THIS IS HARD - Citalopram (Celexa) withdrawal, my 5 week update
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is a follow up video from my original post on coming off of Citalopram after 16 years.
The last 5 weeks have not been easy, the withdrawal symptoms have changed and my sleep has taken a battering because of that.
Still, I’ve come too far from 20 mg to 5 weeks of zero to quit now.
Thank you for all your comments, its great reading all your own personal stories and I hope these videos help others on their journey.
#mentalhealth #citalopramwithdrawal #antidepressants #selfcare
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It is less isolating to hear that others are sharing the same difficulties as me
Wow I'm nine days in citalopram free. I had begun to feel very normal and thought that the worst was over, then I woke up today in a total blue funk. Wow... This will go away, this will go away, this will go away, this will go away...
@@melbapeters5457 hey thanks for stopping by, it will fade and hopefully by the time you read this you are in a good place
Keep strong, I didn’t really cry for 20 years ,now I’m off of them I can cry very easily which is wonderful.
It’s funny that we are celebrating crying but if I can get to a stage age where I have emotional and sexual release, happy days!!
I’m 6/7 weeks post citalopram and my anxiety is bad. Obsessive thoughts about work, I’ve always enjoyed my work and now it’s been hard going. Im trying to take it day by day and hoping it gets better. You got this!
Hi, thanks for your comment. It is hard, I totally agreeing with you but you are right in taking it day by day, focusing your energy that way instead of negativity focusing on “I can’t do this for weeks” etc is a great mindset. This is actually the second video of my three part on coming off the meds if you are interested in checking the others out, apologies in advance though as I go off topic in the third with some verbal overload. Keep me updated, you’ve got this.
You are supposed to drop the dose by 10 percent if the previous dose meaning tapers take 9 months to over a year prob reason why your having unpleasant withdrawals
@@Amnigaggh there is no truth to that as if that was true how can you reduce a 20mg tablet by 2 mg, you can cut a tablet in 4 but that reduces the does by 5%, the only rule is to do reduce is slowly as I touched on in my first video.
@@distractingdom how long a period was your taper and what dose did you jump off ?
@@Amnigaggh It’s in my first video, I took around 3 months of gradual tapering from 20mgs
I am on day 13 citalopram withdrawal… it’s HARD. I’ve been getting nausea, stomach upset, derealisation, sweating! Insomnia as well. Nice to see I’m not alone in real time x
Thank you for your message, I’m sorry to read that you are finding it hard also but also not surprising. Seems that you are having a hell of a lot of withdrawal symptoms as mine has purely been in my head. Keep me updated in how you get on and keep looking after yourself. Dom
If you bin on meds at least 3 years or more taper 10 percent of each proceeding dose per month it might take 9 months or longer to taper but doctors don’t k ow how to taper phyche meds
Same...
I agree, It is a huge comfort to know other people are struggling too. So thank you so much for sharing.🙏
Hello mate I’ve recently came off 20 mg 2 weeks ago and I’ve noticed withdrawal symptoms I’ve felt very irritable while in bed at night and I’ve been getting like palpitations and a bit of chest pain. I hope your doing well though and if you ever need someone to talk too I’m always here for you man 💙
@@danielbrooker4556 hey, very kind of you, I am ok though, I’m used to battling through on my own but I’ve still managed to stay off the meds 2 years after posting this video, life isn’t rosey but it is, what it is. Hope you are doing ok and this replies finds you with even less withdrawal symptoms
Keep it up mate, pain is temporary no matter how intense it gets, ive decided to stop taking citalopram recently, im abit nervous but exited. I've been on them for about 8 years, 10mg everyother day for the past year so im hoping the withdrawals won't be to bad when I ween off. But anyway good luck man your brain will heal eventually 💪
Thank you for your comment, sounds like you are heading down the right path, good to read that you are positively changing, it’s very hard so well done buddy
How are you doing. Still okay?
@@silentninja2754 im still good mate, mind over matter💪
@@repopackman7560 awesome. You jumped off at 10mg?
@@silentninja2754 nah down to 10mg every 3 days, im gonna do that for a month then go from there
I watched your initial withdrawal video and I can't believe how similar our stories are. I'm on day 16 off Citalopram. I used xanax instead of alcohol. I took my last xanax the beginning of June after a long taper. I think our brains will heal but it's going to be a while.
Thank you for watching my videos and for taking time to leave a comment. I’ve been quite surprised by the amount of people who are going through similar things to me but also not surprised as mental health is a very big pond with many fish. Well done on you tapering, it’s good that you did it the right way by reducing slowly, it’s definitely the best way. Keep me updated on your progress and look after yourself, I’ll be posting an update soon so keep your eye out or hit subscribe.
