Hi, I'm B81

I got on 5mg of Lexapro and was on it 5 weeks when I realized it was not for me. I have tapered down to 1mg. I got in a rush and only after 8 days at 1mg I dropped to 0.75mg and had anxiety for a week and then I reinstated 1mg and have been holding here. I contacted my prescribing doctor and was told that 0.75mg was too low to help my anxiety and I could just stop. I spoke to a psychiatrist who said that they have never had to taper anyone below 1mg before discontinuing them. Since then I have been down the rabbit hole and learned about hyperbolic tapering, but if I drop 10% of my previous dose and hold for 2 weeks, that would be 1 year and 4 months and I have already been tapering for 2 months and I was only at 5mg for 35 days and it seems like overkill to taper for 1.5 years for only being on 5mg for 5 weeks. Looking for people who have been here and some guidance.