7 hours ago, Journey said:

Update: I took a dose of beet root powder with juice last night and this morning and my blood pressure is down 113/85 it hasn’t been this low in a long time , the downside is I have had a migraine all day. Tomorrow I’m going to see the neurologist just to check things out.

So pleased 😀 Hope the headache lift though…

Neurologist wants me to do an MRI and scan of my head and neck. She also called in ketorolac because this is what the hospital gave me through an IV a few weeks ago when I went in for migraine, nausea and high blood pressure and it helped my migraine. I don’t think I will be taking any medication unless I feel like I have to go to the emergency room again. I did have a headache today it was about a 4 on the scale, not a migraine but it was there.

14 minutes ago, Journey said:

ketorolac

This is a very potent drug that carries a black box warning. Please fully investigate the risks. Always use a drug checker before using a new drug.

1 hour ago, Journey said:

Neurologist wants me to do an MRI and scan of my head and neck. She also called in ketorolac because this is what the hospital gave me through an IV a few weeks ago when I went in for migraine, nausea and high blood pressure and it helped my migraine. I don’t think I will be taking any medication unless I feel like I have to go to the emergency room again. I did have a headache today it was about a 4 on the scale, not a migraine but it was there.

Good to have checks. But as this is likely WD, I’d be very cautious about taking more drugs. I know it’s tough, but trying to learn to deal with this drug free would be my advice. Xxx

I have been doing well, just continuing getting headaches every now and again. My MRI test came back normal, what a relief. I’m still on 1 mg of Lexapro. My next doctor’s appointment is June 1st I will request liquid Lexapro to start reducing my dosage a bit more. I hope everyone is doing well. Sending well wishes to everyone.

Good to hear @Journey 😊

5 hours ago, Journey said:

I have been doing well, just continuing getting headaches every now and again. My MRI test came back normal, what a relief. I’m still on 1 mg of Lexapro. My next doctor’s appointment is June 1st I will request liquid Lexapro to start reducing my dosage a bit more. I hope everyone is doing well. Sending well wishes to everyone.

Great news Journey. I am so pleased to hear. I would consider making your own liquid up with some water. Its very straight forward, either way make sure you complete a crossover between the two as outlined in the guides. I am genuinely really pleased with how things have gone for you. I hope the next month or so brings you even more stablity. 😀

Today I had my check up at the doctor. I told her I have been on 1 mg of Lexapro since my last visit and wanted to do liquid Lexapro here on out. She was a bit resistant at first but when I told her if she wouldn’t call in the liquid Lexapro I was going to make my own liquid and it will be difficult for me, she did a quick research and said she had never called in liquid Lexapro before but then she agreed. So tomorrow I will pick it up from the pharamacy. What a relief. So I will go down to .75 tomorrow I think.

1 hour ago, Journey said:

Today I had my check up at the doctor. I told her I have been on 1 mg of Lexapro since my last visit and wanted to do liquid Lexapro here on out. She was a bit resistant at first but when I told her if she wouldn’t call in the liquid Lexapro I was going to make my own liquid and it will be difficult for me, she did a quick research and said she had never called in liquid Lexapro before but then she agreed. So tomorrow I will pick it up from the pharamacy. What a relief. So I will go down to .75 tomorrow I think.

Glad you advocated for yourself.

Jumping more than 10% is not recommended. 10% is a maximum and many are unable to handle that much. If you choose to do a 10%, the dosage would be 0.9 mg the after 28 days, 0.81 mg, then 0.73 mg, etc, 0.75 mg would be a 25% decrease.

Also, changing directly to liquid is not recommended especially if you are changing manufacturer as well. Only one change should happen at a time otherwise if there is a reaction, you won’t know what is causing it.

This link explains how to change from a pill to liquid:https://antidepressantrecovery.org/topic/251-using-manufactured-liquid%C2%A0antidepressants/#comment-6790

When you get the liquid, please read carefully to get the dosing correct.

You haven’t held very long to stabilize. Have all your wd symptoms subsided?

Being functional and stable is more important than rushing a taper.

Edited June 2Jun 2 by LostinCanada

@Journey If it were me, I would sitck to the DIY liquid. If you do change you would want to do the crossover procedure as Lic has linked you too. I would give it some more time and let things settle for you personally. But when you start tapering you need to make reductions much smaller than 25%, I would suggest you make a very small reduction perhaps 1 or 2% and see how you cope before thinking about making a bigger reduction.

