole troll and just need some information to stop seeming this way. Women come off of Lexapro sometimes because of the potential negative side effects to a future pregnancy. Some men and women alike were given this medication to treat something that this isn't commonly prescribed for, some were suggested this by trusted doctors to help them through a hard time and when that time is over, they want to move on from it. These are just a few reasons, but hopefully it will pull your head out to being a bit more compassionate when others are struggling 😉
Hey Innocent n Nice video. God bless you. Hope we all recover before its late.
How are you now manish
Thanks a lot dear friend. May you get well soon n have a quality n meaningful life.
I’m on lexapro right now. Thank you so much for the information. ❤
Thank you for this, such a hard subject to talk about. I went cold turkey, not a good idea, I'm having messed up episodes of mania, no sleep, loneliness and extreme sadness. I never imagined it would be this bad, and I quit much harder drugs than this...
Same here. Was on it for 3 years with 20mg daily. I tapered down over 2 months then stopped completely. Its been about a month since I ceased taking it and now the suicidal thoughts, mania, headaches and constant crying is kicking in. Plus dealing with this withdrawal during covid crisis and I literally have no medical or social support right now. These are dark days for me and I just want all this misery to end.
@@kazbah1217 it gets better, I'm better, the withdrawal symptoms are gone and my life seems ok now. You can do this, I found exercise to be the best medicine when feeling manic. Hang in there
@@thegrooveriders5417 thank u 😊 I need to get some healthy coping mechanisms started. Exercise and meditation is now back on my menu👍am glad u r feeling more in control now, can't wait to feel this too!
@@thegrooveriders5417 how long did your withdrawal symptoms last? I’m going through the same
@@kazbah1217 are you feeling better now? How long did your withdrawal symptoms last? I’m going through the same
To anyone reading: DO NOT QUIT COLD TURKEY
I am. 20 mg for a year. Today I though up twice and I walk like I'm drunk. I found it takes 6 dsys to get out of ones system. Can't wait for it to be over
@@lobstermania4025 it will all be allright. Just take it easy and don’t try to worry too much.
@@quintenverbist6443 Thank you! Day 11 . Going on my 5 mile walk even though it takes everything I have. No alcohol, lexipro, propanonol. And trazadone. One day I will turn the corner and see the light. Thank you again for the support, I need it. Lobstah
@@lobstermania4025 what i can tell from my experience. Once you start acting like a strong person you will become a strong person. Just a disclaimer. Strong mental resilience doesn’t mean happiness. But mental resilience leads to happiness. Life is full of shitty stuff but just realise it is just that shitty stuff. Stay strong and i pray for your journey!
@@quintenverbist6443 Very well said. I'm going to just take it one day at a time and as of today it is the same. But only day two with out meds.. Beer its day 11. I WILL go to 100... Thank you for listening
Thanks i sent this to a friend. Appreciate the video
It's been horrible.. headaches and crying for no reason
You will be OK,,,antidepressants are poison,,
How are you doing now?
I keep feeling these weird shocks in my body all the time. Lexapro helped for a bit, but I became very aggressive after a while and it hasn't gone away since weaning.
Laura Ervin Huddersfield Laura sup! I'm in the same boat! Just finished weaning off last week and the withdrawals are super gnarly. I'm actually looking into supplements like fish oil, magnesium and b complex. Also, drink lots and lots of water. Hang in there
How are you feeling now Laura?
@@christophermannmanno6318 not gonna lie, the timing of this question is really interesting. Almost two months ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. My immune system has been attacking my thyroid for years and has been causing lots of emotional issues which had led me to seeking help for panic attacks four years ago. They put me on Lexapro which only made things worse because mental health doctors don't really know anything about the brain, and they never ran a blood panel for me.
Since receiving the correct treatment I've been much better. I highly recommend running a blood panel if you feel emotionally unstable.
Thanks for gathering your courage to do this video. I need to be reminded that these symptoms are normal and that it's NOT ME. I was on Lexapro 10mg => 5mg for 14½ years. Recently, a friend who is a physician suggested I stop taking it. I took his advice but I may have weaned off it a little too quickly. It's been 2 weeks and, even though it is getting better and the Brain Zaps are less severe than at the start, I'm still having crazy mood swings, mostly anger - agitation - and then sudden crying... I mean bawling! ... for 5 - 10 minutes at a time. I also sometimes have depression and think I may need to commit suicide... but that thought passes pretty quickly. Fortunately, I have not had any panic attacks since I stopped taking it. It was the panic attacks in 2007 that convinced me I needed to take this drug. Once I get over these withdrawal symptoms I hope to never have to take anything for depression/panic ever again. The "back-end" price is too high.
can you tell me what a brain zap feels like
@@davidsykes6465 Have you ever put your tongue on the terminals of a 9-volt battery and felt a kind of mild shock? It's similar to that... not pleasant and you wouldn't want to do it all the time but it's not harmful. A brain zap feels like an electric shock going through your brain. It's not painful but it is annoying because it comes without warning. It happens 2 or 3 times in a row, several times a day. Since I entered my original comment, the zaps have faded away to nothing... about 8-10 weeks in all since I stopped taking Lexapro.
