Hello everyone, I have written on here before about coming off of Viibryd, which was a horrible mess back then. Now I am coming off of Lexapro that I was been on for the past 4 months or so. A little over a month ago I started to taper off of it from 10 mg to 5 mg. after about 3-4 days of tapering off I started to get the brain zaps or brain jolts throughout my body, but mostly in my brain. They scared the crap out of me and 3 weeks ago when I completely came off of lexapro they got worse... happening constantly throughout the day. It seems like every time I looked over my shoulder or moved my eyeballs at all, it would set it off. The good news: It's pretty much stopped but ever since it has stopped I have been having these dreadful tension headaches or maybe they're migraines I don't know. It's been going on for the past 5 days. I was just wondering how long it took you to completely feel like yourself again. I'm scared I did some kind of brain damage coming off of it too quickly. Please help! :( :( :(
Antidepressant - How long does it take to feel like yourself again after stopping Lexapro?
- Posted:
- 5 Aug 2012 by jstlkeheaven
- Topics:
- lexapro, antidepressant, viibryd
Responses (3)
5 Aug 2012
Hello jslikeheaven. In the case of lexapro, the side effects or withdrawals have been known to last as long as several months. I doubt that you did any "brain Damage". I'm afraid that you'll have to wait it out or ask your doctor for another medication to help ease your withdrawals. Best of wishes to you, pledge
no i have not. i didnt want to be on anything because i was fine before i took any of this crap
Sorry you are suffering. Was your doctor able to offer some help?
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Agree with Pledge. Just wondering why you are getting off the antidepressants. Do you need to? Or is it that you need to find one that is just right for you. Just asking because I did that before. Got on and off antidepressants, and it kinda messed me up, and made things worse. Just trying to help. Ruthie