Posted by Rich B on July 23, 2003, at 20:58:28
In reply to Re: Lexapro Withdrawal Dizziness, posted by bookgurl99 on July 22, 2003, at 19:50:14
Thanks all repliers. To update Michele and everyone else as well. Last Wednesday, I went back on a half a pill (5 mg) because I could not stand the dizziness. Right away the dizziness went away. I took a half a pill for 2 days and then a quarter pill for 3 days. No dizziness whatsoever. I stopped it on Monday and felt just an inkling of dizziness that evening. Yesterday and today (Wednesday) I have been dizzy but not as bad as when I went full blown cold turkey. Today, however, was much worse than Tuesday. However, I have been very depressed and anxious today and depression was not my problem at all before. I have a reason though. I am in the process of trying to move a friendship with a lady friend into something more. Well, as is normal in this type of situation, I am very anxious and if anything I do to advance the process does not succeed, I take it as a sign that she is not and will not be interested in me that way and I am heading toward failure. That is kind of normal for me because of experience, but it just seems much more intensified. Like 2 weeks ago when I went cold turkey, I am very tired kind of melancholy. Well, its full-blown depression and out of control anxiousness. One side of me wants to ride it through and just suffer a little longer to get it over with. Another side of me says that I am crazy to be trying to get off this stuff right now with what is going on in my life. If I have a few more days like this one, I’ll have to. Now get this. I am going out of town with a bunch of friends Saturday into Sunday and if I am still dizzy on Saturday, I’ll have to take it because it will ruin my fun and also I am driving. To make matter worse, this lady friend is one of the seven who is going on this trip with me. How is THAT for a nerve-racking weekend??? I think I will try to gut it out another day or two and see what happens. Come Fri or Sat if the situation is not much better, I’ll have go back to a quarter pill for a while. Wish me luck.
Rich B
P.S. Is tiredness a withdrawal symptom? How about depression?
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