Help! Withdrawing from Citalopram
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Topic: Help! Withdrawing from Citalopram
Posted By: nathansmummy
Subject: Help! Withdrawing from Citalopram
Date Posted: 12 October 2010 at 10:52pm
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I am writing this quickly because my husband (who I am separated from) is demanding the computer while I'm anxious about withdrawing from citalopram and trying to look up information - ugh! No wonder I'm not with him anymore... selfish person...
Anyway, Citalopram hasn't worked for me. I have been on 30mg and they are changing me to Fluoxetine - I start half a tablet in 2 days time. In the meantime I'm really freaked out about the possible withdrawal symptoms and these "brain flashes" that people describe. Super anxious about it actually. Does anyone else have any experience with this? |
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 7:31am
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Sorry I can't help. I did swap from one lot of AD's to another years ago and dont think I really noticed too many side effects at the time, if any, - however if was ages ago. Good luck ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 14 October 2010 at 3:58pm
| I went off it earlier in the year with no withdrawl symptoms at all. so it is very individual. |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 15 October 2010 at 8:22pm
| I swapped from citalopram to effexor with no problems. |
Posted By: mummytobesep08
Date Posted: 16 October 2010 at 1:26pm
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how's it going nathansmummy?
When I came off Citalopram I did get withdrawals and it was hard but it was a pretty intense situation (going from the highest dose to nothing over 2 days, as I was in hospital). The smaller dose you are on and the longer you come off it, (and the less amount of time you have been on it for), the less chance there is of getting withdrawals. Even in my case, the withdrawals weren't unbearable. Certainly less intense than some of the horror stories I read on the net! I was basically like having the flu- with a temperature, feeling feverish, nauseous etc but I didn't feel like it all day, every day. I felt gross for most of the day for the 1st 3 days, then only some of the time for about another week, then by 2 weeks it was completely gone. It also helps when you get started on another anti-depressant. Fluoxetine is the same family of medications as Citalopram (SSRI anti-depressants) so some of the chemicals in Fluox are the same as Citalopram so you're body will stop craving those particular ones. I would say don't stress about it too much! Sometimes google is NOT your friend- there is a LOT of reading out there against ADs and unfortunately some of it is exaggerated and/or not true. Just take it easy on yourself while you are swapping over and know that any withdrawals you have WILL pass  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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