Lexapro For 7 Years. Want To Come Off.

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I have been on Lexapro for about 7 years. I feel like it has just been masking my anxiety/depression. I want to try to come off of it, I want to try and be healthy on my own. Does anyone have long use effects? I feel tired all the time. I have ZERO libido. I eat all the time, almost feel like anxiety is still there. I'm lazy, just don't want to do anything. Has anyone tapered off? How was the experience? What do you do now for anxiety? Thank you so much.

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What does your Dr say about coming off? Do they agree you should?

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Hi Lariana, How are you?

I actually don't have any personal experience with this medication, but from reading your description I get the sense that you may need to talk with your doctor about developing some sort of tapering schedule to help you gradually wean off after being on it for so long.

There's also another active discussion thread here on the topic of Lexapro withdrawals. Skimming through some of the pages, you might find information in there relating to how others dealt with the symptoms from quitting this medication over time:

Discuss/Lexapro-Withdrawal-193949.htm

I hope this helps!

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