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Dropped down to 10mg

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Carl1811
Carl1811

Hi everyone. I hope you all are keeping strong through these hard times.

Just an update on my experience with cit. I started just over a year ago on 20mg of Citalopram and after about 8 weeks, I started to feel the positive effects from them and slowly got out of my pit of depression and anxiety.

I am slowly weaning myself off Cit now as even though I didn't have many side effects, I still missed feeling human. I felt happy and worry free but nothing more or less. I guess I wanted to start taking the good with the bad again.

Anyway after about 9 months on 20mg I dropped down to 15mg (bought a pill cutter and tablet box). Luckily I had zero side effects from that reduction, in fact I actually felt better. I stayed on 15mg for 3 months and about 2 weeks ago I dropped down to 10mg. This reduction has been more difficult as I have been feeling a little bit of anxiety along with feeling more down and fatigued plus brainzaps. I also had trouble sleeping in the first week of reducing but it's all just a mindset. I do feel better for reducing, minus the side effects of course. I am starting to feel things again, like excitement and humour. I'm starting to laugh for real again and starting to enjoy my hobbies.

I plan on staying on 10mg for a little bit longer than 15mg, as I'll get to 4 months and see how I feel then reduce it again to 5mg, then 2.5mg then finally off it. Even if it takes me the rest of the year to wean off these I don't mind.

Anyway I hope you are all okay and I think I speak for all of us when I say thank you to everyone on this forum, as it's a really comforting place to be, especially when going through hard and dark times.

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  • dubry7605074
    dubry7605074 Carl1811

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    I too started at 20mg. After a while i reduced to 10mg. The most important thing to remember is dpend as much yime on each dosage thats needed. No rush. You are doing it right. Prople quit this med cold turkey and really punish. I've taken 10mg for a year and am hsppy to stay put as long as needed. 10mg is as close to nothing you can get and it still be helpful imo. Good luck. Continue to take your time

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