Rain: dropped dose of lexapro

[Rain]

Hey Rain how's the restless leg today?

Hey Stitch, My restless legs are better recent 3 days, but big heightened anxiety, OCD thoughts and doomed despair feelings... 

 

Hope this will pass soon!

 

Regards 

Rain

[AliG]

Rain. You may have cut a little too early as you were still having symptoms, although mild. Perhaps a longer hold would have been preferable. However, I would now persevere at 9 mg but stabilize fully before you consider your next drop.

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3949-stabilizing-after-a-reduction-what-does-that-mean/

[Frogie]

We encourage each other.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Rain]

Rain. You may have cut a little too early as you were still having symptoms, although mild. Perhaps a longer hold would have been preferable. However, I would now persevere at 9 mg but stabilize fully before you consider your next drop.

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3949-stabilizing-after-a-reduction-what-does-that-mean/

 

Many thanks AliG, I have read the links carefully that you provided me, I think I start cutting too early caused things went ugly. 

 

I will hold 9mg till I get stabilized. 

 

Regards

Rain

[Rain]

We encourage each other.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

Yes, we encourage each other, everything will be fine soon! 

 

Regards 

Rain

[Frogie]

 

Rain. You may have cut a little too early as you were still having symptoms, although mild. Perhaps a longer hold would have been preferable. However, I would now persevere at 9 mg but stabilize fully before you consider your next drop.

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3949-stabilizing-after-a-reduction-what-does-that-mean/

 

 

Many thanks AliG, I have read the links carefully that you provided me, I think I start cutting too early caused things went ugly. 

 

I will hold 9mg till I get stabilized. 

 

 

 

Regards

Rain

Rain:

 

That's a really good idea. Stay on the same dosage until you feel better and stablize.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Rain]

 

 

Rain. You may have cut a little too early as you were still having symptoms, although mild. Perhaps a longer hold would have been preferable. However, I would now persevere at 9 mg but stabilize fully before you consider your next drop.

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3949-stabilizing-after-a-reduction-what-does-that-mean/

 

Many thanks AliG, I have read the links carefully that you provided me, I think I start cutting too early caused things went ugly. 

 

I will hold 9mg till I get stabilized. 

 

 

 

Regards

Rain

Rain:

 

That's a really good idea. Stay on the same dosage until you feel better and stablize.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

Ya, For this time, I know my issue is WD not reverse reaction of the Lexapro, so I will hold till stable. 

 

It seems still bad at the moment, hope it will pass soon. 

 

Regards

Rain

[Mort81]

Hey Rain how's it going today? Still small window? Hopefully so!

[Rain]

Hey Rain how's it going today? Still small window? Hopefully so!

 

Hey Stitch! 

 

Yesterday was a small window, pretty sweet, but today, stomach agitated again, and legs feeling come back, too. 

 

But it's still not too bad. 

 

How's your wave today?

 

Regards

 

Rain

[Mort81]

Today all breathing wave don't know what's happening hopefully better soon

[Rain]

Today all breathing wave don't know what's happening hopefully better soon

 

Sorry to hear my friend, I am in a roller coaster in hell like Johnny said as well. The 10% cut become very ugly, but I still don't wanna back to 10mg. 

 

It is a fight with death grip, I don't know if I can win this. Hope you can get better soon! 

[Mort81]

Thanks Mate, somehow someway we gonna win this

[Rain]

Thanks Mate, somehow someway we gonna win this

 

We will! Then I write story here. 

[Mort81]

Ya sounds good to me

[Mort81]

Hey Rains still in a small window!? Hope u well mate!

[Frogie]

 

Today all breathing wave don't know what's happening hopefully better soon

 

 

Sorry to hear my friend, I am in a roller coaster in hell like Johnny said as well. The 10% cut become very ugly, but I still don't wanna back to 10mg. 

 

It is a fight with death grip, I don't know if I can win this. Hope you can get better soon!

Hi:

 

Hope you're doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Cipramillion]

Hi, Rain!

