Re: Should we go off Lexapro STACI

[Guest guest]

Staci,

we are currently weaning my daughter off Zoloft, she's now at 50mg. At the same

time, she started on 10mg of Lexapro. I don't know how that correlates with the

liquid version. She's to stay on the 10 for 3 weeks, and see how she does. If

she's doing ok, we'll just leave her at that dose.

's new psychiatrist put her on it. Yesterday, I researched it more

thoroughly because Lexapro is not FDA approved for children or for OCD. I also

read about some very severe withdrawal symptoms if you go off Lexapro cold

turkey or even wean down too fast. I should mention he did give me the choice

between Lex and Celexa; I chose the Lex at the time because of the low

side-effect issue and the possiblity of faster results.

He reassured me that Lexapro is becoming more widely used for OCD and studies

are being conducted; just that none have been published yet. He acknowledged

that there sometimes were withdrawal effects from Lexapro, but that they should

be minimized greatly with a very slow wean-down period. He gave me the choice

to go with Celexa after all, but I've decided to give the Lex a try, rather than

change her again. She's got finals next week, and I don't want to mess with

that too much!

Debbie Cavenderhttp://twochinadolls.blogspot.com

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[Guest guest]

Staci,

Just wanted to remind you to take a deep breath as you and your

family work through your medication decision. Yes, it's a big

decision and of course you want to do what's best for your whole

family.

But too often, we parents take on the weight of the world and feel

it's our sole responsibilty to make everything " right. " I'll stay

awake for nights on end worrying about a decision, as if there's only

one " right " decision and I will forever bear the guilt if I may

the " wrong " decision.

Remember to relax. While you want to be informed and do the wise

thing, don't give yourself an artificial deadline or throw yourself

into a panic as if you only get one chance to do the right thing.

Also don't forget to let the rest of your family be part of the

decision. Maybe you're the fact gatherer, the one who googles and

reads and calls doctors and writes on this site. But the burden will

be much lighter if you let the rest of your family play a part in the

solution, whatever that may be.

If there's one thing that has saved my sanity these past few months,

it's learning that I need to let others help me.

Wishing you peace of mind,