Anxious about coming off of Citalopram

Mental health
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My doctor has decreased my dose of Citalopram from 20mg to 10mg and I'm crapping myself.  This is the first time in a year (I know it's not long at all) that I'm slowly coming off of them since my first very huge anxiety panic attack last September.  I'm excited to know I'm coming off of them but I'm also scared - maybe that's the fear of being normal 1.0 (CBT helped me come up with that biggrin wink.

I have my wedding soon and I'm worried I'm not going to be strong enough to enjoy my day knowing that my dose has been decreased.  I'm trying not to think too much about it but I truly am in two minds about coming off of Citalopram completely in the time frame they've quoted.  I don't want to be on it forever and the doctor seemed happy enough to reduce my dose and then after 2 months I can come off of it - all depending how I am feeling (basically no change to how I have been).  

Myself, my fiance and a close friend of mine thinks it's too soon but what I want to know is if anyone else is kinda going through the same predicament as me and you wise words would be much appreciated smile

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90% of the serotonin is in the digestive track. Any time you change your dose of celexa, you will have "crap" problems...did you notice all sounds of gurgling in your stomach?  So, if necessary, just go back to 20 mgs and try reducing at a more convenient time.

ok?

RAY  CANADA

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Id suggest you leave coming off them until after your wedding then properly plan with your GP tapering down, maybe it's possible to go down to 15mg first and see how you go, if the tabs don't come in 15mg form then cut a tab into quarters if they are hard tabs rather than capsules.

The other alternative is to give you a two week supply of a benzo to take as and when you need it although you would obviously have to be careful about addiction but two weeks is ok, it's if your on them for months that you start getting addicted.

There will be a good compromise for you with your GP, but again if it was me I'd wait until after the wedding.

All the very best with this and of course the wedding.

Neil