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How do you quit lexapro cold turkey?

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Don't quit Cold Turkey

I would not recommend quiting cold turkey - you need to quit over several weeks lowering your dose each week.  When you do finally quit you may experience some side effects such as dizzyness, nausea, and sleeplessness.  That's what happened to me.  It lasted for about two weeks but I found that taking some dramamine helped with the dizzyness and nausea.  A few Tylenol PM's helped me get to sleep.  I feel so much better being off this drug - the two weeks of feeling not so great were worth it!

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