 

A sensitive nervous system can cause a lot of strange and paradoxical reactions to meds and supplements. From ny own experience, i would recommend to be careful with caffeine, sugar and alcohol. Lifestyle changes and stress management can make a difference. Try not to make many changes with supplements at once. One step at a time and you will get there. Magnesium made my symptoms worse, but a lot of people feel better with it. You have to try for yourself to find out. Just introduce new stuff in small amounts at first. Hang in there. Things get better over time!

[Rain]

Hey Rains still in a small window!? Hope u well mate!

 

Wow Mate I got a nearly a week in a row! 

 

How are you mate? Hope you are doing well!!!

[Rain]

Hi, Rain!

 

A sensitive nervous system can cause a lot of strange and paradoxical reactions to meds and supplements. From ny own experience, i would recommend to be careful with caffeine, sugar and alcohol. Lifestyle changes and stress management can make a difference. Try not to make many changes with supplements at once. One step at a time and you will get there. Magnesium made my symptoms worse, but a lot of people feel better with it. You have to try for yourself to find out. Just introduce new stuff in small amounts at first. Hang in there. Things get better over time!

Hey Cipramillion,

 

Many thanks for sharing your experience! Your experience was quite similar to me! I can't take any supplement, even Vitamin B. Also lots of food agitated my stomach then whole system back into awful situations. But this week I got my symptoms much less, maybe it just a window coming... 

 

Hope you are doing well. 

 

Regards 

 

Rain

[Rain]

Some updates:

 

After 1.5 weeks of window time, I am back to hell again! It seems like the 10% cut made me into a new waves and windows! Is that means the protracted withdrawal starts zero again? 

 

I hope its not... But maybe it just happening... 

 

Also the bad condition seems happened after seafood intolerance, my stomach was really bad after having seafood now. This had happened 2 times now, so I noticed this might caused me trouble. 

[AliG]

When did you cut  ?  What dose and how long did you hold ?  Can you please update your drug signature ?  This makes it easier to answer your questions.

[Rain]

When did you cut  ?  What dose and how long did you hold ?  Can you please update your drug signature ?  This makes it easier to answer your questions.

Hi, I cut it about 3 months ago as the signature wrote. I cut 10%, so it's 9mg now.

[KarenB]

Good you've recognised to avoid sea-food.  Windows and waves can be relieving and distressing by turns.  I know each time I entered another wave I'd be so despairing, till I remembered the pattern.  These days I reduce by much smaller amounts, and my waves - when I get them - are so minimal I hardly notice them. 

 

You may like to consider lowering your reductions, or using the micro-taper method.  It can be a lot gentler on your whole system. 

[Rain]

Good you've recognised to avoid sea-food.  Windows and waves can be relieving and distressing by turns.  I know each time I entered another wave I'd be so despairing, till I remembered the pattern.  These days I reduce by much smaller amounts, and my waves - when I get them - are so minimal I hardly notice them. 

 

You may like to consider lowering your reductions, or using the micro-taper method.  It can be a lot gentler on your whole system. 

 

Hey Karen:

 

So happy to hear from you! And thank you for your suggestions! 

 

At the moment what I gonna do is Hold till I feel calm. Your previous feeling was quite similar to my current situation, next time, I definitely will cut much smaller than 10%. 

 

Thanks again

 

Rain

[Mort81]

Hey Rain I dropped my phone and now broken ! I am gonna try new one , It may take a few days ! Ill speak to you sooon Mate , hope u well!

[Rain]

Hey Rain I dropped my phone and now broken ! I am gonna try new one , It may take a few days ! Ill speak to you sooon Mate , hope u well!

Hey stitch sorry to hear that! I sent couple messages to you and worrying about you.

 

I'm in very bad wave now, my stomach is very painful, it just doesn't accept any food now, I don't know what's going on... My heart palp and anxiety are to the top, I couldn't get to sleep. I am so scared now I need some help.

[Mort81]

Hey Rain sorry to hear aswell ! its just a wave , everything is so weird , I had plenty of waves that were all stomach and I couldnt eat any food for weeks but the key is to eat just a little bit and one day u will wake up and it will be gone !

[Rain]

Hey Rain sorry to hear aswell ! its just a wave , everything is so weird , I had plenty of waves that were all stomach and I couldnt eat any food for weeks but the key is to eat just a little bit and one day u will wake up and it will be gone !

