Hi all,
I gave SSRIs a fair try but never got any benefit I could notice, and a lot of side effects... Just not for me. I seem to be quite sensitive to these drugs.
I know we all react differently but I was on then for about 4 months and reduced from 20 to 10 mg for 2 weeks then every other day for a week. Then stopped.
I really wanted to get back to dealing with my anxiety using self help which has worked for me in the past.... So I was happy to quit them.
I only started to feel some withdrawal symptoms after a further 3 days.
It has now been 3 weeks since stopping and I am still having some weird symptoms. Sometimes it is difficult to say whether this is withdrawal or my anxiety but I have a really buzzy head , lightheaded with some tinnitus and a really strange, almost excited feeling in my stomach.
Has anyone else had trouble coming off citalopram, and if so how long can I expect this to go on for.
My doc seems surprised at all of this....
Phil