Thank you for all the background.
It is ironic for me since last night I had decided that levo was highly likely to be implicated in this and so I didn’t take this morning’s dose. Since the half-life is so long it should take a lot longer to see a discontinuation effect (your 8 days), but it’s a fact I’m not beside myself with anxiety right now (just a little).
Something changed in late November that made me feel like I was “plugged into” something, like a 24 volt circuit across the chest. I stopped being able to take naps. And yes, it did ease the depression but the flip side as you say is not livable. My depression is chronic and lifelong so it’s a little different from your situation.
Do you recall what your dose was that you were able to stop cold turkey with no drama? Mine is 50 MCG (up from 25 a year ago). Up until November there was no problem. Maybe I will go back to 25. Both are considered small or small-moderate doses.
The lexipro? I took it four or five days at the most. I was having little electrical shocks in my head, no idea what the dosage was but think it was the lowest and I stopped it immediately.