I took Lexapro once last week I did not like how it made me feel so I stopped. Should I be worried about withdrawal side effects after one 5MG pills? I have been feeling chills and I'm wondering if it could be related. I took Celexa 6 years ago for two months and after I stoppped I felt sick for awhile.
2006-12-01 04:50:50 · 5 answers · asked by coreypassalacqua2003 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It's most likely in your head because it takes your body 1 month to adjust to Lexapro fully, and anything before that won't affect you. If you stop worrying about it and relax, you'll be okay.And you should never stop an SSRI pill just like that. It damages your brain and you brain receptors.
2006-12-01 05:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by snowbaby 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You most certainly are NOT experiencing withdrawal or discontinuation syndrome. You would have to be taking the drug long enough for it to work (2-6 weeks) to have such an effect. Taking 1 pill and stopping won't help your depression/anxiety, but you won't go through withdrawal either. If you do decide to take it, when you come off it down the road, just reduce your dose slowly over several weeks. This should minimize the effect you had last time.
2006-12-01 13:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by couchtalker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are experiencing effects related to SSRI discontinuation syndrome.
The effects will be prevelant based on the elimination half life of the medication. That is the time it takes to clear from your system. The half life of Lexapro is about 27 hours, therefore, if you miss one dose you can expect to feel the withdrawal effects.
Hope you feel better.
2006-12-01 06:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by Altruist 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not from one Lexapro. You probably have a cold/virus.
2006-12-01 04:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Your body did not even get used to it....
Maybe the flu...
2006-12-01 05:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by riptide_71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