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I am looking for info on this med and how it compares in strengthh to other benzos

I want to wean off Lexapro. I'm only taking 10 mg. but I don't feel that I need it anymore since I've had no episodes of depression in the past 12 months. The tablet is scored so I'm assuming I could just cut it in half. What are withdrawal symptoms? I'd like to know what to look for as I wean off it.

Sulpiride at 400 mg made me lethargic and gain a lot of weight, 3 stone or 20kgs. Lower doses made me restless.(Akathesia).At doses below 150-100 mg it actually gave me psychoses.

Sulpiride at 400 mg made me gain a lot of way

I was on Methadone for a period of 8 years, and I am only 29 now. I was diagnosed with chronic intractable Migraines along with reacuring crohn's disease. Well the pain doctor put me on Oxycontin first, but was too expensive, so he switched me to Methadone WITHOUT teling me anything about withdrawl when I got ready to get of... I was on 60MG daily 20 morning 20 lunch and 20 bedtime, well I got myself down to 20MG but with a struggle and a lot of help from the man upstairs. Then I got a pill splitter and started taking half a 20MG tab so 10MG's, did than for about a wek, then I split into fourths and took 3 1/4th tabs, nad so on.. I got myself down to 5MG a day and another local pain specialist told me that to get this far had to be HARD work.. He prescribed a bunch of meds, including Klonopin and I had very little withdrawl. I have been cleen from it for going on 6 months now, YEAH... Well thats my story

I've been on this medication for a number of years - is it true this is less likely to cause reduction in libido? At 50, I am concerned about long-lasting effects on my liver. I've tried twice to get along with an antidepressent only to have to return to the doctor within six months. I also use Xanax.

I currently don't have a detailed experience or advice to give on this medication as I have recently started this medication 3 days ago. However I do think that this is a good medication to add to the list and am sure there are plenty of other people who have already had experiences with this particular medication. My doctor switched me from the mood stabilizer Lamictal to Topamax when I started taking birth control. I did research on the internet and found out Lamictal is the only mood stabilizer that has an adverse reaction to oral contraceptives. It basically caused my mood stabilizer to stop working completely. I immediately noticed the change in my mood. As of right now I'm taking 50mg for two weeks and will increase to 100mg thereafter and if needed will increase to higher a dosage. Hopefully I won't need to do that. I have yet to feel any side effects which is good but then again it's only been three days. I'll check back in a couple of days to update the side effects I experience, if any.

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