Diana80: 0,2 mg escitalopram to zero within one month. Possible?

[Diana80]

Hi. I'm sorry for my English but i hope you understand this topic 😁

Thank you all for this site which survive my life!

I am on SSRIs/SNRIs since 7 years to treat GAD. Tried to withdraw several times but after maximum 2 months was forced to reinstate low dose.

Last withdrawal was from 5 mg escitalopram to zero within 1 month. After that get bad anxiety which was treated by reinstating 0,3 mg escitalopram.  I tapper down with 10% each 3-4 weeks but wounder if i can tapper now fron 0,2 mg to zero whin 1 month? Is it possible?

I'm thinking about pregnancy and if i tapper slowly (10% monthly) it will take at least one year and i will reach 40 years old or more.

Please help. Any experience to tapper from tiny dose to zero whithout side effects?

 

Reagads

Diana

[Altostrata]

Welcome, Diana.

 

How have you felt throughout your taper from 5mg escilatopram? How do you feel now?

[Diana80]

Thank you Altostrata!

I lowered escaitalopram quickly from 5 mg to zero whithin 6 weeks. The physical withdrawal symtoms like brainzaps began direct after stopping but they diminished with time, while anxiety, insomnia began 2-3 weeks and became worse with time. I couldn't sleep even if i take high dose antihistamine Phenergan 100 mg + Melatonin. Sometimes i used diazepam 5-10 mg or zopiclone 7,5 mg to sleep but i try to avoid them because they are more addictive than AD.

After 2 months being off escitalopram i decided to reinstate a very low dose 0,3 mg.

2 weeks after reinstatement every thing became better . I can sleep with 50 mg phenergan ( before i couldn't sleep even with high dose).

I lowered dosage last week from 0,25 mg to 0,13 mg but i get more anxiety.  Last night couldn't sleep without intake of 100 mg phenergan + zopiclone.

I don't know the cause if it was rapid lowering the dose or if the are PMS symptoms.

 

[WarriorWomanLV]

Hi Diana80! I hope all is well. I did the same thing as you. Reinstated to .30mg and it has helped. Not 100% but definitely cushioned severe withdrawals. I plan on tapering my the .30mg dose in about 2 - 3 months. Can you tell me if you're completely off and how you went about it?