I've been suffering for some years from a brain trauma that was caused by the cessation of Lexapro I was on 20 years ( I've been getting better very slowly).
Recently I started to feel agitated and impatient again when I wake up. It'll subside as a day goes on. But it's a real torture. It's hard to cope.....anybody to relate???
If you aren't on any drugs inositol can be very helpful to your brain they call it wifi for your nurotransmitters Like I say if you aren't on medication I think inositol is worth a try it isn't a drug
Biovea is the best brand I have tried
Thank you for reaching out and information. I'll google it now. I hope you are doing ok. Hugs.
PS Are you on any medication? And how Biovea is helping you. I googled it.
Biovea inositol was a great help to me I had neurological nerve issues not so much damaged as over stimulated and I was amazed how inositol stopped it
Thank you. I ordered it to Amazon. I hope it'll help me even a bit. I'm not suffering any acute symotom any longer but my brain isn't doing well.
Hooe you're doing better. Hugs
I hope it helps you also cod liver oil capsules are very good for you I take one everyday Hugs
Hi NiiBa5. I am joined here because I have recently stopped Citalopram cold turkey I had such serious side effects I thought it would kill me. I had brain squeaking hallucinations narrowing vision Losing words and being unable to concentrate.I was worried about the health of my brain too and in the lockdown I am now learning many new things on line including new languages. This will help your brain as new neuronal growth will occur, vigorous exercise will help too. I feel is my brain is growing then I am giving it a helping hand I also now (recently) eat a lot of fruit and veg and fish now which I didn’t before and have cut down on alcohol.
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Thank you for reaching out. I experienced same withdrawal symptoms as you had. I thought it would kill me seriously. I lost my ability to be a human ... I was like a zombie for a long time.
I don't have anymore acute symptom but my brain is still not working as it used to do. I'm just scared.....
Thank you. I'm glad to know I'm not alone who suffers this sort of terrible thing. I hope you'll recover well. Hugs.
I had a lot of headshocks coming off- but my side effects were on it, I think it nearly killed me. I had to stop over days as I couldn’t cope anymore with how ill I was-I also stopped pregabalin overnight but notice any withdrawals. I think citalopram is quite a dangerous med if it can do this to someone. Encouraging brain growth is a great way to cope with something like this. I hope you feel recovered soon. I am not myself but I feel like I have taken control!
Thank you for your response. It helps me.
Yes I also had a tremendously serious brain shock when I started coming off Lexapro. I thought my brain was otally destroyed....that was how bad it was.
Once brain neurons are died out....it'll be permanent. So you're absolutely right. I think I've waited so long time for my neuron started growing or making new connections in my brain. It's really a hard process...... I'm still not myself yet....it scares me
Thé brain has plasticity so there are types of actions that will aid concentration memory etc I notice that when I learn there seems to be a mood lifting effect. I just think I push my brain to help it recover also pregabalin and citalopram did make me a bit stupid together!
I'm trying hard to trust "my brain has the ability to recover".... since at least I've been getting better very slowly.
Are you still suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms?
It wasn’t withdrawals i made a post about it, it was the medication, I had very serious side effects. I just wanted to share it as it was a bad experience and a warning for others too. I may leave soonish as I need to focus away from the meds etc I just feel really I want to put it behind me!!! This is a way of trying my post is called citalopram.
I only had headshocks I heard a squeaking sound with them!
Me too. I heard the big noise in my head. It was the beginning. I remember it.
Good for you! I have yet to get rid of that stuff. I believe got aseptic meningitis because I involuntarily stopped. I am afraid to stop it again. My doctor gave an RX for two pills instead of one so I can reduce when I am ready.
Have you tried breathing in the morning or something like that? I think having a morning ritual is very important. For me it is breakfast and a podcast. It could be anything you want.
Thank you for reaching g out. How are you doing? I truly hope your condition is improving. We're you diagnosed with Aseptic Menangitis? What kind of symptoms are you suffering?
I don't know what really happened in my brain but I don't have a serious acute withdrawal symptom anymore. But my brain is still.causeing me instability that makes me feel going crazy. Brain recovery is so hard.
I have a turbulence in my head in the morning lately again. I take a bath and eat.
It was a while ago. Aseptic doesn’t last long as long as you change whatever is causing it. In that case the doctor wasn’t available for a week when I needed a refill because of how Christmas and New Years landed. They had no contingency plan. I didn’t know the pharmacy would have covered me so I went into withdrawal. Same office also over prescribed. Needless to say I don’t go there anymore. I haven’t gone off because of that experience and because of what I found researching. I believe my memory was mildly affected but there is no way to prove it. Hate that meds. They need to do a better job of informing people of the consequences.
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I'm sorry to hear such a trouble happened on you and affected you very seriously.
Are you on a different med now or no med?
I agree with you.....horrible consequence.
I stopped an SSRI and adderall around 2012 because I didn’t need them anymore. I found a therapist that specializes in brenè browns work which was life changing. I don’t think I was diagnosed properly. When ADHD was popular that was my problem. When bipolar was expanded in the manual I was that. Bipolar is still “popular“ because people think the manual isn’t at all political (it is) Actually it became a bucket to include depression which is terrible imo. (Rant)
Lexapro is still there because I am afraid of the side effects of dropping it. 2020 halted those plans.
Anxious about Returning to Work after med leave
Slowly losing faith again…
Tension headaches 
Struggling with medication
