Shell3201
25-07-07, 13:09
Hi
I have been on Citalopram 20mgs for approximately 18 months now due to Post Natal Depression. I have been great on them, but have suffered extreme tiredness and no sex drive whilst on them. As I felt much better I spoke to my GP about coming off them. She reduced me to 10mgs for 2 months and told me if I was going to dip I would dip on the 10mgs. But I have been fine.
I went back at the end of the two months to be reduced further and have been taking 10mg every other day for about 10 days and my god - I feel as though my world has been turned upside down. I cannot describe how bad I feel, I am getting severe headaches which I did expect, but I feel so low, I am crying all the time, I feel like my stomach and chest are knotted. It has knocked me for 6 the symptoms I am having.
I have been back to my GP today in tears and she has told me to go back on full dose, but surely if I am struggling to come off now, it won't be any different when I come in in another year or so.
I really want to come off them especially now, I want to be the happy go lucky girl that I have always been. I am in a complete quandry as to what to do. If I knew these symptoms would go away eventually I would stick it out, but don't know how long I can tolerate feeling like this.
What is the worst is that nobody understands, even the GP gave me a look as thought to pull myself together.
What do I do?
Thanks
Shell
I have been on Citalopram 20mgs for approximately 18 months now due to Post Natal Depression. I have been great on them, but have suffered extreme tiredness and no sex drive whilst on them. As I felt much better I spoke to my GP about coming off them. She reduced me to 10mgs for 2 months and told me if I was going to dip I would dip on the 10mgs. But I have been fine.
I went back at the end of the two months to be reduced further and have been taking 10mg every other day for about 10 days and my god - I feel as though my world has been turned upside down. I cannot describe how bad I feel, I am getting severe headaches which I did expect, but I feel so low, I am crying all the time, I feel like my stomach and chest are knotted. It has knocked me for 6 the symptoms I am having.
I have been back to my GP today in tears and she has told me to go back on full dose, but surely if I am struggling to come off now, it won't be any different when I come in in another year or so.
I really want to come off them especially now, I want to be the happy go lucky girl that I have always been. I am in a complete quandry as to what to do. If I knew these symptoms would go away eventually I would stick it out, but don't know how long I can tolerate feeling like this.
What is the worst is that nobody understands, even the GP gave me a look as thought to pull myself together.
What do I do?
Thanks
Shell