@@davidsykes6465 Like almost an electric shock in your head. Very disorienting.
How long did the withdraw symptoms last??
@@raiderrick9274 8-10 weeks brought an end to most of the withdrawal symptoms for me but to this day, 11 months later, it doesn’t take much to get me crying but it’s not out of control. It happens once or twice a day, only lasts for a few minutes, and it’s usually something I see or hear on the TV or radio that gets it going. But I guess that’s not such a bad thing. I can control it if I’m around other people.
Thanks for sharing this. I am currently experiencing withdrawal effects. I am stepping down under my doctor's supervision but withdrawal sucks.
Really sucks going through this alone with no support. This is like the 1000th time I’ve tried to quit. I’m so tired I can’t keep my eyes open and my blood pressure randomly spikes. I wish I could get a straight answer on when I’ll feel normal.
I’m dying 4 months off do you go back to normal taking it again I’m terrified to take it again
@@misssami4642hey I'm in the exact same situation. 4 months off and finally took 5mg for 2 days now but tbh not much help. Very lost deciding whether should take it or not
I realised that the depression I was hoping to treat was just me wandering around the shallow end of the sadness pool without a reliable frame of reference.....4 years of lexapro and 4 months of withdrawl later
with its terrifying aggression and homicidal rage mixed with UNIMAGINABLE despair and I'm really starting to feel better. Having now seen what a truly depressed person goes through and the toll it takes I'll take the natural sadness, that at one time seemed terrible, 100% of the time going forward. This "medication" is true evil as we don't even know how it works, yet family docs are handing it out like skittles to keep their waiting rooms clear of people who are simply sad because the way we live in the west is super unhealthy on 40 levels. As if a pill can change the mess were in lol. I was such a fool. Run to a therapist for help and avoid learning about the nature of hell untill you get there the old fashioned way. AvOID!!!! (But still adtrss the problem in other ways) Save your silver bullets for killing vampires.
Silver bullets are for werewolves.
Anyone feel like they low key have the flu constantly?
Yes! Literally I weaned off completely over a week ago and I have felt like that and woozy and weak. When you weaned off did it get better for you?
@@jaclyntriesit i am 6 days off ...dame how you doing how long this hell last
@@garysimone4977 honesty, it took time and I still don't know how much is after effects and how much is my health issues, but the worst was over within about two months... some times were better and others worse. The brain zaps/weird imbalance was the hardest for me. What side effects do you have right now?
@@garysimone4977 the anxiety and panic attacks are much better now, I still get tense but I haven't taken any medicine for a long while now.
@@jaclyntriesit major mood swings, depression hit hard today really bad, short temper, anxity,, was on 10mg for a yr took 3 months to ween to,,, You have the same WD effects
perhaps I missed it and I haven't watched the whole clip but right from the start the important part missing is how long were you on it before you tried to come off it ?
I've been weaning off 20mg in 5mg increments for the past month and a half. Currently a week into the last phase (5mg). Withdrawal has hit like a ton of bricks. Very irritable, anxious, not sleeping, crazy mood swings, and a migraine level headache. Nothing I can do right now. I'm encouraged that others know what I'm going through by reading these comments. It's an invisible illness that people judge harshly when they see the adverse social effects of withdrawal (like me losing it on someone). I'm reluctant to tell everyone I have a skiff with, but I also don't want to lose friends. Anyway, this drug sucks. I've found it awful coming off it so far. But, under all the noise, I know I'm now mentally healthy and can push through...as hard as that is.
I’m going through the same thing. 5 mg at a time. Not a big deal until I finished the last 5 mil. Holy crap. Sleep is bad and I’m dizzy as hell. I was in for over 15 yrs after a very serious depression. I didn’t have a chemical imbalance, but a situational imbalance. It took me many yrs of therapy to figure out it was ADHD and a career I didn’t care for but I gave everything I had to get the degree. But I noticed I was coming apart as soon as I started my health care career. I’m out of health care now and never happier, but this first few days of finally being off this drug has been very challenging.
How was each stage 20to15, 15to10, & 10to5? I just started from 20to15. Thanks.