But honestly I think finding a really nice stable base to taper from should your priority rather than getting off. Your system has had alot to deal with this last weeks/months.

To further parrot Lic, well done for standing up for yourself with your doctor.

If you want to switch to manufactured liquid perhaps let us know what mg/ML the liquid is and we can suggest a preparation for you to make up with it to make a crossover and subsequent reductions easier/more accurate.

7 hours ago, Journey said:

Today I had my check up at the doctor. I told her I have been on 1 mg of Lexapro since my last visit and wanted to do liquid Lexapro here on out. She was a bit resistant at first but when I told her if she wouldn’t call in the liquid Lexapro I was going to make my own liquid and it will be difficult for me, she did a quick research and said she had never called in liquid Lexapro before but then she agreed. So tomorrow I will pick it up from the pharamacy. What a relief. So I will go down to .75 tomorrow I think.

That's great you've been able to get liquid Escitalopram @Journey it makes things so much easier. Are you sure about dropping 25%? Imagine a 100 metre cliff and you tackle it by trying to jump 25 metres without a rope…. there's rarely a safe landing

Update: I have been on .75mg liquid Lexapro since June 2nd. I have not had any withdrawals and I have had less migraines and headaches, I have actually only had one headache since the new dosage of my prescription Lexapro, compared to getting headaches and migraines every other day. Unfortunately I have had my blood work done and my cholesterol is high still and I have been put on blood pressure medication lisinipril 5mg. Since I continue to do well with my tapering I will taper again in a few weeks.

2 hours ago, Journey said:

Update: I have been on .75mg liquid Lexapro since June 2nd. I have not had any withdrawals and I have had less migraines and headaches, I have actually only had one headache since the new dosage of my prescription Lexapro, compared to getting headaches and migraines every other day. Unfortunately I have had my blood work done and my cholesterol is high still and I have been put on blood pressure medication lisinipril 5mg. Since I continue to do well with my tapering I will taper again in a few weeks.

Hi @Journey It's great you've managed to get to such a low dose, I'm on the same med. I thought I'd be at 1mg around Christmas/New Year, but my body just won't let me. Any tiny little change (like 2mcg) turns my body against me — the new and horrible WD symptoms still have me on edge and show no sign of abating. I was interested to read about your cholesterol. My LDL-C has shot up but my good markers — triglycerides (low) and HDL-C are great — and the ratio of these is a much greater predictor of cardiometabolic risk.

I'll be interested to see how you progress now you're under 1!!

4 hours ago, Journey said:

Update: I have been on .75mg liquid Lexapro since June 2nd. I have not had any withdrawals and I have had less migraines and headaches, I have actually only had one headache since the new dosage of my prescription Lexapro, compared to getting headaches and migraines every other day. Unfortunately I have had my blood work done and my cholesterol is high still and I have been put on blood pressure medication lisinipril 5mg. Since I continue to do well with my tapering I will taper again in a few weeks.

Hey @Journey

Thanks for the update. Good to hear things are doing well for you. Please be very careful. You haven't long RI and I don't think personally you held your dose long enough before reducing. WD can be delayed and a 25% cut at this low dose was a big move. I would hold this dose now for at least another 3 weeks and see how you are. Personally I would consider holding it for a few months and then taper the rest of the way day much slower.

A little caution on the BP meds, a google search suggest this drug isn't psyco active, but having cut 25% and added in a new drug into the mix, I would be very cautious about making any dose changes for the minute.

Update: July 6. 2026 reduced from .75mg to 0.5mg of liquid lexapro. Had a few headaches but other than that doing well. I go back to see my physician in about 4 weeks.

lovely news @Journey so pleased for you! may the rest continue as well.

5 hours ago, Journey said:

Had a few headaches but other than that doing well.

To hear Journey hope this continues for you.

Thank you @Chippy and @Fullhealing you guys have been very kind and supportive throughout this process with some others I met on here.

• Something I forgot but want to add to my update from earlier, I am continuing to have my facial nerves twitch above my eye brow area. It started out as my eye lids twitching every now and again but it seems to be happening a lot more and it’s not my eye lids as much as it’s above my brows now and it’s more regular everyday. The eye lid twitching started slowly happening in January. When I started to significantly reduce my dosage of lexapro it seems to have increased the nerve twitching.

