How do you ween off lexapro?

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Have you ever ween off lexapro? If so how did you do it?

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You call your doctor and let them tell you specifically how YOU should do it because your body is unlike anyone else’s and only a doctor should give you instructions how

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DO NOT QUIT IT ALL AT ONCE!!!!! Been there done that

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I stopped it cold turkey and I had the worst migraine EVER. You can slowly start cutting down each week, but don't quit cold turkey 🦃

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Don't quit it all at once, I went without mine for a week because of insurance troubles getting it from the pharmacy, and man oh man, I looked like I was high and I acted high too. Never. Again.! Just talk to your doctor and maybe cut it in half after about a week of doing that stop it. But def talk to your doc and get advice as well.

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Talk to your doctor but you should do it slowly. I was on 20mg when I first stopped and they said I could just stop because it was a “low dose” but I knew there would be a withdrawal because I accidentally stopped it (kept forgetting to request a refill lol) for a weekend or so and felt awful.

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If you’re just taking one tablet a day, you can cut down to half and take that for about a week before stopping it entirely. It would be better if you could break the tablets up into quarters but I never had much luck with that. 
Just don’t stop taking it altogether - you need to do it gradually. If you haven’t gone off it before it’s best to talk to your doctor about how to do it.

How do you ween off lexapro?

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