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I've used an SSRI(Lexapro) temporarily(2 long years) to get myself back on track, and now that I'm working out frequently and take nutritional supplements and feel pretty good, I decided it's time to go off the stuff. This will be a log of symptoms that occur during withdrawal for my own records and others' information. Right now is day 3 of half dosage(10mg/day down from 20mg/day).
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+ Show Spoiler [Day 2] +Highly agitated, minor gastrointestinal discomfort
+ Show Spoiler [Day 3] +Woke up, took multivitamin, magnesium oxide, and lexapro10mg for the third day in a row. 5 minutes later I threw up. Only drinking water now, seems kind of hard to keep down, but haven't thrown up again. Mildly nauseous, diarrhea. Took valium5mg to ease nausea, seems to be working.
Have been able to eat a little bit, not much appetite. Lethargic, likely due to valium but we'll see. Took nap, woke up at night, ate a nice meal, seem to be ok minus some agitation and anxiety.
+ Show Spoiler [Day 4] +Seriously incapacitating nausea and stomach pain this morning. Frequent defecation(i like this word lawl) but no vomiting
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Out of weed, can't eat. Vomited some water this morning. 5/30
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Exercise and weed are a seemingly good combination for battling these symptoms.
+ Show Spoiler [6/06] +
Appetite kind of returning to normal, eating like one decent meal a day. Can't handle greasy or fried foods without throwing up, tho. Was very emotional while playing guitar, close to a crying spell.
June 6, today, marks 2 weeks of having gone from 20->10mg. Honestly at first the withdrawal was horrible, but I'm starting to feel different, for better or for worse, mentally and emotionally. I'm glad I decided to do this at this time, and hope I can continue to move forward. Tomorrow is day one of NO LEXAPRO. I'm sure it will be hard but I think I'm up for it.
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I had been on them from from when I was like 6-12 and I had no symptoms.
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welcome back to the world of cumming in less than an hour.
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edit - wow wrong thread my bad
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Been on and off them for like 6+ years. That shit is so hard to stop, you feel really fucking lousy
Eat magnesium, fish oil, lots of vitamins etc
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On May 25 2009 03:23 esla_sol wrote:
welcome back to the world of cumming in less than an hour.
lol so true. beside emotional numbness that is like the worst thing with SSRI
I wonder why they even give ppl these meds when it's so hard to quit taking them
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On May 25 2009 03:23 esla_sol wrote:
welcome back to the world of cumming in less than an hour.
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My desire to have sex never really came back after getting of Fluoxotine in High School
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Wow i love how they prescribed you these knowing you would have withdrawal troubles.
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ive been on 10mg a day for a year or so, took like 5mg for a week, just stopped completely. Honestly I didn't feel much change besides the side effects during, while coming down and after having stopped taking lexapro. I dont know wtf these drugs are supposed to do.
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On May 25 2009 04:01 ghermination wrote:
Wow i love how they prescribed you these knowing you would have withdrawal troubles.
There are no medicines that have no side effects in 100% of people. In fact, all prescription medicines come with a laundry list of reported side effects, the vast majority of which occurred in very few people but are listed anyway. The entire point is you weigh the benefits against the costs and decide for yourself, knowing full well that you are incurring some risk (side effect/potential withdrawal) by taking them. If you expect prescriptions or any medical treatment for that matter to be flawless, without side effects and without risk you might as well forgo ever visiting a doctor.
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On May 25 2009 04:26 zulu_nation8 wrote:
ive been on 10mg a day for a year or so, took like 5mg for a week, just stopped completely. Honestly I didn't feel much change besides the side effects during, while coming down and after having stopped taking lexapro. I dont know wtf these drugs are supposed to do.
I think lexapro is supposed to make the serotonin in your brain release more frequently. Or stay active longer... EDIT: They stop serotonin from being reuptaken to lengthen the amount of time it's active. Idea being that if you have an unusually low amount of serotonin, you can at least use what you have for longer. Obviously with side effects.
Anti-depressants in general are pretty sketch.
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How Ironic. I just came off remeron like a couple months ago.. Withdrawals were terrible. After having too much anxiety and shit in my day to lo day life, and not eaing nearly enough, they made me go on Celexa. I tried celexa for 1 days and the side effects from starting were fucking awful. Felt like I was dying. I expected some side-effects but this was hell. People say it was because they started me on the main dosage instead of working my way up to it, and that may be part of it. Shitty doctors...
Anyway, I've stopped taking it and am now on a benz for short term relief of my anxiety so I can eat and sleep and such. It's working amazingly, and it should keep me stable until my psychiatric appointment on thursday to discuss SSRIs or other long term solutions.
Goodluck with the withdrawals. It's tough... Way harder than people can imagine.
You don't feel the drug effect you when you take it. But when you take it away, it feels like your body is breaking. 
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On May 25 2009 05:25 Chef wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2009 04:26 zulu_nation8 wrote:
ive been on 10mg a day for a year or so, took like 5mg for a week, just stopped completely. Honestly I didn't feel much change besides the side effects during, while coming down and after having stopped taking lexapro. I dont know wtf these drugs are supposed to do. I think lexapro is supposed to make the serotonin in your brain release more frequently. Or stay active longer... EDIT: They stop serotonin from being reuptaken to lengthen the amount of time it's active. Idea being that if you have an unusually low amount of serotonin, you can at least use what you have for longer. Obviously with side effects. Anti-depressants in general are pretty sketch.
really?? is that why lexapro is an SSRI, and why SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor? lol
do you have anything that resembles an informed opinion on why antidepressants are 'pretty sketch'? what are some exceptions, if you claim this only 'in general'? people are explained the potential benefits and somewhat guess-and-check methodology for finding the right cocktails, and then explained the potential side effects. weighing risks/benefits and deciding whether or not to use them is the patient's responsiblity, and claiming ignorance of side effects does not reflect poorly on the drug.
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On May 25 2009 03:23 esla_sol wrote:
welcome back to the world of cumming in less than an hour.
wat??
@OP
"Serotonin is not only found in animals, but also in many mushrooms and plants, including fruits and vegetables." - wiki
maybe u should try eating more of those to increase ur serotonin lvls? but then again im not so sure if that would help because it might not stay serotonin once you ingest it
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Home remedies for nausea anyone?
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i like to recline in dark room with a cool washcloth on my forehead when im nauseated. i put on some music that i listen to a lot (relaxing/predictable). as for getting rid of the nausea... no idea
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bump for 420 views. it seems marijuana is the best nausea suppressant & short term mood relief available, but i'm worried about when i run out, if i will feel worse than before.
[edit] not worried enough not to smoke. this sucks.
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i think i can say for certain lexapro has done nothing to to me, I feel the exact same now after stopping as I did before I started taking it.
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On May 26 2009 03:38 Duke wrote:
Home remedies for nausea anyone?
The only thing I know that decreases nausea is weed.
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