[want2feel]

I have been on lexapro for about 4 years now and have started to realize that something is really wrong. I'm numb to almost all emotions- sometimes its as though I just exist but nothing makes me "feel".
I have spent hours researching side effects to Lexapro, and on all the medical sites I have looked at it doesnt say much about the emotional numbness. I read on this site that there were several people, in a posting nearly a year ago, that were experiencing the same thing. I am now considering tapering off the drug but first would like to know if other people have had the same problems to make sure that it really could be the drug (my drs have continually stated to "just stay on" lexapro b/c the side effects of withdrawal are tough)....... your help is greatly appreciated as I am sick of not feeling.........

[wilburthecow]

i got off lexapro around this time last year because of the same thing. i was taking 20mg at the time. i feel like it helped me get over my anxiety and depression and once i was over it i began to start feeling numb so i decided to taper without consulting a doctor. ive been relapse free ever since, not counting two months ago when i quit smoking cigarettes and it temporarily came back for a god month and a half. but things are all good without the med