Stress Center Peer Support

Hi everyone,
It has been 3 weeks since I've been completely off Lexapro. I feel like I've been waiting forever to be off the medication (it took me 6 months under my doctor's care to wean off), but now that I'm off my anxiety has been pretty bad. I have been having feelings of unreality and bad thoughts pretty much every day. I was wondering if anyone else had these problems when they came off their meds, and if it got better with time. Like alot of people on here, I am afraid to be on medication, and now I'm afraid I can't come off it.

Lexapro was good for eliminating the anxiety and it did increase when I went off of it.

I think utilizing the skills in the program DEFINITELY helps. Recognize you're feeling anxious and it's ok to have some anxiety, however, you can choose to just accept it for what it is. Tell yourself, it will pass!

I hope this helps.