Posted by Maxime on February 19, 2005, at 14:00:32
In reply to HELP!! Husband stopped taking Lex...., posted by MickeyD on February 19, 2005, at 9:19:35
> My husband has been on lexapro for about 4 months and wow, what a difference it has made! I noticed recently that he doesn't take it like he should be and now I don't think he is taking it at all. I know that there are side effects for doing this. Could anyone tell me the side effects of getting off of it without consulting a doctor and quitting cold turkey? His behavior is back to where it was before. Any answers?
Hi,
You might want to post this on this Withdrawal board in terms of any side-effects.
HOWEVER, I had a very good PDOC when living in another Province who told me that most people who stop an anti-depressant too early that the depression will return and will be worse than the first occurence. Now what she meant is that a person who is on an AD and their depression is relieved (lucky bastards!) they need to stay on the medication until the depression has been "in remission" for a certain length of time (I can't remember how long) and then they would slowly taper off the drug.
Why did he stop the med?
Maxime
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