I started on 10 mgs of Lexapro and experienced tolerable but not fun side effects for about a month. After then, I started feeling a lot better. About a year later, my doctor and I decided to try 20 mgs. Again, I experienced tolerable but not fun side effects for about a month (maybe two at most) and then started feeling better. Again, after a year of being on 20 mgs, my doctor and I increased my medication to 30 mgs. This time I only experienced side effects for a couple weeks (one month max) and started feeling better. So, for me, the side effects lasted about a month with each increase in dosage. Hope this helpts, but it could really be different for anyone. If your side effects aren't tolerable for the time being, tell your doctor.
I recently decided to get off of Lexapro. I had NO libido, weight gain which started 3 to 4 months into taking it (about 20 lbs), NO energy at all, and my boyfriend told me I was "robotic". I was very unemotional and not my usual lovey-dovey self. I had been on it for 3 & half yrs (minus 1 yr for my pregnancy). I started taking it every other day for a week & half to wean off. Then I took half a pill every other day. I felt fine until about 3 days after I had taken my final dose. Withdrawal symptoms: SEVERE migraines, which I'm prone to anyway. BUT they were so bad that I left work 3 times over the last 3 weeks. That's unusual for me- I can usually tolerate them better than that. I also had those very annoying brain zaps, nausea, and I felt like there was a very thick fog in my head. I felt like I was floating through my day... clueless and unfocused. I also found myself VERY emotional (I cried twice during one episode of American Idol). LOL! I found the only thing that helped me was sleeping. I would wake up and feel ok in the morning, but by noon I was back to the foggy-headedness and nausea. I recommend avoiding alcohol during your withdrawal. It made my symptoms 10 times worse one night when I had a couple of cocktails. It took me about 3 weeks to get through the withdrawal symptoms. I thought I was going to lose my mind! Now I feel great though. The symptoms are gone, my sex drive is back, and I find myself much more "lovey" with my boyfriend. The severe weepiness has subsided but I at least feel like I CAN cry when I need to release my emotions (something I couldn't do on the Lexapro because the emotions just weren't there)! I feel like a normal human being again! I never realized how much Lexapro changed the true person inside of me. I didn't like it. I was on it originally for my "snippy-ness" which my doctor originally thought was a sign of depression. Now my new doctor thinks I was misdiagnosed all those yrs ago (Greeat!). She is going to put me on a stimulant for Adult ADD (snapping at people due to stress is a common symptom of ADD- something I never knew). For those of you who are having a hard time getting off the Lexapro: PATIENCE! It WILL get better. Everytime you feel awful, just think of the end result. You're almost there... you will get the Lexapro out of your body and these symptoms WILL go away. Don't be tempted to take a small dose of it to help your withdrawal symptoms. You will only set yourself back and it will make for a longer, bumpier ride on the "Withdrawal Express". :) Keep your head up and take some time off of work if you are able to. And lastly, sleep, sleep, sleep! My heart goes out to you......
Everyone's withdrawal period is different, and the amount of time it takes to be fully off the drug depends on many factors. Check out this link for information on the topic: http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2014/05/07/lexapro-withdrawal-symptoms-how-long-do-they-last/
not sure, but i suggest gradually weaning yourself off (i.e. half your dosage, take it every other day, etc.)
Lexapro demonstrates therapeutic effects after 1-2 weeks.
I have taken them together and survived. 20 mg Lexapro with 5 mg Vicodin and 3 pints of beer. My doctor said the Lexapro and Vicodin are ok together as long as it is supervised and within the recommended dosage. The beer, probably not ok.
I don't know about "short while", as I'm not sure how long you mean. A few months? A few years? How long is "short" vs. "long" to you? I took Lexapro for about 3 years straight. Currently, 4-5 years after quitting Lexapro, my formerly normal libido has NOT returned to what I recall as a "normal" level. In fact, it's hardly there at all. I don't know if this is due to general life stress or Lexapro, but I had plenty of the same stress BEFORE I went on Lexapro, so I'm suspecting the drug had/still has something to do with it. This drug is still fairly "new" to market, and little is known about long term side effects - the manufacturers and FDA don't usually research the side effects exhaustively before approving a new drug.
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You should take your next dose as soon as possible. If you have been on Lexapro for a long period of time then the withdrawl effects can be unpleasant, as in causeing anxiety and/or depression in a way worse than before. If you do not like lexapro you should notify your doctor and come off of it slowly.
The effects last about an hour but it can vary.
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i took lexapro for about 6 months they had to keep increasing the dosage because it would work just for a little while i actually became allergic to the drug because of this. you should have done went thru all the symptoms of withdraw after a couple of weeks. talk to you dr.. as i said i ended up being allergic to it. because of the dosage changes and such. please talk to your dr. It took me about 3 weeks to stop feeling disoriented after I stopped lexapro
Not long enough, as the company went bankrupt in 2008.
You're experiencing withdrawal. You might try weening yourself off it instead of stopping abruptly. If your dosage was too high it could easily have caused problems. How long you'll feel the effects is hard to say. It depends how long you were on it. It's also fat-soluble and can remain in your brain tissues long after it's out of your bloodstream. Kinda like LSD.