Hey Guys,
I've been trying to withdrawl from Lexapro for a over a year now at the recommended 10% reduction monthly of the current dose. I work a job where I cannot afford to be mentally impaired from withdrawl symptoms so I need to go slow. At the rate I am going, I still have over a year to go to get off this drug! I happened to come across an article where a woman had surgery and was prescribed Oxycontin and decided to use the time while on Oxycontin to quit her SSRI cold turkey. She was successful in doing this and claimed it was basically a breeze getting off the SSRI she was on. I want to do this, I'm just not sure if Oxycontin is the best drug for the job. The plan is to take a few weeks off work, quit lexapro cold turkey and take X drug to help me get through the withdrawl. I also need to also be careful not to get addicted to whatever drug I decide to use. Hopefully I can just take when things get bad to avoid continuous use for 2-3 weeks.
So question is, which opiate (or other drug) would be best help numb and/or reduce the SSRI withdrawl symptoms?
Thanks!!
I've been trying to withdrawl from Lexapro for a over a year now at the recommended 10% reduction monthly of the current dose. I work a job where I cannot afford to be mentally impaired from withdrawl symptoms so I need to go slow. At the rate I am going, I still have over a year to go to get off this drug! I happened to come across an article where a woman had surgery and was prescribed Oxycontin and decided to use the time while on Oxycontin to quit her SSRI cold turkey. She was successful in doing this and claimed it was basically a breeze getting off the SSRI she was on. I want to do this, I'm just not sure if Oxycontin is the best drug for the job. The plan is to take a few weeks off work, quit lexapro cold turkey and take X drug to help me get through the withdrawl. I also need to also be careful not to get addicted to whatever drug I decide to use. Hopefully I can just take when things get bad to avoid continuous use for 2-3 weeks.
So question is, which opiate (or other drug) would be best help numb and/or reduce the SSRI withdrawl symptoms?
Thanks!!