Other people here on long term use?
I am on citalopram.. for... 10 years!!!
I do not suffer of depression... or maybe some short periods because I Was not able to manage my anxiety..
They gave it to me for anxiety and panic.
Related to serious issues I had, when I was 22.
I was on 20mg... then after one year went on 10mg.. 20 ... 10 during all these years, I was always trying to reduce with the idea to stop... but something was happening and my panic coming back again.
In the past 2 years I have been to 40mg.. back to 20mg... then 40mg again..
always something happen..
Now I was trying again to "quit".
1 month on 30mg
1 month on 20mg
on 10 I had the crisis and went back to 20mg after 1 week.
Maybe I should have waited?
The effects would have gone away?
I m so scared by my anxiety that I didn't want to risk
I didn't even thought to take the risk to fall down in a black period.
I've tried a lot, but I cannot accept to take it all my entire life.
Maybe I will.. because when I am feeling very bad I just want a solution.
I've tried many ways and now I am happy with some CBT/mindfulness.
But still not able to cope with this anxiety that came from the witdrawal and now from the new dosis side effects.
It's stressfull to think I have to take all my life.
Because I am not able to stop.
Because I don't work anymore without it.
I am asking myself why they didn't try to stop my physical anxiety with a bit of anti-anxiety pills (short term use)... or beta blocant.
I am starting reading on that... I want to find my way out or if I have to live with the citalopram, to know that there is no other option for me.
Sorry for too many threads and long ones.
But I need a bit of understanding and this forum seems rich of nice people that knows the matter!!
My family (living abroad) is very nice helping me, listening to me.
Obviously they say: if you need it, take it and don't worry.
If they would say nOO stop it would have been worse.
But people with real experience I think can understand more..
Thanks!