How are you now?
I hope you are doing well, as I haven't seen many recent videos posted on your channel since this one. I'll briefly share my story, as it might help you and others. I was on some variation of antidepressants for 20 years of my life. In July 2023, I found a great therapist and began tapering off my medication. Here in the US, psychiatrists are still incorrectly advising people to taper WAY too quickly, which causes physical withdrawal symptoms that a doctor will state is a return of the original depression or anxiety 99% of the time. It isn’t. I tapered very slowly, over the course of 6 months. I could have probably tapered even slower towards the end, but I just wanted to be off the medication. I am 7 months med-free and hanging in there. I am seeing many of the side-effects experienced on the medication ceasing and I am switching to a new therapist who is closer to my home. I am SOOO thankful I tapered slowly (look up hyperbolic tapering, it is a life saver). Not every day is great, not every day is bad, but each day is an incremental step towards managing my depression and anxiety therapeutically.
@@jiden77 there was another video after this one but I’ve not posted any more than the 3 that I did as I was off the meds and coming up to 2 years, I’m still off them and like you said, I have good days and bad days but I just deal with what it brings. I hope you are doing ok and thank you for stopping by, it’s not easy is it
Im about 8 months off, cold turkeyed it, had no idea there was a community of folks suffering the same garbage. If i didnt have weed ,i dont think id be sleeping at all. It was just last week i had JOY from music and i FINALLY cried from my favorite Uncles passing around Christmas. So things are getting better, I'm just so glad to hear it isn't me. One thing, struggling with this withdrawal has really taken my mind off the child abuse, lol, which celexa didnt do!!!
Hey, thanks for leaving a comment and stopping to watch. You sound like you have had to deal with so much in your life, it ls good to get a sense of humour from your comment. That’s always been my helper, my ability to sarcastically joke about my situations, definitely my coping mechanism. It’s nice get emotions back, I still can’t cry by I get the sensation going to me eyes but nothing comes out, like when you forget to take the foil top off the toothpaste. I hope you get to arrive at when you need to be, look after yourself.
Lay off the weed. Not going to help you psychologically in the long term.
I was hoping you did an update I was thinking about you and hoping you were progressing. Glad to see you are still at it!!
Hey, thank you for stopping by! Yep still pushing on, very determined and very stubborn so a great combo.
I’m starting these meds but these testimonies make me not want to go down this road. Hope you feel better soon sir .
Hey, thanks for the comment. You do you, it’s nice to hear others opinions as guides but nothing more. The medication helped me through so really hard times and if in the future I start struggling again I’ll go back on them with no issues.
Hope they help you, keep me updated and look after yourself.
If you can find a way to manage without the meds, please do so - it’s taken me a year to get from 20mg to 2mg and it’s been really difficult, still is. They never helped me much anyway 😢
@@skippy7208 thank you for leaving a comment, personally telling someone to find a way without the meds isn’t the best advice as everyone is different and what didn’t work for you might work for someone else. My meds helped me when I needed them but I don’t feel like I do anymore hence coming off them. You have to do you, see how you react and go from there.
@@distractingdom fair enough. Sadly, the success rate for ADs is only about 10% of people, of which you must be one. There are other things that can help without any side effects, or the risk of horrendous protracted withdrawals. I will always encourage people to look for other solutions to avoid these pitfalls. The theory of Serotonin deficiency has recently been de-bunked and nobody really knows how these meds work. I wish you well 🙏
@@skippy7208 hey 👋🏼 I’m not sure 10% is accurate at all but let’s face the facts, I suffer with panic disorder based on a event in my life that caused me to have a break down. Although the meds have helped me get by it’s not addressed the issue as meds can’t do that, meds are basically a crutch and nothing more, it helps but it doesn’t fix the issue. Hope you find something that works for you, it’s not an easy thing to do but I wish you all my best.
Congratulations on your journey my friend! It’s hard but possible. After 6 months I started to feel way better. And now I see that quitting was the best thing ever!
Thank you for the kind message, this is an old video, I’ve been off the meds now for 11 months and so far so good. Hope you are keeping well.
Yes, imposter syndrome is so real! Glad you're making these videos and that you have this pause in life to do this. Sending you hugs~
Rightly or wrongly I went cold turkey off 20mg about 2 weeks ago! The withdrawal is ridiculous and I genuinely don’t know whether to go back on them or not! I totally get what you mean by feeling again!
