quitting 40mg of celexa cold turkey after 2 years on it.
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I have been on celexa for about two years, and I recently ran out. So I decided to quit taking them all together. Its need about 6 days. I have had minor head aches, brain zaps, nausea and ocd. I was wondering how much worse its going to get and when with the withdrawal peek?
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shell58234 johnnybravo
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linda72262 johnnybravo
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You really should not try to quit cold turkey - you need to wean yourself off of cit. I would see your doc and start taking a lower dose. A lot of people take a few months to wean off so you have fewer side effects.
Best,
Linda
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week 1. anxiety, moody, brain zaps and headaches.
week 2 anxiety, moody, nausea and brain zaps.
week 3 anxiety had worsened, moody,very very emotional, nausea and brain zaps have diminished slightly
week 4 sever anxiety, moody,very very emotional,some residual brain zaps and slight nausea.
week 5 less anxiety not noticing any brain zaps or nausea but still a little moody and emotional.
week 6 anxiety is manageable but does get bad on occasion still emotional
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After a few days I became more emotionally sensitive, made the mistake of drinking alcohol which led to a full blown cry fest which took a while to calm down from, thank god for true friends.
It felt like there is a bath of electrified water in my head that moves around when i think or move lol. Almost like parts of my brain are sensitive and reacting. It's not so much painful as just a weird sensation, nice to know my brain still reacts to thing on a basic level.
After about 7 days I started having night sweats, and general hot sweatiness from the withdrawal. Anxiety started creeping back, have to keep telling myself that it's normal and it doesn't own me.
On the plus side, feeling less numb, being able to feel any emotion at this point is a plus, albeit mostly negative.
Saw the sun come up today and got a warm feeling which was nice. Maybe it's a start.
Ultimately if it all goes to hell I can just go back on them again, or choose something else to take via my doctor. I've been on citalopram 40mg for about 6 years, and lots of others before that. Coming off and on drugs can be very difficult, so be prepared for the worst but know that you can fight whatever comes. The only reason I cold turkey is because I'm relatively healthy otherwise and I'm too lazy/stubborn to cut down through tapering. Though tapering is probably the wisest option for most. Good luck everyone.