Successful ssri (specifically Lexapro) taper long term? Anyone?

I keep reading horror stories from people who have protracted withdrawals or horrible symptoms and end up going back on the meds. Has anyone been able to stay off successfully long-term? Like a year or longer? I want to get off and I’m psyching myself out reading about bad withdrawals. It also makes me want to cry thinking that I might potentially be tapering far longer than I was on the meds. I’m on 10mg, it’s been 3 months.

(Crossposted)