Hey, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, I’m not medically trained and nobody knows you better than you know yourself, your body or your mind, this is the second video, on the first one I touched on that I struggled when I first came off the meds so decided that my body was telling me I’d gone too fast, so I went back on them and tapered off them slowly. Watch the first video, I hope it helps you and keep us updated. Look after yourself
God bless you 🙏❤, I'm tapering off valium 10mg, down to 5mg April 30th 2023. Hang in there
Hey 👋🏼 thanks for the lovely comment, I’m fully out the other side now. Hope the tapering is going well for you.
@tinalapoint9294 I'm currently on 4.5mg Valium, tapering from 20mg. Starting to feel the strain now. How're you doing?
I just cancelled my Valium script last year. Having always known about the brutal withdrawals I managed to never get dependent on em. Scary thing is I don’t think anyone even knew about these other antidepressants being just as bad to come off
Just starting to come off citalopram today. I've only been on it 4 months but I figure the sooner I come off the better but if I get significant symptoms recurring then I can go back on it again.
i found 20mg per day very difficult but 10mg twice per day was much better. It stopped me getting the highs and lows, brain fog and sleep problems 20mg was giving me.
I've now cut down to 5mg every 8 hours and next week I'll drop it to every 12 hours then a week of 16 etc.
Thank you for your comment, doing it slowly is definitely the right path and sounds like that’s exactly what you are doing. Good luck with it all and let me know how you get on.
I have the same symptoms after getting off Duloxetine. I feel your pain, brother. It will get better but very slowly. All the best.
Thank you, I’ve been off the meds now for 8 months now, hope you are doing well
I'm dying every day. I was on many drugs for my OCD and then they misdiagnosed me with bipolar put me on many other drugs my life is over. It's been six months. I am off my meds, but it's like nightmare😢 Akhatisia,anhedonia, cognitive impairment, insomnia, DPDR, racing thoughts, and severe mood swings،Hyper sensitive nervous system. Hyper salivation,horrofic nightmare. I'm getting worse every day. I can't take it anymore 😢😢 I really want to live, but I can't take it anymore. I am so close to suside everyday.
@@safaasgari3115 you need to speak to someone, look up help online or speak to your doctor and demand the support you need, I am so sorry you are having such a bad time but please find that support you need for yourself, there are people who can help you through it, do it today!
Love the tats. Nice stuff. I went off zoloft after years of taking 20 ml a day. Brain zaps left me after about 2 weeks. Your withdrawal seems worse than mine was. I withdrew from 15+ years of valium about 9 months ago. That was a true tough job.
You're supposed to have bad days and anxiety. Just not in the amount we have it. You will learn to manage it. I did. I wish you the best mate.
Thank you for the kind comment Jim, very grateful.
I’ve been off the meds for 18 months now and although life is still slightly muted, I seem to be doing ok, stopping the booze has definitely helped.
@@distractingdom Booze , as I have read, will send me into a tailspin so I avoid it entirely. As of today, I am very afraid of my symptoms coming back. My anxiety is picking back up. I don't like that. Was lying in bed last night unable to sleep and had the terrible feeling my insomnia is back as I could remember how I felt. Gruesome.
@@jimferrill1790 that sounds so bad, you need to take yourself off to your docs, it’s not a good situation you are in, I really feel for you, it’s such a nightmare of a situation to be in.
@@distractingdom All the docs are going to do is put me on a medication. I'm not doing any more drugs. Ever. Eff the doctors. They put me in this predicament. Thanks all the same and no offense to you.
I've been on citalopram for 10 years now started on 10mg now been on 30mg for 3 years I've stopped cold turkey it was affecting my labido and just numbing me. I feel head funny at mo and get brain zaps I'm on day 2
I tried two different ssri’s they did nothing. So glad I didn’t go down that route. I’m so thankful Ayahuasca saved my life❤❤🙏🙏
I’ve been through every anti depressant you could name. I’m using paraoxatine and nibble 3 mg a day along with beta blockers to numb the anxiety. It’s working. I’m hoping to end 12 years of SSRIs I have forgotten what it’s like to not being on them.
Amazing, that’s sounds like quite the achievement, it’s hard after such a long period to remember what it was like before, good luck with your journal, listen to yourself and thank you for leaving a message.
I know that feeling you describe that comes on suddenly where your stomach drops. I find it unbearable.
Hey 👋🏼 mine isn’t in the stomach, the sensation was in my brain but it’s passed now. Thank you for leaving a comment.
