Posted by Ritch on May 8, 2002, at 23:46:48
In reply to Mitch, Wendy and all: Drug holidays?, posted by JaneB on May 8, 2002, at 15:48:08
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> > Jane,
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> > You might try taking *all* your Klonopin at bedtime (if you don't already do so). Then, try cutting your Celexa dose down and see what happens. If you are taking 20mg/day, try 10mg/day for a while and see if that helps. Oh, another thing-you might try taking your Celexa dose in the evening instead of first thing in the morning. Or...you might switch the Celexa to a more activating SSRI like Zoloft or Prozac.
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> > hope this helps some,
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> > Mitch
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> I have been taking it all at night. I get energetic just when it is time to take it at bedtime. I have tried taking it in am and get real tired. I have gone down to 10 mg of Celexa. More makes my mood unstable. Sometimes I take 20 when really stressed (ex. grief or husband's irritability.) I don't want to crash. What about a drug holiday? 2 days off, 5 days on type of thing. Has anyone ever tried this. then i would at least get some things done. Once a pdoc said that the extra energy when stopping an ad was "discontinuation syndrome". Have you ever heard of such a thing? He was changing me from Zoloft to Effexor XR. This new pdoc put me on celexa and thought i would not need klonopin but that did not make sense to me. klonopin keeps me more stable.
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> So thanks for your input and my question is about drug holidays and discontinuation syndrome and whether or not I am setting myself up for a crash.
> JaneB
Jane,Celexa has a fairly long half-life (approx. 36 hrs), try taking your 10mg tab at bedtime every other day. A pdoc told me that once when I was having gastrointestinal problems with it.
Mitch
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