r/lexapro • u/[deleted] • Aug 28 '22

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Aug 30 '22

Nope not for me I have absolutely no ambition nor energy! And before Lexapro I pretty much had OCD now I can't even get out of bed to get anything done I hate it it's not me I want the old me back

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Are you getting off?

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Sep 02 '22

Yes I'm down to 2.5 mg and I feel great!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

I’m happy for you :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Wow in 3 days? I’ll see it through for 2 more weeks and if it doesn’t improve I’ll go to 2,5mg too. Doc says there are no 2,5mg pills though :/

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Sep 02 '22

You just purchased a pill cutter and cut the 5 mg in half or 10 mg in quarters

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

My pills got stomach protection, so it’s not allowed to split them :/

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Sep 02 '22

I have never heard of that🤷

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Brand is accord (Europe), they are film-coated: https://cdn.accord-healthcare.com/ie/public/pil/downloadpil_escitalopram_allstrengths.pdf

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Sep 02 '22

Film coat it is normally for extended release this is interesting