My psychiatrist was unreachable for 9 days and I couldn’t get my medicine. Even looking to the left without moving my head made me so dizzy I felt like vomiting. I was sweating so bad, had the electric zaps in my head, I could barely walk. I had really bad sudden withdrawal effects and I was so mad and so miserable. This happened twice. Switched to a new psychiatrist and started slowly tapering off the medicine. Currently on day 2 of no meds and the withdrawal effects are not nearly as bad. Still dizzy but putting pressure on my head helps A LOT! Reducing light and wearing shades helps me. Might not work for everyone but I’ve been trying to keep pressure on my head and just chill out. Hopefully it doesn’t get much worse.
I was on 20mg too. Took it for a year but I couldn’t really tell if the medicine was working and it just made me so sleepy. Kinda anxious to take medicine again because of it, so hopefully some lifestyle changes can improve my mood a bit
I stopped cold turkey and experienced pure rage, argued with everyone and no one could reach me. I had violent/homicidal thoughts too, wasnt sleeping, and drank and smoked weed every day for about 2 months just to cope.
Ruined my marriage and messed up an already strained relationship with my only sibling 😢
I wish I would have reached out for help instead of stopping but I was so frustrated and lost at the time.
Did you get back on the meds to help relieve some of the thoughts? I find myself having those quite regularly. Hope you reconcile with some of the people you truly care about, I'm sure they'll understand where you're coming from
thank you for this video and all the comments! i am so dizzy, nauseous, and irritable! i have kids and i am really trying to not flip out on them as they are just kids and not doing anything wrong and i am trying to finish my BA. i am having such a hard time typing sentences that make sense! lexapro should not be given to anyone! when i was on it i was extremely tired and numb! it was no help then and certainly no help now!
I took duloxetine for 2 years after diagnosis of fybromialgia and depression (every other desease has been cut off after many examinations). I was supposed to have this therapy for 6 months, as my original GP said. I am living abroad, and here only psychiatrists can prescribe such meds. Covid came and doctor suggested to keep duloxetine for more. Then, when I asked for suggestion regarding starting to decrease the dose, he made me go off 30 mg cold Turkey on December. I started to feel in a nightmare again with all the possible withdrawals, mentally and physically. Now I am starting a natural/homeopathic therapy prescribed by a valuable doctor in my city, who said that antidepressants and their being cut in a sudden put my body in a high acidosis, so I need to alcalinise it. I hope I will solve all of this.
I haaaate lexapro. I still have to take it at least once every week or I’ll get really dizzy and itchy. Like I feel like bugs are crawling on me then I get paranoid. It’s the worst literally.
watch my latest video on "how to safely quit antidepressants" :)
I have tried so many times to get off and bought a book about it. The only solution I have found is reduce 10% per month for the Taper.
yeah apparently the slower the taper the better. See my video for more: "coming off antidepressants: 5 mistakes I've made"
Two weeks to taper on...TWO YEARS TO TAPER OFF!!!
SSRI'S ARE NOT WORTH IT. THE PAIN I HAD BEFORE WAS NOT AS BAD AS THIS. THIS SHIT IS DESIGNED TO HOOK YOU FOR LIFE!!! THEY ARE A FUCKING TRAP!!! BIG PHARMA IS THE DEVIL!!! I WILL NEEEEVVVVEEEERRR TAKE THIS SHIT AGAIN ONCE I AM OFF OF IT FOR GOOD.
around the time I stopped i was offered two different jobs and it seemed like a life or death situation in my head. it still does, which is why im here. im fucking TERRIFIED. i almost went to the hospital. the thoughts that go through my head are horrific. i mean i always had dark thoughts but not like this. im scared of everything. i dont want to have to try at life. i dont want to work under the 1% while i slave away- id rather be dead.
although.. i stopped lexapro over a month ago and only these past 2 weeks have been out of control, so im not sure if it was just a delayed effect or if I really do need medical help still. i have a job interview soon for an old job i had and cannot stop crying about how miserable i was there (but i really wasnt). covid destroyed my career and all this at once makes me really want to die. just knowijg im not alone is helpful. thank you
I was taking 20mg for about a year, and recently weaned off it, currently on 4 days without, and I am so dizzy, and nauseous.
I feel awful
Sunshine club how r u now
Two years ago I quit taking it, I actually gradually went off of it throughout a month. Flu like symptoms and random crying in public which weirds people out of you’re a dude. this was the withdrawal, AFTER the withdrawal..... HOLY FUK, as soon as I woke up every morning, I didn’t want to be alive. Nothing sounds fun, the feeling of dread is unimaginable. I wrote about the feeling, it was like I was in the middle of the ocean swimming but knew I would eventually drown. The scariest part was not knowing if these feelings would ever go away. I was driving Uber at the time and couldn’t drive much because I would have to be on the phone almost constantly with a family member or someone that I was close to. It’s like you are just reaching out for anything or anyone. I lost about 20 pounds in a month. I had to force myself to eat half a sandwich for lunch, it had no taste but I would get a little mood boost and then I could finish the other half at dinner. I felt so much better at night, I would feel almost normal, then again the next morning, a crippling dread and depression. I was like a child that needed his hand held to go outside. I went back on it after that month of terror, I didn’t see an end in sight.
