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Trying to get to the Bottom of CItal Withdrawal Longevity

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dave2002
dave2002

Further to a previous post I am now attempting to do a little bit of amateur research which in general is the time that people have or are presently experiencing having given up Cit.

What is abundantly clear that there are no firm rules on withdrawal as there are so many variables and we as individuals all react differently. What I am attempting to get is a general idea for people on here at present like me going through what I believe are Cit withdrawal and for the many other people who are likely to experience the same in the future.

What I would like people to do would be to give the following information so that a clearer view on what is the timeframe of Cit withdrawal.

If you are interested in helping on this I would appreciate the following info 

1 ) Time on Citalopram

2)  Dosage 

3) How did you stop. i.e. taper or cold turkey

4) How Long since you stopped (days / weeks / months

5) How long did any apparent withdrawal symptoms last until free of them

6) If still experiencing withdrawal symptoms what level do you feel they are at this time i.e. 50%

I hope that I get sufficient people to respond to this thread to make it meaningful.

I would appreciate it if people kept their responses to the above questions and not highjack the thread for other reasons . There are plenty of other threads on the site for this.

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  • cooljjay
    cooljjay dave2002

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    I have been on 40mg for two years. Prescrption was running low so I wasn't talking it everyday starting around the first of December. Symptoms related to the flu, made me assume it was the flu. Not till this previous Sunday that I took another one after an odd epsiode to claim me down. Did I realize it was the issue! Exactly 36 hours, my head went back into the spin cycle! I have posted more info on my website to helpfully warn others!! As you say, every person is different and it will react different to each person. The problem is the increase in Serintonin which controls the central nervious system. The "Doctors" do not meantion exactly what this serintonin controls and what the potintial hazarodous condtion can be from commiting murder to killing your self!
    • dave2002
      dave2002 cooljjay

      Posted

      Thank you for your post. I take your point about Doctors understanding which is a big issue when commencing treatment on this type of drug, with the potential it would appear of many people who have experienced significant side effects and withdrawal symptoms

      Dave

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