<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I have been on Lexapro 10 mg once daily for 4 years now. I have recently noticed that the medicine has not been helping me at all. I am feeling the need to wean myself off of the medicine. I quit cold turkey three months before Christmas and got back on them a few weeks after Christmas because my depression was getting worse. A couple different doctors are wanting to send me to a psychological doctor to find out if I am bipolar but I have not found a doctor that takes my insurance yet so I do not know for sure yet. I would like to know if it is a good idea to wean myself off of the Lexapro or not and if so then what would the best way of doing so would be? I would also like to know if you can give me any advice about how to get control over the symptoms of bipolar-ism that i seem to have.  <response>: Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for your query. Learn is an anti-depressant medication, and it is not advisable to stop it without consulting your doctor. You have mentioned of a worsening of depressive symptoms after stopping it. If your depressive symptoms are not getting controlled, there are further options in the form of other medication and or talking therapies. As regards to your possible bipolar disorder, you need to consult a psychiatrist for a detailed psychological assessment to ascertain this. If you are found to have a bipolar disorder, then you need to be started on a mood stabilizer medication. Wish you all the best. - 