Posted by Kath on November 26, 2005, at 15:05:00
In reply to Coming off celexa...withdrawals, posted by xxFriskykittyxxUk on October 20, 2005, at 14:23:10
Hi Frisky,
I have never heard of taking celexa for such a short period of time; I am suprised to think that it would have done its work by now? What does your doctor say?
I have been off Celexa for about 5 weeks. I had been of 20mg, then took 15mg for a couple of weeks (had to break the pill in half then bite the half in half!!! my doctor laughed at that...I wanted to cut down really slowly, so as not to have problems. Doc said that even though I wouldn't have exactly 15 mg - sometimes 13 sometimees 17etc, he didn't feel that that would matter). Anyway, didn't notice any difference. Then 10 mg for a couple of weeks, then 5 for a week, then off it. I AM, however, taking Rhodiola (a herbal capsule) & was taking it during the last week or so on Celexa. I take one cap in the morning, & that's all. My doctor knows this also.
I started taking Celexa in 2000 (amazing!!!!!!! that, to me is a long time). After about 4 years, I went off for a summer. My depression/anxiety was situational - a result of the bigtime stress caused by having a son who was "off the rails" - quite school/did drugs/wouldn't work/got kicked out/came back etc etc etc. During that summer, he got more on track, but then went off the rails again & I was big-time into anxiety again.
Anyway, my suggestions are: first, talk with your doctor. Second, go really gradually.
Before, there have been times when I'd have to 'up' the dose & then would try going down again. I seemed able to tell what to do - just by the way i felt. My psychiatrist told me to go with how I felt; she seemed to think that I was in-tune with myself enough to know.
Best of luck to you. :-) Kath
Im on my 2nd day of not taking celexa after being on it for roughly 10 weeks now, and i feel like i have the start of a cold,apart from feeling anxious and out of breath still(which i know is the anxiety itself), i feel tierd, bunged up with mild headache, felt a little sicky during the day also, am i experiancing withdrawals or have i just got a common cold?? I was on 20mg from start up untill half way thru week 8 then took myself down to 10mg untill i stopped.
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