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I decided i wanted to stop taking cipralex after a year and a half, what are the withdrawal symptoms and how can i avoid them?
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Taper:: Taper: decrease the dose by 5mg over a period of no less than 1 week, this will prevent the withdrawal symptom of escitalopram.
Answered 1/21/2014
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