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Originally Posted by auntybiotic  Does anyone have any experience from withdrawaing from Lexapro 20 Mg for one and a half years?? My daughter is having a tough time tapering off lexapro.
She is getting sweats, anxiety, moodieness and manic like actions.
Let me know if anyone has sucessfully weaned off a SSRI and what happened along the way.
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How long did your daughter spend time to taper off? She took the drug for 1 year, it may take her a few months to taper down. She should restart 20mg daily again and after one week, take 20mg every other day while she take 10mg every other day. Then next week she can take 10mg daily for one week, then she will take 10mg every other week, then 5mg every other week for 1 week. Then the next coming week, she can take 5 mg daily for one week. Then after that she can take 5mg every other week and 2.5mg every other week. Then she continue 2.5mg daily for one week, then 2.5mg every other day for one week. Then stop. If she still feels uncomfortable go back to 5mg and 2.5mg every other day again and taper down like that for a while before take off completely. Good luck to your daughter. If it works, please post. She should have strength and courage and faith in God to help herself to get away from any drug addiction.