Thank you for the update. Sorry you're having the zaps
The brain zaps I can deal with, the nightly brain drops I can do without.
Hope you are doing ok 👍🏼
@@distractingdom I'm not too bad. Still holding at 13.7 till no more symptoms then I will taper again. Any stomach problems?
@@silentninja2754 best way to do it, keep it up.
You and asking me about stomach problems 😂 No, just brain symptoms
@@distractingdom yeah some of my symptoms are with the stomach
Keep going your doing well 👍❤️
I took 30mg daily for 5 years....I didnt like the feeling of medium....never really happy...never really sad....I came off slow....first month i only took 20....next month 10....next month 10 every other day....at the end of this month i'm done....not really any withdrawal at all....3rd month i was getting like (to quote someone else) brain zaps...then they faded....I'm probably off now...but i'll stick to my plan of 10 every other day ...this month and done....I definitely feel better....
That’s amazing, I didn’t start getting withdrawal symptoms until I was completely off them even though I feel I did it slowly but I’ve now been completely off the meds since July and no relapse so far but I’m taking each day as it comes. Good luck with your tapering, you seem to know what you are doing and thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Hi, hope you are well.
This is how I tapered off citalopram.
First you drop 5% of your dosage. No more.
You crush the pill, stir it with 1 litre (or whatever) of water, remove 0,5 decilitre of the water and drink it. So there's you 5% drop. Go on 3 weeks like that. Next stir and remove 1 decilitre and go like that for three weeks. Then remove 1,5 decilitres and go like that for three weeks. Now you've dropped 15% during 9 week period.
Then you can try dropping 10%. So reduce 10% and do it for three weeks. If you feel any of those nasty symptoms go back to your previous dose for a couple of weeks and then try again. It should be easier this time. Go on until you are completely off. For me it took a year but it was quite smooth like that and worth the effort.
Hey, thanks for the comment.
Wow never thought about doing it that way, I obviously documented how mine was done over the 3 videos I posted but I’ve now been off the meds for 7 months, hopefully it continues.
I stopped taking mine cold turkey without weening off of them, I still get random brain zaps about 10 years on.
Good luck mate
Wow that’s a serious time, when I’m stressed and trying to get to sleep I get brain spasms which aren’t great but that zaps have definitely left me. Good luck with your own journey, I hope you are winning the daily battle.
It's not easy it's a nightmare. And we should have been informed about this before we began taking it. I have been tapering off of it I'm now down to 0.5 mg I have foggy brain. I'm no longer dizzy I have had brain zaps but I've been tapering off of 20 mg for about 6 weeks now and I'm down to 5 mg. I've been exercising a lot and been trying to eat high serotonin foods I'm not going back on this I will be completely off of it in a couple of weeks and we'll see what happens. I wake up feeling very strange, by the end of the day yesterday I actually felt very good normal. This morning I woke up again with foggy brain and a tad bit of nausea. I've only been on this for 6 years I cannot imagine coming off of 20 mg having been on at 16 years it will take your brain chemistry quite a while to get back to normal as I realized mine will.
@@melbapeters5457 hey 👋🏼 I needed the support they gave me at the time, they helped me through some very tough periods so although it wasn’t great coming off them, they did help me a lot. I hope this reply find you in a better stage.
@@distractingdom today is my 4th day and I actually feel pretty good and I had a pretty clear head no nausea etcetera so it's getting better thanks for the support! Fortunately I'm a person who exercises and works out all the time so that's really helping me. I was a little mean yesterday..... 😬
@@melbapeters5457 that’s great that you exercise, I lack serious motivation which doesn’t help with my anxiety so it’s great to read that you are getting those endorphins the right way, onwards and upwards for you !!
Finally going to a psychiatrist after ten years of being on 40mg a day. I'm terrified.
Hey, thanks for leaving a comment, I think this is amazing, people think I’m brave for being open on RUclips in a room on my own just talking to a camera but I think you are the brave one, this will hopefully be such an amazing moment for you, obviously not an instant one but a real positive step in a supportive direction, I’m sending you all my support, this is great to read, well done you, that terrified feeling will no doubt turn into ‘why didn’t I do this sooner’, all the best of this journey for you, I hope they help you understand why you feel they way you do and you can embrace it, keep us updated, amazing!!!!
I've been on Lexapro for 25 years. I started lowering my dose last month. I was on 20 mg and I'm now at 10mg. I'm having depressions cycles, anxiety, anger etc. I've read that going
from 5mg to 0mg is the REALLY hard part. I hope not because this is horrible!!!!
