want to stop taking Lexapro

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I've been starting on Lexapro 5mg daily and its been making really tired and unmotivated for the past 2 months. I told my doctor and he suggests I take 10mg or 20mg daily to see how things go. I don't know why he would suggest I up my dosage when I told him I don't like the side effects and I would like to manage my anxiety without meRAB since I don't believe its that severe to take meRAB daily. I'm really thinking of going off Lexapro myself but not sure if its the best thing to do.. Will I get withdrawals? How should I go about this? I just dont want to be dependent on SSRIs for the rest of my life.
 
It shouldn't be hard going off of 5 mgs. of Lexapro. You could try taking it every other day for a week or 2, then every 3rd day, etc. I've read of withdrawals from larger doses of Lexapro, but I don't think you'll have a problem. Best of luck to you.
 
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