Been off of lexapro for over 3 weeks now after taking this med for 4 years. Quit cold Turkey. Aside from the ringing in my ears, ocassionsl dizziness and unbridled fits of rage, I feel more energized, more in tune with the present, less bloated and my libido and ability to orgasm has returned full force. I intend to continue staying off it and will never take this med again. It helped at first but negatives began to outweigh the benefits.

@EAs754

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. I’m going through withdrawals cold turkey. And it’s been crazy. How long did ur withdrawal symptoms last for? 3 weeks?? and are u completely 100% okay now? Still experiencing ringing in ears and other symptoms??

@Nikkonikkobaeza

Жыл бұрын

Hi maricio. Did the ears ringing go away?

@shakethatnose

Жыл бұрын

@@EAs754 what did you do to deal with the withdrawal symptoms?

@iamthefiremanjj

Жыл бұрын

Yah I’m almost out of withdrawal and do feel much better it’s not the worst some flu like symptoms dissociated here and there and my sleep is weird I wake up all the time and night and can’t get good rest but I feel more motivated . Memory on and off meh it’ll be over soon

@iamthefiremanjj

Жыл бұрын

@@EAs754 I still have ringing ears and I’m two weeks in

Whats disturbing to me is that this woman is having pretty bad memory problems at a fairly young age. I ve been on various antidepressants for almost 30 years. I m currently trying to get off Lexapro. My issues are similiar. Besides anxiety, I get brief periods of pretty bad depression and some agitation. Bravo for all who are trying to withdraw.

@WorIdwideMillionaire

2 жыл бұрын

I was on Lexapro all of 2019 and its also the same period of time that I can't recall anything. It's one hell of a drug apparently..

Your baby is the cuttest!! Sooo adorable!! God bless!! Hope you feel better soon!!!❤ 🌹

Dude honestly if I woulda known this shit was gonna happen if I stopped, I never would’ve even started this shit

@codacreator6162

3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand people who feel the need to ditch antidepressants after they "get better." It's not aspirin. The underlying cause, if not addressed, will continue to impact your mental health. Taking away antidepressants without significant achievement in therapy is like giving up your chemo before the cancer is in remission.

@WorIdwideMillionaire

3 жыл бұрын

@@codacreator6162 that’s with any medication. If you’re referring to me when talking about ditching the medication, I got better for 2 months and then got 5 times worse than the original cause of starting for about 8 months. So bad that i started to develop OCD. Of course, underlying themes not addressed will continue to haunt. But that should be the main goal regardless. The goal should not be to be on those antidepressants from hell the rest of your life. They aren’t the fix. They’re the shitty bandaid that falls off after a couple months. They completely change how your brain produces serotonin naturally. I was fucked up for a good 4 months after quitting cold turkey.

@ciancoyle9913

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorIdwideMillionaire that's your own fault, you don't quit an SSRI cold turkey if you do you get horrible withdrawals, if you do it right, chances are you'll be fine 🙂

@WorIdwideMillionaire

3 жыл бұрын

@@ciancoyle9913 yea but fuck SSRIs. I quit immediately cuz I wasn’t gonna be on them for another 6 months. Take the pain for 2-3 weeks or continue the bullshit for another 5 months

@ciancoyle9913

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorIdwideMillionaire damn sorry to hear that my guy

20 mgs cold Turkey day two, and I cant function... Pharmacist it takes to week for it to get better. Never again to an SSRI. I'm going natural herbal meds. Cant wait for it to be over. Thank you young lady!