Hi Jim, thanks for leaving a comment. May I ask, if you are feeling all that, why are you continuing to drop, there is a difference between withdrawal effects and symptoms and it sounds like your symptoms are flaring up, please think if this is right for you.
Hello, thank you for the video. I've been on citalopram for about 9 years, but I want to taper off. Im on 20mg, too. I originally went on them to assist with ptsd. It's a ballache seeing a doctor in london, so I thought about just doing it off my own back? I'd appreciate your thoughts?
Best regards
Rich
Hey Rich, thanks for the comment and watching the video. My thoughts are exactly that as I obviously don’t know you or your situation and I’m not medically trained but I will say with me I was in the perfect situation to try and see if I could as I wasn’t working, I did mine as levels, no rush although people have commented that I did it to fast but I let my body get used to each drop and then monitored how I felt on each lower dose and if I felt fine and coped, then I did my next taper, I think in my first video I covered it as this is the second video of three but I will say that you need to ask yourself why you want to come off it, there is a big difference between wanting to come off it and feeling that you can come off it, my anxiety flared up while tapering and if I wasn’t in a good place at that time I would of really struggled with it. I think it’s like dieting, do it slowly and small drops and you are likely to stay off it, do it fast and you are likely to go back on but if you can, it’s always best to consult a doctor.
@distractingdom I appreciate you getting back. Is your name Dom?
How have you been, as I think you made this vid quite a while ago now?
I guess everyone's case is unique.
I really struggled with PTSD around 2012. Had counselling and was eventually put on meds. I don't have much faith in doctors, and I just kinda stayed on them. Never had one review since.
In hindsight, I probably should have come off them some years ago. So what I'm doing right now is a gentle taper.
Cutting the tablets in half. So 10mg every day for a couple of weeks, and essentially, just monitor how I feel.
Then, cut down to 5mg.
It's early days for me because I only started the taper on Monday.
@@richardfisher5508 can I suggest one thing and only a suggestion, instead of cutting the tablet in half and taking that as that’s a 50% drop, take your normal 20mg then half a tablet, then 20mg, then half a tablet and tapper that way, see how you feel after a few weeks, then if all good then drop to 10mg each day and yes I am Dom. I will do an update video soon as people keep asking for one but as I’m off the meds now and the videos were about coming off them, my life isn’t exciting enough for more videos and nobody wants a channel of me just talking about my issues.
@distractingdom good tip Dom. A slower taper, perhaps? It's all experimental at this stage. At the moment, I feel ok. But of course, I'm monitoring constantly 👍
@@richardfisher5508 I talked about my dosage reduction in my first video but I basically did 20-10-20-10 for 2 weeks and saw how I got on and then dropped to 10 a day for 2 weeks and again saw how I got on, then I cut my 10s in half and did 10-5-10-5 for 2 weeks and so on but obviously people react differently and cope differently so only you will know what is working for you, try and recognise what is withdrawal and what is your condition flaring up as that’s important as you don’t want to hinder your life just because you want to do something. Let me know how it gets on but listen to your body and get support buddy
The doctor's told me to use this medication just gor 6 months and ive used it for 8 months then come off of it with the doctor's control and never had any problems. But if you use the medication for more then a year that's when you get the withdrawal effects of the medication when ypu want to come off it.
Hey, thanks for stopping by. I’m not sure there is a general rule of withdrawal, people are all different and experience things differently, I’m glad it was a straight forward tapper for you.
Are you feeling okay now ? I took it for 3 years and im trying to kick it , im on my 4th week taking only 5mg and have weird side effects, please tell me theres a point when we go back to normal after enough time has passed
@@Chrono28x hey, thanks for the comment and I hope this reply finds you in a good place, I have been off the meds for 2 years now and yes, it did go away but listen to your body, there is a big difference between withdrawal side effects and your conditioning flaring up but only you know that, take it slow and be honest with yourself. Take care
I get the neasousness the weird head feeling almost dizzy but a headache
Hey, thank you for leaving a comment, it’s not a nice feeling but I hope you are feeling more like yourself now
Stay strong! I took 20mg of citalopram for 2 years and I then went down to 10mg for almost a year. I am on day 5 of not taking it, already experiencing symptoms that you have described in this video. Have your symptoms gotten worse over time or better? Not sure whether to take 5mg every other day or not.
Hey Megan thank you for your comment, well done of getting down to 5mg it’s quite the achievement. This is the second video of a 3 part video on me stopping my meds, I’ve done a 10 week update video also so check that out and keep me updated on your progress.
