Posted by JohnFromCalifornia on January 18, 2004, at 19:54:55
In reply to Re: New to Lexapro and feeling awful - Carol, posted by BobYuma on January 17, 2004, at 8:08:03
>>Tried cutting back to 5 mgs a few days ago (to cut down on the SE's, headaches and hyperness), but discovered yesterday that Lex was apparently helping me with the extreme stress I have on my job more than I thought it was.
What's really happening, Bob, is that you are now habituated to Lexapro and reducing intake or (unadvisedly) cutting it off completely will result in highly unpleasant withdrawal symptoms: insomina, anxiety, "flu-like" symptoms of body pain and fatigue, etc.
I made the mistake of starting Lexapro for short-term depression and have had a much harder time dealing with the cure than the disease.
Remerol always kicked out my (relatively minor) depressions in the past, and it has helped me kick Lexapro after only five weeks on the stuff -- and two weeks of debilitating withdrawal. Good luck to you.
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