Im on 10mg for 3 weeks. How much were you on. I feel ok
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@Oh Nome I wish I'd never started taking it. 17 years later I am starting the weaning off process and the withdrawals are severe. My advice to people is do your research before starting an SSRI like this. It's been 7 days of cutting down from 10mg to 5mg and I feel like I am going insane, severe insomnia, agitation, depression, paranoia, nightmares, hot sweats, throat feels like it's closing.. I wish I had never started this medication
How are you now, plz reply I am suffering the same
@ashbash1700 how are you feeling now? Are you still tapering? How fast or slow are you tapering?
You are so sweet. Thanks for sharing.
Hey i hope you're still with us :( we havent heard from youre last video 4 years ago. Please say youre still here
I just started 5mg. I think it does make it harder to sleep... if I have a hard time sleeping again tonight maybe I should quit... thanks for sharing your experience! I hope you find something that works. :(
some antidepresant cause trouble of sleeping, but u dont need to stop insted take it in the morning. learn to adjust see how your body works
You need to take lexapro for a few weeks before you know if it’s helping or not! It needs time to build up and level out and your brain needs adjusting
I have a serious question, I have been on Cipralex (Lexapro) for 6 weeks (1 week on 5 mg and 5 weeks on 10 mg), I have decided to stop taking this drug as it doesn’t make any difference to my mental health but the opposite happened my depression got worse, so I just took 5 mg for 2 days and stopped taking the drug, Now I am on week 6 without the drug completely but from the beginning of this week I feel depressed more than usual only depression all half the day and then feel better the rest of the day, do this is usual to be withdrawal symptoms or this is my depression case from the begging (which was not this bad before)?
I'm on CZcams trying to look for answers, i've had anxiety for four days in a row I know big deal four days but I can't stand it. I've never really had this kind of anxiety before. But hearing what you have to say I'm going to hit the gym tomorrow and see if I can work through this. Ive also had a bad break up and it sucks being alone. You are beautiful and I hope you can find someone that treats you like a queen.
I am sorry that you feel so anxious. Are you also experiencing post-withdrawal effects? Thanks for the compliment, I am mainly focusing on my recovery right now
No I am not going through post withdrawal, The last time I was on an SSRI was Zoloft several years ago, The withdrawal symptoms were horrible I had vertigo brain zaps and a myriad of other side effects. I have been considering going back on an SSRI that is when I found your channel I guess I was looking to be reminded on how horrible they are. Not to say that they can't be beneficial for some people. At this time I am just going to try to be engaged with people and stay active, I never really knew the importance of that until recently.
true. connection to others is essential during recovery and any time for that matter
Is it normal to have high heart rate? It's like 10 beats higher than normal according to my fitbit and the beats feel very heavy. Been like this for 3 weeks now since quitting =(
Hope you're doing well these days. Currently tapering off Lexapro. My story is 23 years long. One day I'll have the courage to share it.
I was taking 20mg of Lexapro for about a year and a half (little less). I went down to 10mg for a few weeks and then weaned off. It’s been about two weeks and I feel AWFUL. Disoriented and dizzy all the time, nauseas, irritable. I feel insane. Does this ever go away??? I just started taking 5HTP, Krill Oil, and magnesium to hopefully help.
Does 5htp helped with tge withdrawls??
I'm 15, i've been on lexapro for almost 2 years now. it never helped me so i stop taking it even though i know it will hurt me. every time i stop taking it, i get really sick. i just want to get better..
Did you stop? And how?
The doctors are no better than candy store managers. SMH they have no idea the damage they are doing to us in many cases. 😥
true
They know, but don't care. They are beholden to big pharma
They know.
Either way, they don't care. I was prescribed this when I was merely 15yo. I'm now 29 and trying hard to fight off all the withdrawal symptoms this little pill is giving me. Looking back I don't understand how it's legal to prescribe 'medicine' that screws with brain chemistry to a child who's brain wasn't even developed yet. It is frightening that this is the standard procedure of how schools deal with kids who need help. School counselors recommend students to go to psychiatrists that will always want to put anyone on the pill. The worse thing about this is that they will feel like they actually helped you. The system is so messed up
I must say I was immediately struck by your beautiful eyes,hope you feel better.
thank you! yes I am
Thank you for your courageous and informative report, Nazaré! It gives me courage to get off of my Lexapro, as well, but to do it /very/ slowly, and with help of tryptophan or 5-htp, b6 (p5p), magnesium, aminos, gaba, l-theanine, exercise, meditation, whatever i can to reduce stress..