@@distractingdom I actually just dropped down to 10mg not 5mg. On day 5 of not taking any. Do you think I should maybe take 5mg? Worried about experiencing withdrawal so bad that I won't be able to work, I work in surgical theatres so I am always busy.
@@MegsChannel98 100%, people react very differently but from my own experience of stopping anti depressants I wouldn’t just cut yourself off, I would taper down very slowly. I would suggest and obviously this is from my experience I’m not medically trained to do 2 weeks of taking 10 one day and 5 the next and so on, then if you are feeling fine after 2 weeks drop to 5 everyday for 2 weeks and then if you are feeling fine, do 2 weeks of 5 one day none the next and then after 2 weeks you should be able to withdraw although I did 5 and 2.5 for 2 weeks before completely coming off them.
@@distractingdomI was hoping to be completely off citalopram for my wedding in March, but also worried about experiencing withdrawal on the big day.
Thank you so much for your advice, really means a lot!
@@MegsChannel98 working in surgery and getting married, are you sure your desire to be med free for your wedding fits in with you being able to cope as they are two very different worlds. It’s taken me nearly 3 months to come off my meds and I didn’t that without working after being made redundant. Not sure I would of done it if I was working or had a big event coming up especially if they were doing theur job.
Blood pumping in my head, tired, easily annoyed.. I went from 20 mg to 10mg last few months. I get dizzy spells going to every other day this last week. Then to half one every other day has been particularly hard. My BD is tomorrow. I don’t have any desire to celebrate it.
Hey thank you for leaving a comment. I have to ask, if you are experiencing all that, why continue to drop. I lowered my dose and saw how I was on that dose and if it was ok, then I dropped a little more. I think you need to chat with your GP and maybe decide if now is the right time for you to come off the meds.
@@distractingdom ty! I decided to not slowly go off until I speak with her. I don’t think there is a 5mg? I was attempting half of a 10mg. Yeah l, yesterday I felt awful. How long off the meds until you felt Okayish? I know a guy still getting Vertigo, 2 years later.
@@djkenny1202 no there isn’t, the smallest I believe is 10mg but I was cutting mine in half to get 5mg.
You have done the right thing, you really need to listen to your body.
I certainly wouldn’t of come of the meds if I felt my anxiety and panic disorder was flaring up as a result.
I have withdrawal symptoms for 4/5 weeks but they got less and less as the weeks past. When I got down from 20mg to 10mg I started to suffer so simply decided I’d just settle on 10mg for the time being, don’t push it as you will be the one that suffers if you do.
Keep it up, you come across that you know what you’re doing.
I hope you get the outcome you desire.
@@distractingdomthank you! Have you, or did you have bowel issues skipping days? I’m having like gotta go NOW. I was constipated often, prior. I accidentally forgot to take one today (on trip., I going to stick with half of a pill a bit) and had the gotta goes. Also short fuse, upset easily. Light headed. I’m having half tomorrow. Ill also call provider.
@@djkenny1202 hey, no as I didn’t do enough of a drop to hit me like that, I did it very steadily but that might be stress related as the stomach acts to stress.
This is why i only picked prozac and its been somewhat of a help.
Hey, I’m completely off them all now, it’s been 14 months although I’m not sure if this will be the end of the meds for me. Good luck with managing your condition and thanks for spending time to watch and leaving a comment.
I'm watching it my friend I can relate. Tony Leicestershire )
Thank you buddy, hope you are keeping well and on top of everything
@@distractingdom Thank you my friend i haven't been out and about much this year, take care Tony)
@@tonyn9858 hey Tony, I’m sorry to read that, I went out today for a walk on my own and I had to really push myself, most of the time when I’m not working I’ll just lie on the sofa I front of the tv which isn’t good, hope this reply finds you well.
omg i been off citalopram for 5 days and I feel like crap. I feel like throwing up all the time, my sleep is awful... how long is it going to take? i can't take it anymore 😥
It is hard but try not to take it personal, it’s like any kind of relationship, it’s never easy stepping away but listen to your body and if you are really struggling maybe reduce the dose slower or ask yourself if you should even be coming off it. Look after yourself and thanks for the comment
@@distractingdom I am feeling a bit better now, I was reducing the dose until I have to quit it. The first week was awful, always feeling like high, dizzy, wanted to puke.. now i just have a bit of headache and some dizziness but not so bad like the week before
I recommend propranolol for the physical withdrawal symptoms will help a TON!!!
I'm 2 months off and still having problems
What problems?👍
Hey, thanks for the comment. What was the reason you came off, I felt I was in control of myself after changing aspects of life so it was a good time for me, I wouldn’t of done it for any other reason.