Hey stitch, hope you can get a new phone soon!

 

I still can't get to sleep but im very tired... It is not good at all.

 

Big wave for me...

[Mort81]

Hey Rain im going tomorrow to get the phone , maybe new phone with Keyboard or Samsung or IchatPhone .. Will see Ill let u know 

[Rain]

Hi,

 

I am really in the hell these 2 weeks! The symptoms are getting much worse now!

 

I don't know what's going on with me, but I just know I started very bad symptoms such as huge restless, heartpalps, insomnia and akathisia... I am feel like when I was taking 20mg in late 2015 and adverse reaction kicked in very soon...

 

I cut my meds by 10% about 3 months ago, basicly for the begining it was nice, best windows I have ever had, lasted for 3 weeks then starts bad symptoms. And these 4 days symptoms getting much worsening and it's extremely unbearable. 

 

So What I might be suffering? I also experienced worsening symptoms after 4h taking lexapro, is that an indicate that meds is causing me trouble? 

 

Your suggest will be really appreciated as I am in extreme condition now. 

 

Many many thanks again

 

 

My recent daily symptoms are:

 

Woke up by around 4pm, feel heart palps, some days restless legs

 

Having meal, symptoms lessend a bit, 5pm taking lexapro ( still 9mg)

 

6pm feel a bit restless, anxiety and heart palp

 

9pm feel hands and feet numb tingling and twitching, extreme restless and akathisia hits. 

 

10:30pm a bit better, then eat something. 

 

till 4am remain the same and insomnia. 

 

5am heart palp again, harder to get to sleep so eat and drink water a bit, then back to the bad

 

6-7am felt to sleep with no problem. (Some days felt to sleep about 8-9am) 

[scallywag]

When do you take your medication(s)?  Please include that in your future symptom logs.

[Rain]

When do you take your medication(s)?  Please include that in your future symptom logs.

Hi Scally I took it right after my first meal, so it's 5pm, I am insomnia tonight due to severe heart palps (102bpm when sleep on bed!) 

[scallywag]

It may be that Lexapro is too stimulating for you.  Are you wanting to work back to a sleep at night schedule?

 

Post a few more days worth of symptoms + time of Lexapro dose

[Rain]

It may be that Lexapro is too stimulating for you.  Are you wanting to work back to a sleep at night schedule?

 

Post a few more days worth of symptoms + time of Lexapro dose

Many thanks Scallywag, I will post some, since WD, my sleeping pattern is changing all the time. Rencently my heart palp extremely fast all the time, night time is very hard for me to sleep, only till 7-9am I am able to calm down a bit, then sleep to 4pm afternoon. 

[Rain]

It may be that Lexapro is too stimulating for you.  Are you wanting to work back to a sleep at night schedule?

 

Post a few more days worth of symptoms + time of Lexapro dose

I also want to try a 2% cut to experiment if any better. 

[LexAnger]

Rain, I'm so sorry you are still in so much struggling. You are not alone I'm in the worst hell too.

 

I shared my opinion last October about your situation, feeling your main symptoms akathesia, restlessness, twitching are most probably caused by the drug. You tried cutting dose and felt better with those symptoms. Then those symptoms got bad again late last year. what you are experiencing now reinforced my thought that those are caused by Lexapro. Some of the symptoms are indeed from WD that is what makes the whole thing very confusing. I have been having similar situation for a long time and I know how puzzle some it can be when in the mix of WD and side effects. It's even harder to balance the two, dancing between the two evil as I call it. Unfortunately you have to deal with both, and the very opposite two evils. In this very tricky situation, you have to give the most intolerable ones higher priority while trying the maintain the other at a relatively tolerable level. It sounds to me your current main struggle is from the drug, so cutting dose is what supposedly help. As how much and frequent, it gonna to be a trial and error thing. Starting small is the way to go as always you can cut more if the effect of relieve side effects is not enough.

 

Another option is to change meds. From my own experience, once one is stuck in between WD and side effects in a huge manner, it will stay with you all,the way down. I was hoping when the dose is lower the side effects will be less, but now I'm at 0.07mg the hell of reaction still stays strong.

 

Lex