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

Lobster did u feel depersonalization in ur withdrawal please ans I m 121 days sober

@lobstermania4025

3 жыл бұрын

@@sangeetalambh6389 Hello. and congratulations. I am now 4 months off of max lexipro and doing well. I still have that vertigo issue at night and I started taking motion sickness ills for that. I do take ashwuganda and PTHP at night. GLTU! Have a great day

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

@@lobstermania4025 did u feel depersonaliization

@lobstermania4025

3 жыл бұрын

@@sangeetalambh6389 Hello. No. I felt mainly, dizziness as in bed spins, weird pain in back of head, super dry moth meaning no matter how much water, it was not enough and loss of appitite. I combatted it with walking 5 miles a day which I still do, working out no matter what and pushing through it. It is good to remind yourself that feeling the way you do is Natural and you are not alone. You can do this, just take one day at a time and when you FINALLY push through, you will feel like a NEW person. Feel free to ask me anything, I'm here for you. GL

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

@@lobstermania4025 did u feel depersonalization

I’m so grateful you made this video. As a young woman, I really need some type of validation of what I’m going through from another woman and I dont have that in my life at the moment. I hope you’re doing better these days, you gave me so much hope. I actually took a sigh of relief for the first time in weeks.

@ellasteuer5916

3 жыл бұрын

Also, if anyone sees this comment in 2021 and you are going through this as well but with stomach pain, the biggest thing that has helped me finish a meal is 2 pepto tablets and a full glass of water. Appetite will come back in about an hour but only for a little while.

@emiliaderisheva5067

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad it helped you!

I've been on 20mg for over six months , recently just got tired of taking those had a feeling like they are not helping me at all. I decided to gradually quit them . I am aware I might have done that too quick since I stoped taking them in 3 weeks . Yesterday had a pretty bad day. I was puking like crazy, felt like fainting through all day. My mind felt all blurry and couldn't really think straight. At the end of the day I started feeling a bit of shocks through all my body. I decided to take 10 mg today and see how I feel . My body feels much better although not the happiest about going back to those. For anyone reading this I just wanted to give an advice to really take your time with quitting those. If you do it too quick the withdrawal symptoms won't let you keep up with the day.

Thank you for sharing ❤. I would love to hear how you’re doing now. I’m working with a functional medicine doctor to wean myself off my medication. I hope you’re doing great. If not, make sure you go visit a functional medicine doctor.

Thanks for this video. Very helpful in my decision to not take this medication. I've tried Prosac and it didn't go well. Quit cold turkey and my psychiatrist recommended Lexepro. I'm doing fine just being on Vyvanse and will just focus on meditation and eating well and working out.

I am with you! The forgetfullness is almost hurmous its so bad lol . I am coming off 20mg lexapro cold turkey. It is very difficult to deal with but there is a small piece of me that feels more alive now if that makes sense. It is important to learn how to self assess. Is there actually something wrong with me? Is this a side effect? All I can describe is that you are in a confusing room with insane noises while trying to ignore it all to live your life. It will get better. Stay strong and get off it. Going back to it will just lead you back to suffering. That is why I refuse to give up days served suffering because no matter how you get off the withdrawals are coming.

Two years ago I quit taking it, I actually gradually went off of it throughout a month. Flu like symptoms and random crying in public which weirds people out of you’re a dude. this was the withdrawal, AFTER the withdrawal..... HOLY FUK, as soon as I woke up every morning, I didn’t want to be alive. Nothing sounds fun, the feeling of dread is unimaginable. I wrote about the feeling, it was like I was in the middle of the ocean swimming but knew I would eventually drown. The scariest part was not knowing if these feelings would ever go away. I was driving Uber at the time and couldn’t drive much because I would have to be on the phone almost constantly with a family member or someone that I was close to. It’s like you are just reaching out for anything or anyone. I lost about 20 pounds in a month. I had to force myself to eat half a sandwich for lunch, it had no taste but I would get a little mood boost and then I could finish the other half at dinner. I felt so much better at night, I would feel almost normal, then again the next morning, a crippling dread and depression. I was like a child that needed his hand held to go outside. I went back on it after that month of terror, I didn’t see an end in sight.

