Posted 10/29/2012 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
After being on LEXAPRO for 2 years, I decided start tapering off about 2 weeks ago from 10mg to 5mg. On day 3 of my weaning, the side effects really started to kick in, body itch,fatigue, migraine like feeling without the pain, floating disconnected feeling.. This of course could easily be mistaken for anxiety itself so you guys can imagine just how confusing and frustrating this can be.. Since I weaned off I've been on hi dose of omega 3, barley, b complex,.. Since this is e first time For me, I don't have a basis for comparison but this much I know, since my dizziness was driving me nuts yesterday I searched the Internet again for some other way to ease withdrawals and I chanced upon a few sites saying that BENADRYL works wonders for the dizziness (which to me is the most difficult side effect because of its multiplier effect). Well I am here to say validate that it really does work!! My overall heady discomfort was gone 20mins after taking Benadryl. This needs to get more airtime as this I believe provides the greatest relief, at least in my opinion. Next question for me is do I go for zero or do I stay at 5mg for a while??