I stopped taking
Lexapro on August 1, and even after all this time I still don't feel "normal." I have been dealing with migraines and I haven't been able to lose any of the weight I gained while on the medication.
I was on the drug for about two years, and it really helped me a lot. I no longer felt depressed, and I actually had a social life. I didn't have any side effects at all while on the drug, and the thought of having withdrawal symptoms never crossed my mind. I went to my psychiatrist and said I was ready to get off. I was taking 10mg, and he advised me to take 5 mg. for three months and then stop. I thought three months sounded like too long, so I did it for a month and a half and the stopped. For about three weeks I had all of the "typical" withdrawal syptoms like everybody else. I thought I had the flu. I went back to the psychiatrist and he said that my reaction was common and hopefully I should be over it.
Well my body has just not felt the same since. I've been to my primary care doctor a couple of times over the past few months trying to figure out what to do about these migraines. Nothing seems to help. Not even the medication she prescribed. The only thing that has given me some relief for the past week or so has been almonds. I don't know if it's all in my head or not, but it seems like they really worked.