hi peeps :)

hey there..just wnted to introduce myself. I'm Claire and hve suffered anxiety and depression for 3 years now. throughout this time ive been on a few medications (fluoxitine, setraline, citalopram and mirtazipine) from experience citalopram has been by far the best! it really picked up my mood n made life seem bearable again. sertraline caused me to be extremely drowsy to the point i had to give up work and mirtazipine caused me to have awful restless leg syndrome :/ anyway..as my situation stands i was on 40mg of citalopram for the past 18 months and quite frankly am sick of my life and moods being dictated by medicine..therefore i have made the decision to come off all forms of medication by decreasing the dosage over the space of 6 months as recommended by my doctor. so i thought i should join this forum n hopefully get some moral support throughout the next few months from people who may hve already or are experiencing citalopram withdrawal at the the moment :) thanks for taking the time to read this...hope to hear from a few of u soon xxx

Hi claire26

We just wanted to welcome you aboard to NMP. We hope you enjoy your stay here and get all the support and advice you need.

Please take some time to read the website articles on the left as well for loads of advice and tips.

You are a very brave lady Claire, but it is good that you are withdrawing from medication with the help of your GP.

I hope we can support you through this.

:welcome:

Hi Claire and a big warm :welcome: to NMP!

Pip xxx

Hiya Claire and welcome to NMP! :hugs:

You will get lots of support and advice here from other members that have exactly the same issues as you have. Me included. :)

Welcome to the forums Claire! :) It sounds like you are doing well with your recovery from anxiety/depression.

:welcome: Claire! You will receive lots of support here