Lexapro Withdrawal

Lexapro Withdrawal

This is the 13th day of my withdrawal from Lexapro.

I was being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (after experiencing 3 months of shocking cancer death by my lover) and obviously depression.

After 8 months of feeling abnormal physically and still grieving like a baby, I just said no more and in spite of what I read stopped cold turkey. Did not experience anything abnormal (or better) until about 8th day. Then the ping ping ping shocks started in my brain and the vivid nightmares (which always seemed real) started.

I had to take off two days of work and the weekend because the internet applications, Instant messaging and paging were driving me insane. Not the symptoms specifically, I understood what they were caused from. And it helped knowing.

I have been able to talk myself into 'nice' vivid dreams instead of nightmares, and contantly remind myself the Withdrawal is causing this, it will stop when it's done. It helps me.

No one in medical profession will agree with me on this method, but I think by Monday I'll be back to my old self. One thing the Therapist and Phschiatrist confinced me was that it's ok and normal to break down and cry over this. And I do. But I need people, laughter, and life to recover.

Not doctors (in my case) and drugs(again in my case). Just my two cents.

by Todd

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