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

trevor h that’s awful I can’t imagine that! So sorry you went through that! 💔

@trevorh5207

4 жыл бұрын

Emilia Derisheva it really helped me relate to others with mental health issues. I also really appreciate you sharing. I should be too. It’s still so taboo

@garysimone4977

4 жыл бұрын

@@trevorh5207 so you went back on the lexapro

@trevorh5207

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Simone yeah

@trevorh5207

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Simone want to try again but I’ll need to be at a rehab like center

Currently tapering off lexapro, I started off at 20mg, went down to 10, which kind of made everything feel meaningless for a while, but I bounced back after a month or so, then went down to 5 which was relatively challenging, insecurity was high and I was feeling pretty neurotic, and then after 2 months I was fine just staying on 5, now I’ve gone down to 2.5mg for about 2 months, my diet is kind of suffering but not too bad, had REALLY bad insecurity issues up until now; now they’re completely fine, but I do still have slight stomach problems, but it’s definitely getting better, I’ve been sometimes skipping days to test the waters, but even then I’m still fine up until maybe the 4th day of skipping, so I think the best time to stop taking lexapro fully is when you feel normal at 2.5ish mg. (It’s hard to cut my 10mg tablets into quarters so it’s sometimes inconsistent), but I think even going down to zero from 2.5 will be absolute hell. That’s my experience so far and hopefully this comment can be like a guide of sorts to others. If anyone has any questions, please ask and I’ll do my best to give a helpful response. As a side note, NEVER go cold turkey from 5mg or above. Tried going cold turkey from 5mg and nearly had to beg my pharmacist to give me more medication because I felt so horrible.

@BOO512

9 ай бұрын

How long were you on lexapro. And did u deal with anxiety panic attacks

@s1ckch1ck

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment. I did exactly that - cold turkey for 4 months now from 5mg and it's been quite shit. Now back on 2.5mg for 2 days but only very slightly better, still anxious:/ Can you please give us an update on your progress?

@jacobdevilliers9485

3 ай бұрын

@@BOO512 sorry for the late response, but I was on it for 2-3 years at the time of this comment, and no I didn’t deal with panic attacks

@jacobdevilliers9485

3 ай бұрын

@@s1ckch1ck I’ve been completely off lexapro for about 8 months now and I feel completely normal, after this comment I was cutting my 10mgs into quarters but they weren’t always coming out perfectly so I think my body might have adapted better because of that, so yeah now I’m completely fine and life has improved so much since getting off medication.

@BOO512

3 ай бұрын

@@jacobdevilliers9485 how r u now? I just had t go up to 20mg. I want to wing myself off it when I ready to take on the challenge and not overwhelmed with work.

I can relate to what you said at 5:40. I look at the withdrawal list and a lot of it just doesn't fit. I just feel weird. I do feel tired, blah, and just not myself. Not myself is the best way I can describe it. Anyways thank you for sharing your experience.

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

Jason how r u now

I just quit Lexipro after tapering to 2.5mg. I feel... weird head womp thingies. Day 3, feel good though.

Absolutely so hard to get off of lexapro . It took about 10 tries.

Currently tapering off Lexapro. I’ve noticed mostly I have is sinus, sore throat and slight coughing. It’s scary rn bc Covid obviously

@nmash6835

2 жыл бұрын

Hi how are you now did you manage to come off completely? I get the sinus everytime I try to stop does it go away ?

@JessLloyd1

2 жыл бұрын

@@nmash6835 I cut the pill in half until I was done which wasn’t safe and omg I’m now almost a year off and it’s still a lot of mental and physical symptoms. For sinus stuff take an antihistamine, I take Claritin.

Your daughter is such a cutie.

@emiliaderisheva5067

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Your really pretty

@lundenmaxwell3387

3 жыл бұрын

Are you single

I have flu symptoms, dizziness,when I stand outside everything looks unreal

@mistysharinggodsblessings

Жыл бұрын

Going through that now horrible

@Bomaximus9

11 ай бұрын

@@mistysharinggodsblessingsit’s called Depersonalization/Derealization

@kirstybichan4979

11 ай бұрын

Same!! I feel so dizzy!

@uzmanausheen5475

4 ай бұрын

​@@kirstybichan4979how r u now...how long did the dizziness last

I also decreased from 20 mg but faster than you did, every 3 days I decreased 5 mg. I didn’t notice the withdrawal until the 3rd day off the medication. It was really tough, irritability, muscle spasms, blurry visions, headaches, nystagmus, moodiness, unmotivation, brain zaps, a lot of crying. I’ve been feeling really awkward, it’s been 3 weeks and now I feel more anxious than previous weeks but some other symptoms are now gone.. Antidepressants are really the worst smh

@mariamendelson9700

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are. I’ve been on and off a few times so far and this is my 4th time coming off lexapro. I believe this is the worst of the past times. Just awful.

