Staying on citalopram forever?
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I have been taking cit for 18 months. Last autumn I tried (unsuccessfully, obviously) to get off it, and a while ago I decided I would try again.
I've been cutting down slowly, from 30mg a day now down to 10mg every other day, but I've started to feel like the depression is coming back. I'm feeling very down, crying a lot and wondering if all this is worth it.
I went to see my GP today, had a good cry, and asked should I try and \"tough it out\" and hopefully get through these symptoms, or just \"give in\" and increase the dose again.
She told me she thought I would be better off taking them for the rest of my life!!!! I was horrified. I don't want to be a slave to these things for the rest of my life.
Part of me wants to prove her wrong and get off them, but there's another part which is thinking maybe she is right.
I just don't know what to do.
Any help anyone?
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I think perhaps...im just thinking... I knew a girl that took 20 and she must have had a good GP, but the doc gave her 10 mg tabs....She was to take 10 when she felt things were going all right...if she flet herslef sliiping back down she would take a further 10 at night...and so n...so she was weening off them but had a emergency back up ( just incase). Sorry Ill try that again. She wsa to take 10mgs in the morning, and if she had had a particularly bad day to take 10 mgs in the evening...and they did it to suit her needs. Now she doesnt need them....she weened of them in her own style and method...and it worked. Dont give yourself a hard time about it!
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that said, some people are just imbalanced and their bodies dont have the capability to regulate themselves properly, and that's nothing to feel ashamed about.
i'm not a doctor but have you tried taking different anti depressant? my doctor said that they dont put people on medication with the idea that they will be on it forever, but instead that they will kick-start your body into being able to regulate itself properly. maybe another kind of antidepressant will work better with you in this way? just a thought. but get a second opinion- no doctor should tell you that you have no other option than to depend on anti-depressant forever.
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Ive been on them for 3 years- i still struggle- ( you probably know!), but you know what-its okay-feel no shame. it could ne worse - you could be me and have the alcoholism to deal with( now thats more shameful) so take care and dont be so hard on yourself.
cake, I m worried about you. Please please let us know you are oksy. Citalopram can cause a lot of suicidal thought, so whatever you do , do not , and I repeat do not blame yourself. pleases let us know. Hope you take care!
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Madge99
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I'm not ashamed of taking anti ds, they have helped me a lot. I probably wouldn't be here today if I hadn't been on them. Like Tony, I would like to be \"normal\", I want to know what it feels like to be me without any drugs.
I'm feeling a lot better after getting stuff off my chest at the GPs on Friday. I haven't even cried since then! I think the dip was due to withdrawal symptoms. I am going to stay on 10mg every other day for a while before I try and cut down a bit more.
Ness
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I have been on thease tablets for about 3years and I still fine myself getting stress out at times but not as bad as I was without them as I did try taking 10mg but it didnt work. I am only 29 so feel ashamed to think I will need to keep taking tablets for the rest of my life but I seem to worry to much about things and cant seem to change this habit and only seem to be ok when I am on the 20mg. I am back at docs tomorrow to see what he said but I think he will wont to try to rejuice them down again as I have been on them so long but I think I still need to take them as I still get work up and am weepy at times. Just wish I have someone to talk to about this as I still live at home and parents dont know i am on tablets so thats why I have wrote so much on here just to get it of my chest. Sorry its such along blog.
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Just a quick question - have you ever taken more than 20mg? given that you still get worked up/weepy, or are the docs reluctant to go higher? I am on 20mg for just a week and crying much less but i dont know if that is down to being off work also. Have no feelings of 'happiness' though. Is this normal? I know its early days but impatient as trying to muster up some enthusiasm to be able to face work next week! xxx
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Please dont worry about taking the medication. If you had another condition such as diabetes or a heart condition you wouldnt hesitate to take medication for it. Depression is an illness too & if you need medication & it works it doesn't matter. The main thing is that you feel better & can function properly.
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Hey 3acakes,
You said you've successfully been off of celexa for 5 months. So just wanted to know, how are you feeling now? What were your methods of tapering off? And what dose of celexa did you take? How long?
I tried to taper off and ended up also having to just go back to my regular dose because the anxiety was too much