I’ve been on 20mg Citalopram for 17 years and have decided to try and come off it for various reasons - I reduced to 10mg and stayed on that dose for 3 months, then did 5mg for a month and 2.5mg for a month before stopping. I took my last 2.5mg on Saturday. I feel quite low, very weepy but I understand that’s to be expected - these are powerful drugs that alter your brain chemistry and after 17 years it’s going to take time for my brain to readjust. I just wonder if anyone has successfully managed to come off antidepressants after a long time and how long it took before you started feeling like your old self again?
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