Originally Posted by
sne3646
Oh, thank goodness for this group. I was on Celexa from 2015 until the fall of 2018, and then I just kind of tapered off and quit taking it. I was feeling fine. Boom- panic attack in the middle of April and ongoing anxiety. If I’m honest, I had been having creeping anxiety that I thought I had under control, but nope. So, I restarted my Celexa at 10mg mid-April. I have had a rough go getting back on. I had forgotten how bad it was. I have had panic, increased anxiety, hopeless feeling, increased depression. I had convinced myself I had akathisia or serotonin syndrome and that I maybe I needed to stop the celexa. But, my husband reminded me that this is how it was last time, too. So, I’m using 1mg of lorazepam when I’m feeling the worst panic and I’m pushing through. I went up to 15mg 3 days ago and I’m having moments of feeling good finally. I’m actually sleeping fine at night, but it seems that in the late afternoon, the inner restlessness I feel most of the day catches up with me and turns into a hopeless panic feeling. My arms and shoulders start to burn and I feel desperate. It’s so awful. This group has really helped me- thank you all for sharing your experiences, and hang in there!!!!