Switched from Lexapro to Zoloft a week ago, not going well?

I tried to switch from Lexapro (10mg daily) to Celexa (30 mg daily)... and experienced severe "serotonin withdrawal" symptoms... and ended up going back to Lexapro.

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From reading other Lexapro users comments (on this forum and others)... the consensus seems to be the same... if you are going to switch from Lexapro to another SSRI or even quit Lexapro completely, it is best to slowly taper your dosage. Using 10 mg as an example: reduce your dose of Lexapro to 7.5 mg for 2-3 weeks, then reduce to 5 mg for another 2-3 weeks. Once down to 5mg... you may need to taper even slower... maybe 3-4 mg for a couple of weeks (or try 5 mg every other day)... and then taper down to 2.5 mg (again daily for a couple of weeks or 2.5 mg every other day)... even tapering down to 1mg daily (yes... very difficult to divide a 10mg tablet... even with a pill cutter). However, due to the long half-life of Lexapro... you may not experience any "serotonin withdrawal" side effects for 7-10 days. But once they hit, it can be a very miserable experience. Strongly suggest looking up "serotonin withdrawal", Lexapro and "brain zaps" to see how your personal experience compares with others. I found it to be very helpful (since the Dr. didn't seem to know what was causing my "symptoms", I had to do a lot of internet research). Not everyone experiences withdrawal symptoms from an SSRI, or even the same symptoms or degree of severity... however, reading about other people's experiences with Lexapro (and their withdrawal symptoms) helped me gauge what seemed to be "more common" side effects, along with the degree of severity of my symptoms, compared with others.

Hang in there... you're definitely not alone! Best wishes and good luck!