Do you recommend this medication. my doctor just prescribed this to me
Hi! I have been on same feelings, and somehow still happening with dopamine overflow, then when I'm in good shape I know it's coming to point that sickness of the mind.
So what viruses caused to the brain? In my junior time was a struggle, now is a struggle and so on. Stress insecurity work and sleeping ((maybe I forgot other simptoms)).
I don't know the name of meds in my junior time that was given to me. So I got off suddenly at once, what is the tapering? So in my rehab from alcohol that I was living with changes happening, and got back to meds! This time in my language says my meds have been for psihotic... I became again with or without meds sick. It was good for two years, now I live with withdrawal symptoms from psychiatrist meds, that I used. Starting them with 5mg, to 10mg, and back to 5mg for little longer, all in two years cycle. I know I don't need the meds other than for pains. But like you have same felling from theirs meds that are made for clinical health problems. It's side effects that causes it. Use for long time you may risk yourself, and your family. I didn't use same meds like you. Work on myself and AA meetings helped me to what I became.
Thanks for reading.
Hey thank you for the comment, sounds like you are handling a lot, I’m happy to read that you have put a support network around you to help understand how you feel and why, hope all is good and you are on a positive journey
I went 3or 4 months without and then all.my symptoms came back so back to Meds.
If the meds help you to live a better life then to me I’m all for it. Is there a possibility that I will return to meds, of course and I will do so with no shame.
Least you tried it bud I would stay on meds if required.👍🤓
I feel you on this. How is that dropping sensation in your stomach for you now? I have the same thing going on with minimal drops.
Hey, thanks for leaving a message, it’s been 4 months now since my last tablet and all the withdrawal side affects have gone, I’m a tad nervous at times but nothing knew there but nothing more. How long have you been tapering for?
@@distractingdom Thanks for the reply and glad to hear you’re doing better! My story is a little different. I was on lexapro from 2011 to Sept 2021 and was kindled with a merry go round of different antidepressants bc my lexapro pooped out. I then went CT for 8 days. All hell broke lose and went back on lexapro towards the end of November 2021. I got stable on 10mg and down to 9mg now. Still having a lot of symptoms but slowly working on getting off this drug. It’s mental and physical torture
@@CoastConrad it’s horrible that a drug can literally grab hold of you and not let you go, something that is supposed to support you but at times becomes part of the problem. Keep me updated, please look after yourself and keep up the good fight
@@distractingdomTry benzo wd buddy
@@tyrel-fg7zf hey, I’m not currently on anything, have been off anti depressants for 14 months now, this isn’t a current video. Thanks for the comment though
Can you get teeth pain/ vibration? Not sure if related but can't think of anything else that's changed and I've stopped citalopram for 3 weeks
Hey 👋🏼 that’s a new one on me but I do get shaking with my anxiety and as tapering affects the nerves it is a possibility. Hopefully when you read this, that is has now passed.
My teeth hurt too!! I've been off it for 5 weeks but im going back on 😢
@@cristanaahulsee1513 I wouldn't go back on
@sean7332 yeah I quit because I got Serotonin Syndrome, where it felt like a heart attack and depersonalization. But im still having depersonalization and now bad thoughts. So u think I shouldn't get back on citalopram and do a dif meds? Sorry for all the questions my doctors booked out for a month 🥲
@@cristanaahulsee1513 hey, sorry to read you are having problems, I would discuss it with your doctor as there is no one size fits all for medication or mental health and what works for the person in the last message might not work for you or fit your lifestyle.
Only read the comments as guides or reassurance that you aren’t alone in your struggles, please do not take direction as you don’t know the person and they don’t know you or your situation.
If it helps, it took me months to come off the meds and I had to really push through the withdrawal but only because it was right for me at the time.
Paroxetine withdrawal is the same
I think any kind of medication withdrawal that involves the brain isn’t going to be easy. Hope you are doing ok and thank you for leaving a comment
I'm on day 39 and my anxiety has been so bad this week I can barely stand it. Did you experience really bad anxiety at about a month off? I don't know if this is part of withdrawl or my new normal.
Thanks for your comment, I’m sorry to read that you are struggling, have you come off the meds slowly as this might be the reason why your anxiety is really bad?
@@distractingdom I did taper relatively fast. I went from 10 mg to nothing in a month. The anxiety if really bad. I can hardly eat or drink anything. I dont believe its ever been consistently this bad. I took 5 mg today. I just couldnt take it anymore. I'm going to go back on it and then wean very slowly when I"m ready. I hope youre doing well.
