Ugh, hang in there. I transitioned off Lexapro last September. I was only on 5mg, so I thought, meh, and just stopped taking them. Then I got the weird feelings and the brain zaps, and got the point that it's a slow process and you can't stop cold turkey.
My doctor told me some weird 2 week schedule to stop, but I followed my body and did what was best for me. In my experience, it's best to go S L O W, which can be frustrating because you want to just be done. But I started by cutting my pills in half and took them every day for about a week, then I switched to every other day for awhile. Then, I noticed I could take them every few days....when I got the brain zaps, I would take a half (usually every 3 days).
Then one week I noticed I hadn't taken my half pill in 4 days and felt fine...then I was done! I think it took about 2 months for me to fully transition off, and doing it slowly ended up not being awful at all.
Just hang in there.
Lexapro immediately squashed my anxiety, but made me feel a bit like a zombie. I ended up gain about 50lbs in the 3ish years I took it (my doctor swore it wasn't the lex, but it was). Part of the problem seemed to be that it messed with my metabolism, and the other part was that I had no motivation or focus to concentrate on my weight. Once I stopped, I dropped from 185 to 168 almost immediately (and that's with zero exercise and poor diet). I just posted on another thread that coming off the Lexapro was like waking up from a long sleep for me. I now have a clear mind and am focusing on losing weight, eating well and getting healthy.
GOOD LUCK!!
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