I have tapered off Lexapro with no side effects except my depression came back! I felt terrible. I returned to taking 20mg cut in half 2x a day. I am 51 & my sideffects havebeen flu like symptoms, terrible GI up set, and rheumatoid type joint pain! I lost 25lbs. Not sure if that's the cause. Any one else with severe joint pain & GI problems?
It sounds like your having an allergic reaction to Lexapro.
How can you ease the side effects of withdrawal from lexapro
Xanax can be prescribed by your doctor alongside lexapro and taking them at the same time is okay. I am on Lexapro and take Xanex for occasional bouts of anxiety or panic attacks. However, weening yourself off Lexapro with Xanex is probably not the best idea. If you are having withdrawal from Lexapro you should probably go back on it.
after one 10mg lexapro can you have withdrawal? if so for how long..
Probably 'cause they don't want to get sued.
I have been on Lexapro for about a month now. My weight is ballooning. I want to come off of it before the withdrawal get to bad. Does the time you are on lexapro coincide with the amount of withdrawl problems? The problem is, I feel great taking the lexapro, but, can't handle the side effect
I attempted to stop taking Lexapro a few months ago, after 6 days of the withdrawal symptoms I went right back on it. The symptoms stopped by the 2nd day and I felt like myself again. Lexapro works wonders with depression but wreaks havoc with it's discontinuation syndrom!
Simply put - anywhere from 8hours to 14 days.
I am not sure if its common - but ive been off lexapro for 4 days now - and its pretty much the only side effect i have - and its pretty constant.
No, but it sometimes can take up to a year for withdrawal effects to go away.
No. Joint pain is not good. Muscle pain can simply be a sign that the workout is pushing you, but joint pain should be investigated.
Citalopram, known by the trade name Celexa, is an antidepressant medication. It does not cause physical or psychological dependence - it does not cause a withdrawal syndrome, which is requisite for the definition of addiction.