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stopped with 20mg citilopram

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icejan
icejan

Ive been taking  citilopram for about 1 year. I felt well enough to stop,

my gp advised to take it slow, 1 pill one day 1/2 the next taking my time to gradually reduce the dosage. Ive been off of the med now for about 2 weeks

I feel really well loads of energy, I wake up bright and ready for the day.

I was afraid to stop, but really pleased with the result.

Good luck to you all and try not to become to reliant on it.

 

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  • anna78365
    anna78365 icejan

    Posted

    Hi Icejan, that's really encouraging.  So you did 20 mg one day and 10 mg the next. How long did you do this reduced dose for before completely stopping?

     

    • icejan
      icejan anna78365

      Posted

      took me about 2 months about 3 weeks 20 oneday 10 the next then everyother day 10 and 5 then everyday 5 then every othersay 5 just felt right to know wen to reduce

      lots of breaking up pils but worth it, i dont seem to have any withdrawel symtoms. let me know how u get on, but to get the go ahead from your gp

       

    • anna78365
      anna78365 icejan

      Posted

      Thanks, I won't be coming off them for a while yet but it's really good to know that you can do it without nasty side effects.  I've heard some really bad things.  Will keep a note of your withdrawal process though for when I'm ready to come off.

      Thanks again

  • john059
    john059 icejan

    Posted

    Hey Icejan. Good news, which is sometimes a nice surprise. I'm also working on getting off Cit. I've been down to 10 mg's and will reduce to 5 mg's in the next week or so and then I'll be off Cit altogether!!! Been a real rollercoaster of a ride. My Doc told me today that I can just quit now and forget going down to 5 but I told her I dont want the possible side effects. Hope I can stay off the darn pills altogethers. And its nice to hear a success story also.

    • icejan
      icejan john059

      Posted

      GOOD luck hope u have the same result as me. Before u stop try taking every other day for a week or so.

      Let me know how u get older.

      I havent been up this early since taking the Meds 🤗

    • john059
      john059 icejan

      Posted

      Good morning. I hope I have the same results also!!!!!!! Enjoy your day
    • john059
      john059

      Posted

      Today I started taking 5mg's of Cit. Got a little bit of head woosies!!!! Then again it could all just be in my head!!!!! Hahahahaha. Cause I've had such a long and somewhat of a crappy ride on this stuff. Soon I'll be able to ride my bike outside so thats a big plus. Enjoy your day!!!!

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