@danikacortez691

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way but I stopped 20 mg of sertraline right away per doctors orders

ive been 4 weeks off medication and one worst symtoms was anxiety came back at full throttle and notice my memory has been off and their days where its hard to work also this covid 19 news had me feeling off the edge

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

Konan Pine I feel you!!

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

Konan Pine how r u now

@simarmanhalpuri1263

2 жыл бұрын

brother after how many days ur anxiety symptoms went away?

I did the same exact thing as you and when I got down to 5 I was going crazy. But the worst was when I got completely off. I’m now completely off 5 days and pretty much bed ridden. Between brain zaps and anxiety idk what to do

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

It will go away and you’ll feel much better. Hang in there!

@icosium1icosium957

4 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Kufta,,,don't give up,don't let this poison destroy you..its POISON

@jaclyntriesit

4 жыл бұрын

Are you doing any better now? That is literally exactly where I am right now, you have the exact same withdrawal as me. Please tell me it got better. I'm praying/ hoping you are doing better now...

@samtayar7039

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Kufta are you better now? Im going through xanax rebound anxiety..it was horrifying ..gettting bettter after 2 months.but doctor wants me to start lexapro for anxiety attack s but im so scared because ive heard that when you start lexapro its the hell the first 2 weeks

@jaclyntriesit

4 жыл бұрын

@@samtayar7039 please do not use Lexapro for anxiety, I'm no doctor but mine prescribed it to me for anxiety as well. I take buspirone as needed only now after being on Lexapro for three years, if you think xanax was bad, Lexapro is a whole other demon. Please consider buspirone.

I wonder if my memory and cognition issues are from Lexapro withdrawal? I failed a hospital prac and now have to repeat it.

@emiliaderisheva5067

3 жыл бұрын

It could be the Lexapro!

I need to taper off, hade really bad anxiety yesterday I could not sleep.. then I remember not being on lexapro and it was hell, so is a hard decision. 💔 just want to be normal again

@Sheisintomalakasdino

4 жыл бұрын

so your saying Lexapro , a med that is given for anxiety is giving you anxiety?

@Sychothera

4 жыл бұрын

any updates ?

@garysimone4977

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sychothera any updates

@Shwan_trading

3 жыл бұрын

Any update

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

Liz how r u now

I just got told to stop taking lexapro 10 mg . I think i should have tapered down to 5. Im already feeling teary.

@northwest7064

3 жыл бұрын

... www.survivingantidepressants.org/ ... How are you now?

@Video182

3 жыл бұрын

@@northwest7064 thanks for asking. oh man i had a few weeks of anxiety attacks which was no fun at all. Those have largely subsided now but apparantly because of the anti anxiety component in lexapro.

I tried to taper off celexa 20mg in 4 months I was on 5mg and when on 0 for about a month I ended up back but this time on lexapro 10mg.....so lets go again...lol:(

I have been suffering with too many withdrawal side effects for almost 4 weeks now..( since Jan 12th ).. did you get sever bloated and constipation issues? because they started suddenly around Jan 18th and it's still killing me so so horrible with vertigo (this at least not as sever as before now but still strong dizziness exist..)headache,nausea,eye soreness,flu like symptoms,sudden body pain ... I really want to know if anyone got this stomach issues..just want to cry..

@ren_mk463

3 жыл бұрын

I've been off lexapro for 11 days now and have felt all the symptoms you've mentioned. It's been incredibly difficult but have your symptoms passed since you wrote your comment.

@poo9305

3 жыл бұрын

@@ren_mk463 No... I have done MRI for brain,neck,blood tests,neurologist etc to find out every each one of symptoms that just never go away still now ..just done Ct scan to find out any damage in my nose/eyes area by ENT doc since the vertigo/dizziness/light headed gotten worse. my eye soreness has been so bad..gives me the strange nerve damage like sensation to make me feel vomiting to be in a store to see things that gives me blurring like strange eye issues. I should have never to tried Lexapro if this is the cause although I can think of any other things would cause all those things I never had before..I am about to see a optometrist again to be able to get referral to see ophthalmologist tomorrow.