  It is a bit concerning since it started in January at the beginning of my tapering journey.

Edited July 15Jul 15 by Journey

32 minutes ago, Journey said:

Thank you @Chippy and @Fullhealing you guys have been very kind and supportive throughout this process with some others I met on here.

• Something I forgot but want to add to my update from earlier, I am continuing to have my facial nerves twitch above my eye brow area. It started out as my eye lids twitching every now and again but it seems to be happening a lot more and it’s not my eye lids as much as it’s above my brows now and it’s more regular everyday. The eye lid twitching started slowly happening in January. When I started to significantly reduce my dosage of lexapro it seems to have increased the nerve twitching.

  It is a bit concerning since it started in January at the beginning of my tapering journey.

@Journey I had it constantly in my toes for months on end but it seems to be improving significantly, now I have eye tics, not constant tho, it hit strong when I try to concentrate and process information, very strange.. but anyway I think it is quite common, a nother expression of the mess that the chemicals create on their way out so I wouldn't worry about that, it will pass and hopefully soon xxx

5 hours ago, Journey said:

Something I forgot but want to add to my update from earlier, I am continuing to have my facial nerves twitch above my eye brow area. It started out as my eye lids twitching every now and again but it seems to be happening a lot more and it’s not my eye lids as much as it’s above my brows now and it’s more regular everyday. The eye lid twitching started slowly happening in January. When I started to significantly reduce my dosage of lexapro it seems to have increased the nerve twitching.

It is a bit concerning since it started in January at the beginning of my tapering journey.

When a new symptom shows up or gets worse, it usually means the taper is too fast. It is best to hold your dose for a bit till this resolves or significantly lessens.

The choice is always yours, but experience has shown that this is when we need to listen to our bodies.

❤️🙏

21 hours ago, Journey said:

Thank you @Chippy and @Fullhealing you guys have been very kind and supportive throughout this process with some others I met on here.

It is an absolute pleasure we could help @Journey

21 hours ago, Journey said:

omething I forgot but want to add to my update from earlier, I am continuing to have my facial nerves twitch above my eye brow area. It started out as my eye lids twitching every now and again but it seems to be happening a lot more and it’s not my eye lids as much as it’s above my brows now and it’s more regular everyday. The eye lid twitching started slowly happening in January. When I started to significantly reduce my dosage of lexapro it seems to have increased the nerve twitching.

It is a bit concerning since it started in January at the beginning of my tapering journey.

16 hours ago, LostinCanada said:

When a new symptom shows up or gets worse, it usually means the taper is too fast. It is best to hold your dose for a bit till this resolves or significantly lessens.

The choice is always yours, but experience has shown that this is when we need to listen to our bodies.

❤️🙏

I agree with LIC, there should be no rush off these drugs, slow and steady wins the race. Easier to not have to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

After speaking with my physician on August 3rd, I decided to stop my dose of .5mg. As of August 4th I have officially stopped taking Lexapro, Since stopping on August 4th, I have only had occasional eye twitching side effect which I have had since January. I have not had any other symptoms arise. I’m more than happy to deal with that than many of the previous horrendous symptoms I had early on.

Please keep in mind everyone is different, what works or worked for you may not work for others.

I wish everyone well.

1 hour ago, Journey said:

After speaking with my physician on August 3rd, I decided to stop my dose of .5mg. As of August 4th I have officially stopped taking Lexapro, Since stopping on August 4th, I have only had occasional eye twitching side effect which I have had since January. I have not had any other symptoms arise. I’m more than happy to deal with that than many of the previous horrendous symptoms I had early on.

Please keep in mind everyone is different, what works or worked for you may not work for others.

I wish everyone well.

Thanks for the update @Journey that wasn't quite how I saw your taper panning out for you, everyone is different though. I hope things continue to be well for you, do let us know how you are in the coming months. xxx

5 hours ago, Journey said:

After speaking with my physician on August 3rd, I decided to stop my dose of .5mg. As of August 4th I have officially stopped taking Lexapro, Since stopping on August 4th, I have only had occasional eye twitching side effect which I have had since January. I have not had any other symptoms arise. I’m more than happy to deal with that than many of the previous horrendous symptoms I had early on.

Please keep in mind everyone is different, what works or worked for you may not work for others.

I wish everyone well.

I hope it goes well for you @Journey