Alexella
08-06-11, 15:29
And I am currently withdrawing from 20mg citalopram.
I am doing it solo, cold-turkey. I've tried to come off before, with the GP's help and without it, but both were pretty bad. So I decided to go for it and try to focus on all the things in my life that are good to keep from sinking into the mire again. This is the longest time I've been on anti-Ds.
I've been on them for 2 nearly 3 years. When I first took them it felt like stepping into a warm bath - everything relaxed. For the first time in over a year I could sleep, I even dropped off while watching my kids in a play park :winks:.
But now it feels less like a warm relaxing bath and more like wading through treacle. I have put on 2 stone in weight and have lost fitness inspite of largely sticking to my running schedule. I haven't had a sense of smell in all that time and I seem to have a constantly running nose. I have made numerous attempts to lose weight but each time It's been so so hard to get anywhere :weep:. So it's time to take a stand.
I've told my husband who is wary as he knows how I was last time. I think he still bears the scars! But he's on side now.
I am getting the vile symptoms - the dizziness, the heaviness, the tiredness and the head shudders. But they will pass. The real test comes when they'ev gone and my mood returns to 'normal' - hoping that 'normal' is not the same place as it was 2.5 years ago.
Does anyone have any tips for keeping out of grip of the miseries when you come off?
I am doing it solo, cold-turkey. I've tried to come off before, with the GP's help and without it, but both were pretty bad. So I decided to go for it and try to focus on all the things in my life that are good to keep from sinking into the mire again. This is the longest time I've been on anti-Ds.
I've been on them for 2 nearly 3 years. When I first took them it felt like stepping into a warm bath - everything relaxed. For the first time in over a year I could sleep, I even dropped off while watching my kids in a play park :winks:.
But now it feels less like a warm relaxing bath and more like wading through treacle. I have put on 2 stone in weight and have lost fitness inspite of largely sticking to my running schedule. I haven't had a sense of smell in all that time and I seem to have a constantly running nose. I have made numerous attempts to lose weight but each time It's been so so hard to get anywhere :weep:. So it's time to take a stand.
I've told my husband who is wary as he knows how I was last time. I think he still bears the scars! But he's on side now.
I am getting the vile symptoms - the dizziness, the heaviness, the tiredness and the head shudders. But they will pass. The real test comes when they'ev gone and my mood returns to 'normal' - hoping that 'normal' is not the same place as it was 2.5 years ago.
Does anyone have any tips for keeping out of grip of the miseries when you come off?