How long should you taper off 20mg of Lexparo that you have been on for almost three years?

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I am currently on 20 mg and after reading of all the withdrawal symptoms and discussing with my MD I've started tapering of by 5mg steps. So far so good. I will stay at 15 mg for four to five weeks and then move down to 10 mg. My MD said that some people are quite sensitive to Lexapro. Evidently I am one of them as I had to work my way up to 20mg by 5 mg steps. All of the persons posting about withdrawal symptoms seem to have gone off the drug much faster than I plan to. Good luck to you.

>> I started with 10 mg and cut my dosage by 2.5 mg about every 2-3 weeks. The last cut (when I went all the way down to zero mg) gave me the worst and longest-lasting symptoms. Do it as slowly as possible. You will know if you're doing it too fast. Stay at each dosage for at least one week longer than you experience withdrawal symptoms; i.e., if you have headaches after dropping to a lower dosage, do not drop your dosage again until you feel good for 7 days straight. Then, be VERY careful about that last dosage. Go as low as you possibly can before you stop. Get liquid Lexapro if you can, and wean yourself down to 0.5 mg for a week before going off. It's worth it. The withdrawal is debilitating if you get it.