Amelie
15-03-09, 11:52
Hi, Just found this website while browsing for help with coming off Citalopram. I was prescribed it about 4 years ago, while coping with my marriage breakup and divorce (a complete shock!) I came off the pills (20mgs) after taking them for about 18 months. I found after 3 or so months I was feeling anxious and weepy again, so went back on them, alongside some counselling which helped at the time.
This time, I've been taking them for 6 months, and wanted to see how I felt without them. It's only been 7 days, one day on one day off the pills – which is what my doctor suggested I try – I've noticed the dizzy head feeling and nausea, especially in the afternoons – and I don't think I can't cope with this feeling while working full time and bringing up two kids on my own!!
Today, Sunday, I woke up really low – very tearful and thinking about the past, and I'm now wondering if I should even be considering coming off these pills! Is the way I feel a side-effect of reducing the dose or would I have felt like this anyway (just realised, it was about this time of year I discovered my partners affair) I do feel that the reduction in dosage it too great, and I'll probably try taking half a pill each day.
If anyone has any tips I would extremely grateful.... can't carry on feeling like this!
This time, I've been taking them for 6 months, and wanted to see how I felt without them. It's only been 7 days, one day on one day off the pills – which is what my doctor suggested I try – I've noticed the dizzy head feeling and nausea, especially in the afternoons – and I don't think I can't cope with this feeling while working full time and bringing up two kids on my own!!
Today, Sunday, I woke up really low – very tearful and thinking about the past, and I'm now wondering if I should even be considering coming off these pills! Is the way I feel a side-effect of reducing the dose or would I have felt like this anyway (just realised, it was about this time of year I discovered my partners affair) I do feel that the reduction in dosage it too great, and I'll probably try taking half a pill each day.
If anyone has any tips I would extremely grateful.... can't carry on feeling like this!