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When will this Lexapro withdrawal end?

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Dre-Z

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I've been off 3 months (after a 9 month stint with 10mg daily) and although the worst of the anhedonia is past, it's like there is a stopper or 'limit' on how happy I can be. e.g. euphoria is impssible to acheive with ANY drug ( might have felt it for like a few seconds on marijuana recently) and I also have low motivation and little desire to seek out social company. It is improving, but not being able to take ' breaks' from this hell with drugs is frustrating. fish oil seems to help the most with irritability
 
I'm sorry to hear about your anhedonia! I have experienced that after coming off of an SSRI. I don't remember how long it lasted for me, but probably about a year.

I hope you get back to enjoying life fully soon!
 
Did you quit the 10mg Lexapro cold turkey or did you slowly decrease the dose?

Also which other drugs are you using besides weed?
 
I'm 19. I quit cold turkey. I'm using lots of drugs besides weed (Methylphenidate, Phenibut, Phenylethylamine, Amphetamine, Hydrocodone, Temazepam, Morning Glory Seeds, Alcohol) but very sporadically because they provide NO euphoria in ANY dose and only offer a tiny bit of relief.

Despite the fact I'm using all these drugs, it seems I'm still slowly recovering but it's like two steps forward and 1 step back.

Something interesting to note is that a year and a month ago, before Lexapro, I had a 'normal' response to most drugs. e.g. Adderall made me feel like myself x10, more confident, euphoric, and I had to control my usage because it was addicting. Now, I don't need to control ANY urges. I HAVE NONE. The sexual thing is probably the most frustrating. Seeing a fine girl, then beginning to lust, then suddenly BAM! I lose all interest in her. It's like no matter what it is, if it causes pleasure, there is a limit to how much pleasure it can give me, and once I hit that 'peak', I lose all interest in the activity (or drug).

I was hoping LSA from morning glories might be immune to this 'anti-euphoria shield' I have around me, but although the experience was INTERESTING and AMUSING, it was not euphoric. At all.

I may try a MUCH larger dose today or tomorrow to try to soak my fucked up brain and get SOME response.


God, I wish I had NEVER taken this Goddamn drug. Ironically, it was some thread on this site, a year and a month ago, that made me think it was a good idea. Can't find the thread, but in it some dude talked about how it made him pro-social, good with girls and he had a 3-way soon after starting and shit like that lmao.
I thought I was anti-social back then. Damn. At least I connected to my friends, enjoyed doing stuff with them, and was motivated to flirt with girls. This is horrible. I'm literally anti-social. I have little to no desire for anyone's company. And my libido disappears sometimes.

Oh, and I'm a senior in high school. And my dream is to go to college and major in biochemistry, start a family one day and be a good parent and end the chain of HORRIBLE family situations that run in my family as far back as I know. But sometimes, I don't care if I live or die. Sometimes I don't give a fuck about any 'dreams' I have, and feel like getting arrested would be an interesting experience to add some spice to my muted life.

Oh and I'm in great physical shape and I eat healthy so it isn't that. And I take Omega 3-6-9 every day at least twice (I have to, it controls my irritability to a large extent) and a Super B Complex.
 
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OK I would not quit the lexapro cold turkey. Talk to the doctor who prescribed it and tell him/her that you want to quit it.

While you are quitting I would stop using all drugs even pot and the rest for the time being.
 
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