14 months on Citalopram
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I started taking Citalopram at the beginning of December 2018 for panic attacks/anxiety.
After 2.5 months of various horrible side effects Citalopram worked!
Now I am thinking to stop as I would like to give my system a break.
I am already scared that one day in the future I will need the drug again and will have to put up with the same terrible side effects.
I suppose though that for now I have been on for long enough.
How long do people normally take it for anxiety?
thank you
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chrissy69015 silvia31661
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ive been on /off for years, its worked well for me this time, as i am perimenopausal & started having awful anxiety, i am fine most if the time, but periods seem to trigger a slight relapse every month, which is driving me mad x
silvia31661 chrissy69015
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me too on and off (roughly every 3 years) for the last 20 years
lois95799 silvia31661
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my mom and a close friend will take this med for life.my mom 25years my friend 20years .you can stay on this med longterm.just like diabetic drugs etc.
june13407 lois95799
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Out of interest is that at a low dose?
lois95799 june13407
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all three of us are recovered on 10 milligrams.
babsyboo lois95799
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Hi
I'm going on week 7 on Celexa 5 MG
have bad days the last 3 days is that normal ?
Also more Celexa side effects that pump up the anxiety even more so
I'm scared is there something wrong why would it do that this far along
it was not that bad before the 3 days , I started to see better . Like evenings out in are living room watching TV
help please , let me know what u think thanks
lois95799 babsyboo
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what i think is that these sideeffects you are describing are the same side effects you describe the last time you where on celexa .so the answer is yes is normal.
lala25752 silvia31661
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from my experience stopping this drug after 3 years of use was the biggest mistake of my life. I stopped it thinking I am all recovered and feel great. 7 months I managed to be off it with no anxiety and felt fine, weaned myself slowly. then bam out of nowhere horrible anxiety struck me with full force way worse then ever before. so I went back in the medication and now week 16 on the same dose still struggling but much better. this time round it took much longer to stabilize with side effects being absolutely horrible. I am never coming off it, there is a reason you feel good on it it's because it's working. maybe you will manage with being off it but in my case it was horrible, some people just need it for life.
lois95799 lala25752
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ditto
silvia31661 lala25752
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I will ask the Gp.
In my past experiences I am off for approx 2/3 years once for 4 years.
It's difficult to make a decision.
My only reason to wanting to stop really is the weigh gain which is marginal but still present.
april77181 lala25752
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I made that same mistake!!!' i was on it for one year.. i felt absolutely amazing!! thought i did not need it anymore , went off it and did good for a measly 2 months 😦i immediately started back on the medication and its week 5 at 40mg and its been horrific !!!! praying i get to feeling better soon ! im like you , i will never come off it again
april77181 lala25752
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how long have you been back on and how are you feeling now ?
april77181 silvia31661
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worst mistake i made was stopping my med when i felt amazing... i felt good for two months then relapsed . back on them now for 5 weeks and its been horrific hoping they will start helping soon