How do come of citalpram safely

[Fefee]

I came off citraplam under direction off the doctor like this .
30 30 30 30 30 30 20
30 30 30 30 30 20 20
30 30 30 30 20 20 20 Doing really well no side effects
Etc
20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 20 20 10
20 20 20 20 10 10 10
Starting to be parniod and low self esteem
Etc etc
10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Finish
The first 2 weeks crying over silly things like TV shows and weddings , feel emotional unstable , very irritable , starting arguments with my parterner low feeling also unusual for me as I more of a anxiety person than a depressed person .

Is this normal, my doctors said some people just need meds to cope with life .

I am now back up to 30 feeling very stable and happy .
But I have no Lilblo as before and was the reason I come off them in the first place and it's very upsetting and makes me feel insecure about my realtionship as people say men won't stay around if there not getting there needs met.
How can I try again to come off citraplam ? Any other ways possiable or a different med I could try ?

[Fefee]

How come no one is replying .

[SarahH]

Looking at your reduction rate I would say it was far too fast!
Slowly, slowly is the best way......... and go from 10 to 5 (cutting the tablet). Then alternate days (10 5 10 5 etc) for 2 weeks. THEN 2.5 .......for a couple of weeks...

[Fefee]

That's fantastic thank u Sara iam on 30 now how can I come to 10 ?

[Marty_67]

Sorry Fee, have not been on today.

Yes, slow and gradual is the way - but me being me, when I came off before I skipped days but that did seem to work for me.