@bbaer5442

2 жыл бұрын

Eats Lots of protein this removes the drugs from your system a lot faster

@AriL3ve

Жыл бұрын

@@poo9305 update?

Have you experienced any headaches or dazzyness/vertigo feelings?

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

TheMoltenMan just headaches

@poo9305

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have and still now on non stop every single day for almost 4 weeks.. I started having massive bloated and constipation about over 2 weeks ago and still now on...Have you had a stomach issues too...? I can't fit any clothes, can't eat because of it...scaring me... what happened to my stomach... I can't find anyone is saying this side effects..

5:03 omg she so cute videobombing here 😀❤️

Guys is it worth to start taking this drugs?

but how long were you on Lexapro?

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

f2p gems about 9 months

Why did you decide to get off???

@emiliaderisheva5067

2 жыл бұрын

I was having insurance problems and I was about to lose my insurance plan and I couldn’t get more pills at the time, so I had to taper off quickly. Plus, I hated the way it made me feel. Memory problems and brain fog.

Hey Emilia! Any update? How are you now?

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

RCtheKing I’m good! I am going to make an update video very soon

@RC_random_vids

4 жыл бұрын

Emilia Derisheva I’m currently weaning off lexapro too👌🏼 feel like my story is really similar to yours!! Like so similar it’s scary lol. Feel free to hmu if you wanna talk about it anytime! Good luck with everything

@emiliaderisheva5067

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you too!

@garysimone4977

4 жыл бұрын

@@RC_random_vids hey i am on day 6,,,help !!!!!,,, when does this end,,,

For me, I am having super bad dizziness and just feeling like I need to sleep all day and all night.

@1MNUTZ

6 ай бұрын

You can only cone off safely by going down 10% of your regular dose each month. So if regular dose was 20mg then 10% off that 20mg minus 2mg =18mg first month then 2nd month 18mg minus 1.8mg 16.2 and so on so forth.

@uzmanausheen5475

4 ай бұрын

Same.. how r u now and how long did the dizziness last

How are you now? Are you drug free?

@emiliaderisheva5067

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I am drug free and I am great

Try ashawaganda,since taking them I have quit the Ssri's which are pure poison imo.

@kalaiselviramaiah3854

3 жыл бұрын

Did slow taper your ssri...?

@kalaiselviramaiah3854

3 жыл бұрын

Did you hv withdrawl systoms does ashawaganda helps

Are u single

@emiliaderisheva5067

3 жыл бұрын

Lunden Maxwell no lmao

@DeLuca101

2 жыл бұрын

Lunden maxwell, I am😍

9 months only? lol.. a person whos been on them 20years or more should be making this video. not you.. wtf is 9 months omg that wouldve been so easy

@emiliaderisheva5067

2 жыл бұрын

Antidepressants are not recommended for long term use but unfortunately a lot of people use them long term. Post-partum moms usually only use them for a few months to balance out the chemicals in the brain that got messed up from pregnancy. Therapy is 80% effective at treating long term mental health. The other 20% is the antidepressant usage. It’s only supposed to be used to find temporary relief until you can get yourself into therapy and find ways to cope.

@drEAmzZzza

2 жыл бұрын

@@emiliaderisheva5067 too bad no doctor tells u that lol im 12 yrs ssri and i quit cold turkey 2 months now and i feel better than i ever was on that poison

@emiliaderisheva5067

2 жыл бұрын

That’s right, doctors don’t tell you and it’s sad! They don’t inform a lot of their patients about this information! All they care about is making money!

@drEAmzZzza

2 жыл бұрын

@@emiliaderisheva5067 all political agenda. they arent doctors they drug dealers lol they get a % of certain drugs they push

@raqui174

Жыл бұрын

It affects everyone differently. Even ppl that have been on it for 2 months can still have withdrawal symptoms