Weaning off Lexapro now. Had a bad experience off something else. What helped me with brain zaps and tremors I was having was Fish oil -open the capsule and add drops to drink 2-3 times a day , vitamin D3 gummies or caps and American skullcap at night a 5 or 6 drops at night. Also, multi vitamin with b complex. If not eating boost or some time of drinkable nutrition drink. Also taking Lion’s mane capsule/powder to help regrow the nerves that may be hurt by all this. Its supposed to help heal nerves. Benadryl for sleep. This helped me with horrible brain zaps and stomach issues connecting to the zaps. I am now almost off Lexapro while having withdrawal from other. Not looking forward to the new possible effects coming. But I hope these help me through it. I also have been trying rescue remedy for panic attacks. The spray. It seems to help short term. I wanted to share this as I found all this information on videos and web and it helped me sleep. Focus on something other than being sick. It consumed me until I forced myself to focus on anything else. Insomnia , tremors , convulsions, brain zaps and much more. All going away . Some good days some bad. Have faith. Take care.
Good for you, MichaelT. Brave, persistent and smart. Hope you are doing better now a year later..
The itching is driving me INSANE. I cannot sleep barely. Brushing my hair makes me feel like I want to scream I'm so hypersensitive. Food disgusts me and I'm nauseated, feels like my knees are bruised. It is horrifying.
Ran out and I keep feeling like I'm on the verge of an emotional breakdown. I'm confused, drained, short term memory loss, actually feeling my worse. I don't look forward to being back on Lexapro.
I'm using canibis right now for the withdraws. I'm thankful.
Does it work??
@@dianel338 it does
@@Polyglot_English what does uit help with?
It helps immensely fuck the government for penalizing this medicine
I got weird shocks running through my lower body when I stopped. Withdrawal wasn't so bad for me in the end, but then again I stayed on 5mg dose....I was pretty okay after 1 week
ADHD Patrick me to 😂 I’m currently getting crazy shocks
@@lycky3054 Stay strong! It will pass :)
Has anyone else watched this recently ? I’m crying right now because I’m getting off this shit for good and I’m going through hell
I’m going through the same thing. I tapered off very slowly but I’ve been completely off the med for about 6 days and I don’t know if I can do this. The withdrawals are terrible.
how are you doing?
I had to smoke weed and exercising every day just to get off it brain zaps were the worst.
I am struggling with chronic insomnia, the past 3 nights I've had 3 hours sleep total !!.the second night I was wide awake the entire night. Extreme anxiety, sweating, depression, Extremely dark thoughts, anger, agitation, fear, random goosebumps
Hi! How long did the post withdrawal symptoms lasted in your case?
These doctors are so quick to prescribe these, I am 6 months off Zoloft, was on them 3 years and never again! but I'm still having a difficult time. can't sleep feeling anxious and depressed!
Currently, i have been off this drug for 3 days... had to take the day off work because of the brain zaps, horrible dizziness, but i feel like on lexapro im dull.. I have a hard
Time making the right choices lifestyle wise... does this drug affect your personality? I want to be off ...
Psychiatry is still an experimental field and therefore basically anything can happen with these substances that doctors cannot predict. It's a mind altering substance so yes, in my opinion it can affect your personality. Good luck with the tapering. Be gentle with yourself.
Faith Coridor yeah the brain zaps are freaking weird asf, I get those still to this day
I had to go back on them... i couldnt handle being sick, i have to work, and drive, it sucks but... Hopefully i can ease myself off eventually..
i am sure you will, hugs to you!!
Take it at night to avoid the drowsiness feeling.
key is if u want to stop. do it very gradualy, taper down so slow. im on paroxetine 30mg daily. now im down to 10mg daily totally fine bit when i tried 10mg every other day after 3weeks i felt some weird sensation and my sleep was afected a bit so i decided to go back to 10mg daily now everything is fine. the point is feel your bodys reaction while tapering down. u can always go back tapering down again n again if your ready. just never quit COLD TURKEY cause definitely your gona stay in the mental hospital
I fill a pill organizer each week with all my meds so I can just easily take what I need every morning and night without dealing with all the bottles and whatnot. Well this week I started feeling really weird, super dizzy, nauseous, feverish and bad restless legs at night. Finally I'm like no something is definitely wrong and thought maybe I missed a pill when I did my organizer. Sure enough! I missed the Lexapro when I filled it so at that point I had gone 6 days without it. In a panic, I took 2 right away. It's now been 2 days back on it and I just feel like I'm getting over a bad flu/cold. Chest congestion, cough, general shit feeling. Hopefully in a few more days I will feel myself again. ❤
I have been on this for 3 weeks. I feel sleepy and drowsy all the time. It makes me not care about anything. I rather just have anxiety than feel like this.
