I am currently withdrawing from citalopram after a year of experimenting with different meds. The first week was fine, but I'm now going on week 3 and the dizziness, headaches, crying, insomnia, nausia and irritation have increased drastically. I finally got a job and am supposed to start next week, but am now wondering if it's a good idea. I don't know if I'll be able to keep it together. I would really appreciate some outsiders perspective.
I have been on this med before and withdrew from it a couple of months ago I found the med veey helpful but the with drawl horrible and I felt almost like you do although I couldn't get out of bed I just had no energy
The crying and the irration are new to me do you think that could be something else ?
Are you cutting down on the dose slowly ?
You could try putting your post on the citalopram forum on this site. You might get more advice.
I can't think of anything else the crying & irritation could be coming from. Usually I'm the type of person that never cries even when I should be.
Yes I am cutting down slowly, first went down to 1/2 my dose for 2 weeks, and now 1/4.
Good call, thanks.
The crying could be a sign you are not ready to come off the anti depressants do you still feel depressed ?
With my latest ad I withdrew just like that for 2 weeks I felt awful but I kept going with little support now I cope with ad as I don't like the thought of taking them .
Sorry if I am not helping 
No I appreciate you responding. I do feel depressed but i'm not sure if that will subside once i'm completely off the meds. I think I need to keep going too. I don't want to be on them anymore. I guess the process just sucks.
Hi Izzy I had a complete melt down last year and had to leave Australia to go back home to the UK i started taking the drug and was on 10mg for 6 months and returned to Australia. I felt absolutly amazing for a few months but then things started to go down hill slowly without me completly understanding and now have gone back on them. I used get headaches, crying, heightened anxiety. If you feel like your getting worse now off them maybe ask the doctor as mine advised me to stay on them but just take the lowest dosage as I could need this to keep me mellow.
With regards to the job give it a go but if you feel like you can hack it leave again, back in the UK i got a job and had to do this as the stress got to me and i couldnt keep myself together and didnt want people seeing me like this. Its hard to hide with a fake smile trust me and when your ready and a bit more up you should go back to work.
Sorry I can't help more
Good luck with everything 
Hey Mark, thanks for sharing your experience. I hope that you're doing better now that you're back on a low dosage.
I think i'll give the job a try. I'm scared about it but i guess it's worth a try. As they say, it's better to try and fail than to not try at all. I appreciate your advice.
Thanks, good luck to you too
Wow i wasn't expecting that smiley to look like that..
Thats great and been around people does help, makesure you have fun and have a laugh with the people around you it helps a lot at work. Yeah im already feeling a bit better but will see the longer am on the medication.
Im looking for a new job and i know how you feel its always a little daunting but im sure youll be fine and just keep smiling chicken.
Congratulations on the new job first of all. Exercise may help to combat the symptoms. Maybe go running each day for 30 minutes to an hour. The endorphines might help to balance out the effects of your withdrawal symptoms. Also don't be afraid of how you're feeling. Depression is an illness and tears are healing. Accept what you feel. It's difficult to change how you feel, but you could maybe think it's just a feeling. It's just my brain's reaction to the chemical change. Cardiovascular exercise might help though. I've worked as a waiter with severe OCD, depression and anxiety for 3 years and you can plough through it you just have to keep going. It seems like some people think it's a tabboo in society to show our emotions, but I believe the stigma surrounding mental health problems is largely hypocritical because a large proportion of society will suffer from a mental health issue at least once in their life.