Hi there
I am on citalopram and I aldo have Ovarian Cysts (polycytstic ovaries) - I'm wondering why you have mentioned this in the thread? Do you believe there is a link?
Thanks
I'm in the same situation as you right now. I know this was posted over a year ago but it's happening to me now. I am on 40mg of celexa and took it for 2 years. I recently just moved to a new state so I don't have any insurance or a doctor yet. I don't even know how to get insurance or any of that stuff, it confuses me. Eventually I will have it but I'm getting low on my medicine. I'm nervous and not sure what will happen to me if I just stop taking it. Any advice?
Just call your doctor from the other state, and them what is happening. You can talk to a nurse or anyone else who cares for patients and they will find out how to get another prescription from a doctor.
Otherwise, go to a walk-in clinic and tell them you are out of celexa and they should prescribe it again. I have gone to walk-ins two times now when I want an antidepressant and they do it no problem, especially if you are already on it. Walkins cost like $50-$75 so you can just pay up front if you can afford it. Calling your old doctor would be free.
Thank you!
I am too cold turkey on citilopram and mirtazapine. Evil horrible feelings, never known anything like it 😞
Wow I am in for it then as I have no choice but to quit. Jeeze
I'm glad I found this forum. I just stopped 20 mg of Lexapro cold turkey about a week ago. I too am stubborn and impatient. I can relate to wanting to have my feelings and basically my self back. My main symptoms have been confusion, forgetfulness and sometime fatigue. My husband is trying to be understanding. I think my sex drive is picking up, so he has incentive to hang in there with me. Haha!! 
I posted on another forum and they basically told me to taper off or I can have bad side effects for years! But, now that I'm a week in, I don't want to go back on it. I basically decided that stuff was poison and I don't want to put it into my body, like EVER AGAIN!! Haha!
Every day, I question whether I made the right decision, and should I taper? Then I decide to just hang in there because, so far, the symptoms have been difficult, but definitely manageable. I decided to go to a holistic dr. and have an appointment next week, so I figured I'd hang in there, at least until then! If it gets too bad, I can always wean off.
Wow, some of you went off 40 mg. cold turkey, so I guess that gives me hope, since I was at 20 mg. In a few weeks, we're going on a long vacation. I was wanting to feel better by then, but don't know whether that is too much to expect or not. Maybe, at least, being on vacation will help me deal with the withdrawals.
Anyway, thank you! I'm glad I found this forum and look forward to hearing from you'all soon!
Did you have hot flashes? i am wondering if im the onlyone who have this side effect is annoying
My husband was told he had Cancer and only a year to live. Destroyed my world so my daughter out me on Celexa 20 mg. my husband passed 7 months later and 2 years after I got on it I tried to quit cold turkey. I also had the worst anxiety/panic attack and thought I was gonna die. I had to stand outside just in case I did die so that someone would see me. I didn't care about calling anyone for help. Whatever was gonna happen was gonna happen. I made it through the night and went back on the Celexa. About a month later I went to see an acupuncturist and told him everything that had happened and what I wanted, which was to quit taking the medicine I was on. I even wanted to quit taking the Xanax I had been taking since we were told Cancer. I went to my acupuncturist twice a week and after 4 visits I was able to quit cold turkey. And the best thing was NO WITHDRAWALS!! He not only helped my mental mood but also some muscle problems I had been having from all of the stress! I hope and pray I never have to get on that stuff ever again! But since I have been through the loss of my soulmate of 30 years, I don't think anything could hurt me more than that and I am so much stronger today! I still cry, miss him terribly everyday. It's only been two years he passed. He was only 48. If I start feeling like life is just a bit too much, I haul butt to my acupuncturist! I know there will always be rough and hard times but I am determined to make the most out of my life that I have left and not live it sad. If I had know what it would have been like to get off that medicine, I would have never started! Good luck to anyone trying to get off of it cold turkey. DD
I had bad hot flashes. So not just you. DD
I quit 20 mg cold turkey with the help of an acupuncturist. Hope all turned out well for you! DD
I know this is an old post but I would like to know how you are doing?
Go to an acupuncturist if your still on them. It really helped me quit. I hope your ok as well.
DD
Hey, I ended up reinstating a small does, 2.5 mg or so and tapered off. Been off several months now with no negative side effects! I wouldn't recommend cold turkey, however!!!
Hi all, newbie here,
I've been taking citalopram for over 8 years at 30mg per day with no real side major side effects, apart from regular heavy night sweats and vivid dreams. Now Im more in control of my life,( I have aspergers syndrome) I decided to go cold turkey last Wednesday so thats 6 days ago, so far so good, but today started to feel a bit spacey, is this going to get much worse? Im willing to try and ride this out, also worth noting Im an an elite level cyclist/runner though not competing anymore.
just quit a week ago and boy wasnt ready for this withdrawls feels like im loosing myself so close to just start taking at least 5mg. I was only on them for two months at 10mg and the side effects were horrid. I gained 20 lbs in 2 months, start loosing hair, lost my period, was constantly hungry, no emotions at all like a living robot. I wish I never started this awful drug. God help all of us trying to quit this drug.
Faefae,
I quite like over a year ago.....pretty much cold turkey. Maybe it's closer to a year and a half now. It was very, very difficult to quit. I was taking 40mg for over ten years.
The absolute worst part for a long time was that I would get extremely agitated and irritable very easily. I was also emotionally paranoid and just a mess. It's like your feelings are on super-hyper and extraordinarily sensitive mode.
I had to be very careful not to act on these emotions because they were irrational and kind of imagined.
I had some other issues too that were very uncomfortable. I am happy that I am able to cry now....that sounds weird....but, on the drug, I was unable to. Sometimes crying makes me feel better.
Stay strong.......if you absolutely can't take it anymore and you feel overly depressed, dangerously sad.....try just taking a small amount.
Most people that come off of Celexa recommend that you wean very slowly. I was so stubborn and just wanted off of it.....I think my body was starting to reject it after so many years.....my hair was falling out too.
Try to remember to calm yourself down when you get the hyper, super sonic, overly dramatic feelings, moods and emotions.....tell yourself that they are not real. It does get better though. My moods and reactions are much more stable now.
I wish you the best.
Karen you are an angel sent from heaven. I am having hard time sleeping tonite and your comment just hit it right in the spot. I feel overly sensitive today where I feel as if I can feel sound. I was thinking to go on a 5mg and taper that down. I wasnt on them for a long time only short two months but the addiction is very real. This whole process is making me rethink my life and when you hit 46 its not easy. So bottom line is I will start again at 5mg my original dose was 10mg and take that for couple of weeks and then take 5mg every other day for couple of weeks I never imagined this would be so difficult. For emotions I was getting so numb nothing made me happy and one thing I noticed I shopped a lot without thinking if I could afford it. What a strange little pill.
Hello,
I have been on Celexa for 17 years now, doses ranging from 40 to 20 mg. I am now at a point (in between jobs) where I can get off of this stuff. I've tried several times over the years to quit, but my withdrawl symptoms (dizziness and zaps) were so bad that I couldnt safely drive to work or anywhere, so I had to get back on. 17 years is over half of my life...so I've been on this stuff forever.
Main question:
Is it physically dangerous to my nervous system go off cold-turkey or a fast taper? I know there are issues with mental issues, but luckily every time I go off I've never experienced any emotional issues.
Hi Mac,
i think you have to taper off slowly. You'll get lots of zaps coming not off 40mg and you've been on for a long time - there's no point in rushing it. If you come off slowly, you may not experience any withdrawal symptoms😀
best,
linda