SHAWN SHAARI i took it for 3 days my anxiety was soooo little but i went to the doctor and took it for three days i started getting headaches, panic attacks, couldnt sleep! Weird dreams when i could and brain fog. I stopped right after the third day. Because like i said my anxiety was sooo little like it was just that i got a little nervous driving a car. I was fine that following month but i started to feel brain zaps, and body aches. I googled it and this was normal and now this month my brain fog is horrible and i am depressed, body aches i feel like i am dying. And the doctors dont believe me because i was only the pill for three days but i was perfectly fine before i started lexapor never had depression or anything. These doctors are just handing stuff out
@@margueritarucker8108 Do not take it. I just tried it because I had exhausted all other remedies. These drugs all mess with our brains natural functions which are there for a reason. I also had the weird dreams which I still do. I was on lexpro for 3 weeks but it was clearly having the opposite effect of whats intended.
I have kaiser for my insurance and they are terrible. They refuse to give me an appointment!
SHAWN SHAARI dude I have kaiser and it’s been a freakin nightmare, I can only see a therapist once every 3 months but yet when it came to taking SSRIs they gave it to me like nothing.
And I’ve tried to ask kaiser to send me to an outside company for therapy and they always tell me no
@@andrewreyna742 Stop taking lexapro. There are other more healthy alternatives. Ginko Biloba works for me. You can get it OTC in Supermarkets.
SSRI are garbage they inhibit those elements that make you human.
Also meditation and exercise help.
@@andrewreyna742 As far as kaiser dont bother. Try going out of network. Look up your local therapists and psychiatrists. The initial consultation shouldnt cost too much. You can just talk to them without drugs.
anyone who has severe leg-symptoms like muscle twitches, pain in legs, legs like stones ?
Yes, twitching and dead legs
I got the same. So much sensation on legs that i couldnt sleep properly so Doctor gave me 1month vit b12 course. Now am ok. But anxiety getting worse.. but i will never have the tab
Me too
Yes, twitching/spams mostly in my legs, and sometimes my whole body will feel heavy.
I'm about six months into withdrawal after 15 years on SSRIs - have endured protracted stomach cramps (which finally seem to have dissipated). Have been feeling continuously dizzy for the last three months. Worst symptom has been gradually worsening pains in my legs. Minimal activity such as going for a walk is bringing on aching sensations, fatigue and post exercise persistent pain in the leg area. It's been quite worrying as I've been concerned that this will be a permanent state. Trying to stay positive but it's tough going... Reading about others' experience gives me solace.
Try having withdrawals from Lexapro but side effects from starting Wellbutrin too.. jeez. I randomly cry and I have a hard time explaining this to people but basically when I blink my eyes it feels delayed? Also had a random fever last night.
I'm going through withdrawls atm. I'm one week in. I've been getting brain zaps, sweating, muscle tension and headaches. It's tough but every day is a step closer weening off them completely.
The withdrawal is unreal. I've tried quitting cold turkey many times over the years. I've been on Lexapro for 18 years and a few others for about 11-12 years. I'm weening slowly just a little bit at a time. Could take a few years after all this time and on high doses of all of them. I wish you all the luck!!!👍
why get off them tho? What caused you to think about stopping?
I have been prescribed it and I’m meant to take it tomorrow morning but reading these comments are making me have second thoughts, help what do I do?
How are you doing? I will never get off it. I am so scared to get off it. It is so hard to get off this drug.
I just started to wean off 10mg cut it in half and starting with that - don’t want to be on it forever 😢
I had to stop cold turkey and ITS AWFUL. I'm still supposed to be on it but my office doesn't have a medication dispenser anymore and I've been struggling to get a refill. I just started school again two days ago and I'm so miserable
Isabella Srey How are you doing now ?
khadija jouabri I'm better. I'm on something called duloxetine. It's definitely made me feel less depressed but my anxiety levels have risen a little. It hasn't given me any horrible side effects though. Thank you for asking :)
currently going through withdrawal until monday as the only pharmacy that will fill for me near me is closed til monday due to holiday, forgot to pick up :/, 5 days off, 2 left, feel terrible, having intense head shocks or zaps and feel dizzy :(
While I’ve been withdrawing from Lexipro, I’ve been trying to smoke weed, as I usually do otherwise... but I’ve been feeling weird agitation in my head. This could be paranoia and also due to the symptoms of serotonin not flowing to the brain as it expects while on SSRI’s. However, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced similar things, if these feelings will ever stop, or if this is safe and I shouldn’t worry about the weird feelings in my brain.