@@youghbaby have you watched my first video on stopping my med as this is a follow up to that, I talk about tapering and my failed attempts at coming off the meds due to trying to do it fast. I think personally you should go back in at 10mg everyday until you are feeling stable again and only then think about reducing by doing 2 weeks at 10mg, 5mg, 10mg, 5mg etc and then after 2 weeks see how you feel, if you are feeling ok drop to 5mg everyday for 2 weeks and then if you are still feeling ok drop to 5mg and 2.5mg for 2 weeks, then 2.5mg for 2 weeks, then 2.5mg every other day and then you should be only to come off them, you’ll still get withdrawal symptoms but not as severe, I marked my dose everyday on my calendar so I knew when to drop.
@@distractingdom I think I'm going to do exactly what you said. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.
@@youghbaby the secret Nicole is simply not to rush it, keep me updated and I hope you start feeling better soon
I subscribe to every word you said after 4:57
Thank you, association is oddly comforting
Hi Dom, how are you now
Hey, tricky answer as my life is very isolating so I’m not really putting myself in any kind of triggering environment. I start a new job in Jan and unlike my last job it’s not 100% remote so I’ll get to see how I handle things as I’ll be exposing myself more, at the moment I’m just at home, no social life in the last 14 months, no real exposure to people so tricky to gauge if that makes sense. Hope you are well
@@distractingdom
I understand what you mean mate, I'm off citalopram now a year and two months, honestly the dizziness is still relentless and my anxiety which is health anxiety is ebbing away at me daily, my doc says it's not withdrawal symptoms but I beg to differ as I wasn't dizzy before Citalopram
@@Sleepywhispers79 not knowing you or being a doctor, I’d have to agree with your doctor, you shouldn’t be experiencing withdrawal after so long off the meds, anxiety has a knack of changing the ways it affects people, over the last 2 years I’ve started getting brain drops when I’m feeling stressed and they come on worse at night, I’ve never had them before over my 17 years of having issues. You should ask yourself if you find life easier on the meds than off it as having a balanced life is what matters, some people are so troubled by the stigma of being on anti depressants that they refuse to see the benefits.
The Citalopram weren't working for me I was on them 6 months and fluoxetine before them and from I started the fluoxetine I had dizziness
@@Sleepywhispers79 ah I see, so you have never really experienced that balance of finding something that’s supported you, I’ve never found Citalopram to cure my anxiety but it definitely help me go about my life. Have you tried CBD drops, not something I’ve ever experienced but lots of people speak highly of them.
How are you doing now mate ?
Hey, thanks for stopping by.
I’m doing ok, I’ve been off the meds for 9 months but I’m still taking each day as it comes.
Hope you are happy and staying well.
Nausea just hit today
Just remind yourself that nausea is part of the withdrawal process and nothing more, if you aren’t experiencing symptoms of why you went on them in the first place, I personally think that’s a great sign. Hope the nausea has passed now and you are feeling more you, good luck with it but listen to your body/mind
@@distractingdom thanks, yeah the nausea passed. The worst symptom at the moment is irritability, I'm pretty unreasonable. But I started taking them for ptsd (flash backs and nightmares) and none of that has resurfaced so fingers crossed.
@@fs3743 I’m sorry to read that you take them for PTSD, my panic disorder is based on the fear of returning to the traumatic event of my first panic attack which when you list it against others PTSD, it’s pretty pathetic but I guess everyone’s battle is a struggle and shouldn’t be graded. Why did you decide to come off the medication if you don’t mind me asking?
@@distractingdom that's not pathetic, and if someone else said that to you I bet you wouldn't think it's pathetic either. I actually had a mix up with the pharmacy and ran out, after a few days the withdrawal started and I didn't know what it was, I suspected it might be withdrawal so I started looking it up. I was pretty shocked with what I found out about the medication, side effects, long term damage, etc. I had looked them up 20 years ago but accessibility of information changes a lot in 20 years. I'd just accepted I'd be on tablets for a long time because I thought that was better than the alternative but it's really not. I figure if something causes withdrawal like this it can't be doing me good and it seems like there are a lot of people going through the same journey. I'd seen them like vitamins that were doing some good, but that's not what they are. So I just didn't pick up the px and here we are. Nausea is dying down now
I wanted too kill myself coming off this tabs, had too use them again
Hey, I’m sorry to read that, I’d say which you have that if you were that bad then maybe you shouldn’t of been coming off them. Hope life has stabilised for you since returning to them.