Lexapro Withdrawal Light Headed

I was on the generic for Lexapro for almost 2 months I was lightheaded from day 1 all day everyday. I originally was put on 20 mg a week, later was dropped to 10 mg, another week later was dropped again to 5 mg and I believe two weeks after that I was taking 5 mg one day and 10 the next. I did that for about a week, then I decided my light headedness was not getting any better , I decided to come off of it. They put me back on 5 mg every other day, then every 2 then every 3. I have been off of it since 2/2. I have experienced palpitations ( about 2 weeks of them )I have had a 24 hour holter monitor on , 2 EKGs, they came back good. I am having a stress test / echo tomorrow . The palpitations are not as bad now as they were after I got the results my heart was fine . Then I experienced pain/numbness in my leg for about a week and chest pain , again had a second opinion from another heart Doctor he assured me I am fine. Those symptoms went away, now I'm having ringing in my ears ( been for almost a week). It's driving me nuts!! And still am lightheaded . Any suggestions? Ever since I had my first panic attack I've thought the worse . I think it's the meds that have not fully left my system .. Because I was not lightheaded before the meds. Any advice ?

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Hello, Melissa! How are you? How did your tests go?

These medications can cause withdrawal effects, as reported by the FDA, in addition to most of what you've listed, they can also include nausea, fever, chills and diarrhea.

However, any time you have new or worsening chest pain, it needs to be checked out, to be safe.

Has there been any improvement, yet? It may take several weeks for the withdrawal effects to go away.

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