10mg for 2 years. Tapering Advice please….

Changing Dosage Question

I have been taking Lexapro for roughly ~ 2 years starting at 2.5mg then 5mg then 10mg for the past year and a half.

I want to begin tapering the medication down to 5mg then hopefully to 0mg. I really need advice on this as I’ve seen dropping the dose 10% range from every 2 weeks to 4 weeks and even more.

I want to minimize sides and have the best chance at not going back on the medication. I’ll hopefully have the liquid version to help here.

Is it safe to do 1mg decrease (10%) every 2 weeks until i get to 5mg? Any advice please

Posted Jan 14, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC

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