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But I've started having withdrawals..headache..waves of dizziness.. sickness loss of appetite and tiredness.. I really want to come of them but I'm not coping well with these symptoms..can anyone tell me if they have had them and how long they last plz xx
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katecogs judith56798
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You must never just stop taking these dead. You need to wean off. It took me a year to wean from 20mg. My withdrawal was 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 2.5 / 1.25 / 0 with each reduction lasting 1-2 months. That way I didn't get any withdrawal.
Reinstate the meds as soon as you can as these symptoms won't go away for a long time yet.
Ka1234 katecogs
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Hi, I’m trying to wean off and did come off 5mg at advice from doctor. This turned out to be wrong decision as I had awful side effects.
I’m back on 5mg and am going to reduce really slowly as you did. I have a pill cutter but how did you get your dose so low? The pill cutter struggles with 5. Thanks, sorry to ask silly (but practical) question. 😂
katecogs Ka1234
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Hi Ka
Yes if you do it too quick or too big a reduction you'll get withdrawal symptoms, so reducing little by little over a long period and your brain doesn't really notice the loss. You can even reduce by 2.5mg if anyone found 5mg was still too much.
My last 2 doses I crushed because yes, they were too small to cut further (little bits pinging all round the kitchen)
My pill cutter has a crusher at one end, so I'd crush the final 5mg piece to powder then divide up and take. The last 1.25 dose ended up being a smidgen of powder on my finger ....... I felt like a drugs baron 
I'd come off a few years earlier to this and did it by 10mg over 6 months and had withdrawal and had months of nausea and brain zaps.
But the 5mg / 1 year plan worked well for me and I had no withdrawal at all that time.
Ka1234 katecogs
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Take care, all the best
mary77552 katecogs
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katecogs Ka1234
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K x
katecogs mary77552
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K x
lois95799 judith56798
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judith56798 lois95799
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The doctor has give me another prescription he wants me to start bk at 40 mg for a month or so and then hes going to lower the dose..thank u so much for the comments..i don't know wat I was thinking by doing it cold turkey xx
lois95799 judith56798
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To be honest the withdrawals were scaring me..i didn't feel normal or human..i will do it the right way now not cold turkey xx
lois95799 judith56798
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I don't know really..but realising now that I actually feel so much better on them..i just felt as though I cud cope without them x
lois95799 judith56798
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Judith you where feeling better because of the celexa...that's what they prescribe them for to feel better..
mary77552 judith56798
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Just a side note- to anyone new to Citalopram: I was on 20 mg for years but had to switch to 10 mg due to a side affect which caused bradycardia ( a low heartbeat). Anyone on a higher dose may want to check with their doctor regarding this side affect.
I am really glad I found this post. If it wasn't for my pharmacist, I would have never known that the symptoms I am having was due to quiting citalopram cold turkey, which led me to do an internet search on it.. My doctor never informed me of that.
lois95799 mary77552
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