Mine wasn't to bad, had about 10 days of electric feeling zaps and a little cloudy. I didn't feel depressed, I feel happier in a way. Eating is the same. Yes sleep sucked for about two weeks. I'm a little over 3 weeks now and all is good. No panic attacks, no sweats..
How about now?
@@alynnl648 since that post I haven't took one, nor thought about it and I feel fine. More energy, less here and there sweats and nothing in terms of withdraw. Only the first two weeks I felt a bit different and the little zap feelings. I actually feel less anxious then before
Did you taper off or stop cold turkey? I’ve been tapering off Leda pro for 18 months and it’s very difficult. I’m having insomnia anxiety disturbing thoughts irritability stomach trouble and more. Doctors betrayed me. They did not treat me they just slapped a chemical strait jacket on me.
They need to be tapered off not cold turkey
How are you now
I’m currently off Lexapro and going through hell everythhing you said in this video I’ve been going through. I’m trying to look for natural remedies to combat the way I’m feeling. Anyone have any suggestions? I really wish medical providers would stop putting people on medications that can ruin their life and ability to live naturally without it.
How long does the depressive state from withdrawal last?? 3 1/2 weeks for me now and it’s terrible.
How are you now??
Trazadone gave me awful dreams all night, made me wake up like 10 times during the night and then felt drugged all day. AWFUL.
You're not the only one... I had that exact same thing. got off Lexapro easy over 3months... and then suddenly a month later, became badly insomniac
the insomnia lasted a year after I stopped Lexapro, so much so that I went back on it...;-(
I’ve been on lexapro for 12 years, 30mgs………way too many side effects. I’ve been on 25mgs for the last 3 weeks, it’s should destroying I haven’t slept properly since last year. Confused all the time. Got lost in a parking lot yesterday for 20mins, then I went to look for my phone, realised I had lost that. The electric shocks are horrible. I’m so itchy all so.
Going through the withdrawal now. Headaches, nausea, brain zaps and irratibility. Will not give up though. Will keep strong.
The bad dreams have been insane. Random dizziness, shivers, headaches, loss of weight.
Day 4 off of fluvoxamine and feel like fkn death! If i get up im so dizzy i feel like passing out ...cant eat feel nauseous...pure hell!
Trisha how r u now
Did you ever get insomnia so bad that you didn’t sleep at all? Like not even 5 min of sleep?
Yes.
Did anyone experienced blurry vison after discontinuation?
Omg this the worst I feel like I’m going crazy is this normal ??? I’m two weeks with out lexapro
hi can someone please reply if you read this i badly need anyadvice please😢😢 i took lexapro yesterday and now im not taking it anymore the side effect is too much for me...😢😢 please should i worry i will suffer from withdrawal after 1 day of taking it?? I took 5mg only PLEASE😢😢😢
also as you start taking trazodon the usual sideeffects of starting a new SRRI started kickin in. So completely normal phenomen.
I am weaning myself off with my Doctor's approval and I have brain zaps, high pitched transistor radio sound that is constant, headache and nausea. Has anyone had these and how long did it take for them to go away? Thanks!
These are common withdrawal symptoms and can unfortunately sometimes last for years. I am in month 7 of withdrawal and just want the good Lord to take me home.
Hello, iv been on lexapro for 5 years now iv decided to try and come off it i was on 20mg then dropped to 15mg for a month or so and now im going to drop to 10mg for abit then hopefully to 5mg then 0 i really hope i can get off this i dont want to rely on pills anymore
I was on this drug for 1 year it has been hell i had 8 overdoses and nearly died on last one. I was never suicidal before! When the nurse didnt bring my meds for 2 days i was ok but on 3rd day she brought them and within an hour i had constant thoughts of overdosing in woods all day and night. I knew then it was these drugs and i binned them and went cold turkey. No suicidal thoughts since. Its been two weeks and ive got bad insomnia and find it hard to eat and feel physically unwell but im alive! I think ive had a lucky escape.
I was on 20mg for a year. Went down to 10mg for a little less than a month. Been three days since I took my last dose and I feel a little dizzy, but so far not too bad. I get the feeling that it's going to get worse before it gets better, though.
I hope you don’t have to experience the bad shit, but honestly prepare yourself and stay strong
Did anyone have weird feeling like heart beating to fast when trying to get off Lexapro?
