I took only one lexapro 5mg and stopped taking it due to adverse effect should I worry about withdrawal symptoms? Its been about 28hrs since I took it.
How long does a Lexapro 5mg take to leave system after one use?
Question posted by porcel2020 on 2 May 2020
Last updated on 3 May 2020
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4 Answers
crazykttyboy21
3 May 2020
Because Lexapro is a short half-life It could take 2 days to exit your system.
WildcatVet
3 May 2020
Lexapro has an extremely long half life. Only Celexa's and Prozac's are longer.
"Lexapro’s half-life is 27 to 32 hours. For example, if a person took a single dose of 10 mg of Lexapro, within 27 to 32 hours, the dosage would be halved to 5 mg, and 27 to 32 hours from that point, the dosage would be halved to 2.5 mg and will continue to halve until the medication is out of a person’s bloodstream."
AvaHeard
2 May 2020
Hi Porcel2020
In my opinion I feel it's different for each individual. I took 1 10mg tablet over 2 weeks ago & had a severe adverse reaction, I'm still experiencing some small side effects from it. I suggest that you drink as much water as you possibly can to flush it out,hopefully you won't experience any symptoms at all.
Best Wishes
porcel2020
2 May 2020
What was your reaction? At first I was fine then my muscles tensed up and it did it all night no sleep. Like a continous charlie horse all night long
AvaHeard
3 May 2020
@Porcel2020
I had muscle tension as well,chills, joint aches, diarrhea, vomiting, bad dreams,more anxiety than I had to start with,sore throat,dry cough,a sensation of a lump in my throat,chest pains,heartburn... & a few more. I had to go to the ER twice because of how bad my reaction was. This is going into my 3rd week after taking it & I still have the heartburn, chest pains *minor*, & bad dreams. It took me 10 days to feel close to my normal self again. However,I was told I most likely was allergic to it to have all of those side effects, which is why I said I feel it's different for everyone
WildcatVet
2 May 2020
Hi, porcel!
Lexapro has a very long half life of approximately 30 hours. This means that it would take 30 hours for your system to remove 50% of the drug, another 30 hours to remove half of that, etc.
As masso says depending on your metabolism it would take 4-5 days for the drug to be completely out of your body. It takes several days for the drug to reach maximum blood concentrations so you don't need to worry about discontinuation symptoms.
masso
2 May 2020
It will take 4 to 5 days to be out of your system.
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