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Suggest Ways To Overcome Withdrawal Symptoms From Lexapro

I went cold turkey off of lexapro and I m tapering quickly; as I am almost out; off of xanax approx. 1 1/2 ago. Having withdraw: headaches, agitation, irritability, JOINT PAIN, everything hurts, more calm than I thought I would be. Just need some tips, like vitamins that may help, etc. I will not poison myself with pharmaceuticals again. I believe I was misdiagnosed with depression in 89, because I didn t have the gut s to tell the doc. I was depressed because I had gone cold turkey off of weekend cocaine use. I want to detox my body. I am 48 and DONE! I want my life, memory, health back. Please, give me tips to get through the withdraw. I am out of the lexapro and will NOT go back to the doc. that put me on them. He was a doc. in the box, script writer. Thanks, Nat ;)
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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Hello,
Although quitting cold turkey is not the right way of coming out of lexpro because it is going to cause severe withdrawal symotoms but since you have quit it ,then you must be ready to face these symptoms.
Natural ways to help you are...
Drinking plenty of water
Taking multivitamin tablets
Eating plenty of fresh fruits and green vegetables
Doing regular aerobic exercises
Doing yoga,deep breathing exercises and pranayama.
These withdrawal symptoms take different time in different individuals to disappear.It may take few weeks to few months.
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Suggest Ways To Overcome Withdrawal Symptoms From Lexapro

Hello, Although quitting cold turkey is not the right way of coming out of lexpro because it is going to cause severe withdrawal symotoms but since you have quit it ,then you must be ready to face these symptoms. Natural ways to help you are... Drinking plenty of water Taking multivitamin tablets Eating plenty of fresh fruits and green vegetables Doing regular aerobic exercises Doing yoga,deep breathing exercises and pranayama. These withdrawal symptoms take different time in different individuals to disappear.It may take few weeks to few months. Thanks