Yeah I'm feeling bad 😕
yeah same with me i was having heart palpitations
Frank Miranda hope you're feeling better now :)
YES. Did it ever go away?!??
@@h0neydrip495 I gradually reduced the amount like one pill every 3 days did that for a week then half a pill every 2 days. Then quarter pill every 4 days all at a week's time. Helped me ween off of it
Thank you for your video.
I've been taking Lexapro for 4 years now for extreme GAD and its literally saved my life.
If a neurotoxin is what you need to calm your brain down all the more power to ya but this shit ruined me.
Well and good until you withdraw.
I have GAD too and I've taken it for several years but it caused me to gain weight and have endless hunger pangs
It will end up killing you. Antidepressants just mask the issue, doesn't fix it.
It has killed my creativity and stopped my aspiration to achieve. Im just a limpet. Just occupying space, not happy or sad. But if i go off it ill go crazy and ruin my relationship and go back yo square one.
i am currently going through withdrawl and i feel like im going mad and i bet my blood pressure isn't too good either. my brain is pulsing and i'm in the clouds A LOT
How are you now?
Going through Lexapro withdrawls now. It's terrible and frightening. I cant even imagine what normal feels like. Just hanging on.
I stopped it the chemist messrd my prescription .
God it was hell everything was frightening brave women to make this vid
I was on escitalopram for 3.5 years ,I was first on 10 mg then reduced to 5 mg then I quit it in December 2017 cold turkey..... I did not have any issues , I was just more arrogant.... Then in Feb I had a Break up and things just changed from there....I started vomiting, sleep troubles,loss of appetite, sweaty hands, major anxiety.... Now I feel like the world is moving ahead and m left alone....Wt should I do m really worried
go see a therapist and a psychiatrist asap. get a support group, spend as less time alone as possible, get into any sort of group. good luck, keep me posted
Nazaré's Lab I went to a psychiatrist, he said it's a relapse.....and gave me 10 mg again.....when I took that pill at night,the next day I started shivering and felt like m gonna faint....Now I have this brain fog and lack of concentration
Anubhav Singh you probably don’t recall but these are the initial side effects. These will go away with time. You need to be strong and stick to it.
GoldPeakLLC thank you for your well wishes..... Well things are quite normal now, symptoms have subsided reasonably well....Now the only symptom I have ryt now is short term memory issues....otherwise everything is manageable
Anubhav Singh I am really glad about that!
I've been on Lexapro for around 8 years owing to certain life events. Those events are not going on now.
I don't like the fact that I am STILL taking it, and want to quit. But I am afraid.
The nightmares and waking up shaking like a war veteran seriously hate this drug
How long it took to u to completely recover
but how long were on Lexapro?
Hi there, can one recover from a mental breakdown and get back into the work environment? Thank you
Definitely can be done, without a doubt in this world. But if your problems are related to the work environment know that we live in a time that is easier than ever to work from home or find some other work. Look up internet marketing and dig into it. You`ll make it
Took 10 mg of Lexapro for week and unfortunately the side effects were horrible, I’m cleaning now natural lifestyle eating organic detoxing, I want this drug out of y system ASAP
I've been on them for 2 months maybe 2.5 but, I have PTSD. I can't tell any difference really. I stopped about a week ago and am not doing well, have always been suicidal. Tried twice and lived so I think I'm here for a reason and have the most wonderful fiance that understands. She's my person after hundreds of women she's my heroin. I've never opened up to anyone the way I do with her and that's truly amazing. I'm having a rough day so I decided to watch this video and think I need to come off it. I have only seen a psych 5 times bc of no insurance and nowhere around I can afford the help much less find it. Rural East, TN sucks for this.
@Bentley things are looking up. Thank You for asking, how kind of you. I'm actually at the nursing home with my grandma getting everything in order to bring her home for hospice as well as taking care for my mother. I got back on Lexapro and it's done great things for me thus far. How are you?
@Bentley I currently take 5mg a day and am going to find out how the 2.5 works because my "doctor" has no idea of what he actually writes to be honest. I have to literally have to have read or study more peer reviewed journals, as well as videos such as this. Sad here in Appalachia, I've thought about going to school for psychiatry. For now we are trying to help as many people as possible with PTSD, S.U.D., Depression, etc.
@Bentley well alongside that I'm one mg 2x daily Klonapin, for quick fixes a small dose is fine but that's me being on lexapro, suboxone, bp meds, and do lots of cod and all natural things. But yes, whether you are doing one or 4 meds no one can tell you how these medications work for 99% of people. I've been afraid of Benzos and the SSRI because they come with deadly withdrawals. Obviously I didn't begin with these compared to 8 years ago and have went down in how many and for how long.