Posted by 1Runningman on April 19, 2005, at 13:39:11
In reply to Re: Getting OFF Lexapro, posted by Marietta on March 10, 2005, at 10:08:28
> Weight gain,hmmmm? You know, i probably did GAIN due to the Lex. At first, though, i was not eating hardly at all due to my "situation" that caused me to go on the meds in the first place. I lost about 20 lbs very quickly. Later when i "stablilized" emotionally i gained all that back and about 5 more. It is SO hard to lose; Of course, I"m 45 now and i know it is supposed to be that way. LOL I'm increasing exercise, eating nutritionous food (Weight Watchers) etc now for about 2 1/2 weeks and haven't lost a single pound. YUCK. I hope my metabolism kick starts again soon!!!
I'm back with my final report! I'm now feel that I'm completely free of "The Drug"! I'm drug-free for just over 2 weeks now and the mild fatigue and light-headedness I was experiencing is 99% gone. I noticed the dizziness dissipate just about the end of the 2 weeks. I feel like I'm probably 99% back to normal with no remaining side-effects!
I don't know if my wean-down plan will work the same for anyone else as it did for me, but at least it gives somebody else a plan to try if you'd like. I went from being on 10 mg for 6 months to 7.5 for a week, then 5.0, 3.75, 2.5, 1.25 all for a week, then 1.25 every other day for a week and stopped. I only experienced mild fatigue and dizziness that didn't really affect me at all until most of it disappeared after about 2 weeks.
I broke 10 mg pills into quarters by hand with no problem and used an Exacto knife to cut the quarters into 1/8ths. Sometimes they got a little crushed, but just make the pieces (crushed portions) fairly even and you'll be OK.
My metabolism seems to be back to what it was before I started taking it! I'm eating more food now than I was while I was taking Lexapro and my weight is going nowhere! That's just the way I want it.
I'm Free!! Hopefully, never to return!
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