40mg to 20mg delayed reaction to withdrawal?

Treatment and medication
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Hi, I've been on 40mg of Citalopram for a couple of years and nearly a month ago I felt confident in reducing down to 20mg. First 3 1/2 weeks I felt good, better and no problems. Today I feel irritable over trivial things like I have PMT ( no chance as had hyster and on HRT) . Last night I may have got confused and took 2 x 20mg (a possibility?) Would this cause these feelings or is it possibly delayed effect of reduced dose? I hope not. Surely after nearly a month I would have had some

issues sooner ? What do you think is the cause?

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Continued from this morning. The thing that was bugging me all morning has been resolved and I feel fine again. Perhaps you need to make allowances for emotions that the citalopram has been suppressing. It is ok to feel irritated, upset, weepy or whatever so long as there is just cause. It's just a return to normal emotions I suppose. Has anyone else noticed this or thought this?

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Carol, have a look and post in the Coming off Citalopram forum.  You will get help there.

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Thanks I'll take a look