Hey! hope everyone is well. i just wanted to share my quick withdrawal plan from lexapro for anyone who wants to listen. i am currently only on 5mg for 4 months and i want to get off. however, one time i had to drop to 2.5mg because i forgot to bring enough pills on vacation and i got serious withdrawal symptoms after 5 days. so I KNOW that i’m going to get withdrawals from this. 

my doctor sent me a tapering schedule to take 5mg once every other day for a week and then the next week to take 5mg every 3 days. i know that’s a fast taper because of everything i’ve read online (thank you survivingantidepressants!) but this is literally the only time i can get off this medication. i will be home from school until january 19th and have the option to go to school 2 weeks later. i feel being home with my family from school is when i can do this. 

so, my plan is to go through with the taper and just TOUGH OUT these withdrawal symptoms. i had anxiety, intrusive thoughts, flu like illness, all the works. but i’m strong and i can do this and get through it. 

thanks everyone for reading. just needed somewhere to share my little plan. lol. wish me luck, i’m going to go through hell in the upcoming weeks.