escalopram

[basten]

i was on 10mgg escalopram due to depression from long term use of diazepam for sleep 6 yrs. of which i never knew anything about till 2020. Gp says ive been on so many meds lets stick to. this. i miss one dose ans diaz issues back

i took fhe 10 escalopram and gettiing up i could barely walk and so weak . had to lay down ages no energy . reduced to 5 and its bit better but still happens on and off . has anyone here experienced this.? it gets better by later . its also given me blunted emotions .The upside is its stopped some night morning issues from the benzoe . Ive been polly drugged 25 years never bad like this . im 74 and tried many times to taper benzoe but the pain eating anything is horrendous all day... My main question is re escalopram bur i wondered if its affected the benzo doing this. Im stuck and no help

[Agora1]

Hi basten, I am not a doctor but am on Lexapro myself. As a matter of fact, I was

weaned off years of benzos and placed on Lexapro which is also used for anxiety.

I can only speculate that possibly the interaction of both drugs is causing the

lethargic feeling. When I was on benzos, I remember feeling void of emotions and

weak and tired all the time.

Another thing that plays into these medications is age. As we get older, our body

metabolizes medications differently so the reactions to the meds can be different

than before.

I highly suggest you have a talk with your doctor in addressing the situation.

It's hard enough living with mental health issues w/o not feeling up to par.

My best to you xx

[basten in reply to Agora1]

thankyou yes i think they are interacting . did you suffer awful weaning the benzoes and bad insomnia ? for me its when i eat just one small cut agony all in back all day and get badly hyper sexual in the night which is horrible

[Agora1 in reply to basten]

Hi basten. Weaning off my many years on benzos was a long slow process.

I was put on the Dr. Heather Ashton method which was a small cut every 2 weeks

*replacement with Valium, It took me 2 years to completely be weaned off both

benzos. The night time one was the last cut because of the weaning causing sleep

deprivation. I wish you well with your journey in finding what is right for you xx

[basten in reply to Agora1]

thankyou . yes i know about Heather Ashton ..i belong to a very good fb group . I had to.stop reading as too much pain abd suffering..they say we all heal but it's brutal.and worse for many the lower they reduce and worse when off up to 6 to 18 months for brain and Gaba to heal . as you.know they can affect every part of the body tapring or if in tolerance ... plus yes the insomnia. i like many was given them as prescribed not knowing until 2020 what poison they were..a lot get acid reflux. as i said just onr small cut and im in agony eating anything all day. some are lucky and it doesnt effect eating. im one of the unfortunate..i have gastritis already . so pleased for you . how long before sleep improved ? ive been pollydrugged years and have fogotten what natural sleep is.. when i tried 3 x it was so bad by p.m. i was grateful.at the time I had mirtazapine and zopiclone to get to.sleep..ive tapered zop after 2 half years on and then Mirtazapine after 2 yeara on and that was enough and mirtaz causesed histamine intolerance for a long time .

[Agora1 in reply to basten]

basten, I feel for you or anyone else weaning off medication. I was left on

Xanax for 30 years by my GP. A wonderful doctor who didn't know the first

thing about getting dependent on a benzo. It was a psychiatrist who specialized

in Benzo weaning who got me off my medication slow but safely. That's why

it two years in getting off and than 1 year after that in my brain healing.

During that year off benzos, I reverted to doing Meditation of all sorts. I saw

that I could replace my pill with meditation for sleep.

Nothing is fast, nothing is easy. Long drawn out recovery but worth every

minute in getting my life back.

Now I am only on Lexapro. I use my Meditation and Breathing exercises each

and every day. Morning, afternoon and evening. Less medication is sometimes

more in helping us feel normal again. Just as the body/mind connection is

powerful in learning to depend on meds, it is powerful enough to relearn

how to bring us back into a normal REM sleep in time. A retraining per se xx

[basten]

im 74 and just don't think.i can do it. ive a plan to taper for.10 months and yes up.to.a year to.heal..id be 76 and ive told my.gp it will.kill me . i came of ct years ago when pancreatis the paiin eating again horrific and burning thighs. no sleep.o.d on 25 clon psych came put me on duloxetine . didn't stop pain .saw 5 gastros . didnt know it was the benzoes took overdoses 2 x. this time what i get is worse..i wake every mornung contemplating ending it..weak agajn this is morning . have no choice left.