Comments on: Slow withdrawal from Citalopram (Cipramil / Celexa) with minimal side effects?

By: jen60

jen60 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:24:44 +0000

Ive been on celexa almost 3months. got on very slow 5 two week then 10 two weeks,15th one week the 20 for week and ahalf. saw my dr. and said i didnt feel motivated just wanted to stay home .so he said come down to 10mg. felt good for two weeks then all of a sudden woke up dizzy sick,head ace sleepy nervous, spaced out feeling. dr. told me to go back to 20mg,but i said no . now im tappering off this med.I found a site where some other people are going through same thing. hear what one person sugested. Im on 10 right now aug.31-10 her goes.alternate 10/15 for one week then 10mg one week then alternate 10/5mg for one week then 5 for a week then alternate 5mg everyother day then stop meds. hoping this works. dont start any thing else for two weeks.maybe someone will answer me and let me know if this is good thing. no cold turky for me. to scared of withdrals good luuk everybody who is coming off celexa

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:11:04 +0000

Hi All
Glad I came across this site as realise not only one feeling like this. I have been on Citalopram for two years for anxiety and depression. It took my doc quite a few hard months to persuade me to take them but am so thankful she did. I felt so much better once the tablets kicked in and went up to 20mg. I am now at the stage where my life situation is better and feel time is right to come off. However, since reducing my dose (doc suggested taking 10mg ever other day). I have actually bought a pill cutter and cut them down to 5mg as didn’t want to have mood swings. However, I am now experiencing bouts of intense rage which is really scary. I am shouting and swearing at the least little thing…the other day I dropped something in the kitchen and I just kicked off. Please tell me this isn’t going to last forever as I’ve been so happy and placid lately until reducing my dose. Any others experiencing this feeling of anger, irritability?? My poor boyfriend comes home at night and prob is worried what mood will be in, hate being like this> Any help appreciated

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:03:34 +0000

Please help…I have been on Citalopram (40 mg) for 6 years. I started to help get over a painful divorce. I’m now with a wonderful man and will be married next month. My dr agrees that I can come off the Citalopram and have done so gradually. First with 20 mg every day for a month, than 20 mg every other day for another month and so on. I’m down now to 10 mg every three days. But, on that third day, the symptoms are so bad that I don’t see how I’m ever going to stop them completely. I get headaches, dizzy feelings, facial numbness, agitation, sleeplessness, vivid dreams, etc. Please someone tell me how you have been able to stop taking them. And, if you haven’t started, don’t!

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:22:11 +0000

My GP prescribed me Celexa (20mgs) after my husband passed away 1-1/2 yrs. ago. 6 days ago, I changed to Wellbutrin due to the sexual side effects of Celexa. I hate the Wellbutrin! Just had a good cry in the restroom at work. I really want to not take anything. I think I am going to start back with the Celexa and start the every other day, then every 2 days, etc. Hope I will be ok. Never was depressed before my husband passed. I am happy now – life is good. Found a good man, finances are ok. Thanks for all the good info. I will let you know how it goes.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:21:14 +0000

Hi,

Been taking 20 mg of Citalopram for the last 6 months, and have now unintentionally gone cold turkey for the last 6 days due to a cock-up at my doctor’s and work commitments preventing me from picking up the prescription.
Felt OK the first 3 days, but now really irritable, tired, fed up and nursing a headache.

I could get to pick up my prescription tomorrow, but am tempted to just give them up if I can. Feel terrible right now though…