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Re: Celexa semi-cold turkey - confused! » 4ed

Posted by roxy32 on May 7, 2009, at 22:54:03

In reply to Celexa semi-cold turkey - confused!, posted by 4ed on April 15, 2009, at 13:00:52

> Well, i've visited this site time and again, have a lot to share but right now seeking a "non-professional" opinion... i'm kind of on an anti-med craze, tapering off of valium with doctor' approval. Having a love-hate relationship with SSRI's (mostly hate), I've cut out my Celexa (without docs approval). He previously said it was probably giving me a subtle effect I could not notice, but I dont like subtle - to me it works or it doesnt and after about 4-5 years on various pychotherapeutics, I know SSRI's to be pretty worthless in my case (depressed social-phobic).
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> I stopped celexa slowly, not really a taper-- I switched to 20mg every other day, then half prn every time I got zappy & dizzy. I believe now that the WD has peaked, still feeling head spins on and off, slight depression, moodiness, definite social anxiety (the last two are probably valium WD's.) I really want to get this over with, I know the valium taper has got to be really slow. But should I be so concerned about the celexa? I'm really torn between going back to 10mgs per day, or just paying the price now so as not to pay later... like if I had a job and responsibilities - right now is my last chance to get through these life-distrupting events while I still can.

I successfully tapered from Celexa and Klonopin. I used Valium to taper off of the klonopin, but did not try to taper them both at the same time. First the klonopin, which took a few months, and I switched to 5 mg valium to help. I can honestly say it was so easy. I still had to taper the celexa, so I took the advice of my Nurse Practitioner, in which she suggested I taper off the celexa once I had been off the valium for 1 month. I was taking 20mg /day. I broke in half after 2 weeks(10mg /day). Then broke the half into another half 2 weeks after that. I was then down to 5mg/day. I took the 5 for 2 weeks and then just stopped. I know what you feel like with all the crazy head dizzies, but when you do it like this it makes a huge difference. Another is to get off the valium first, wait 1 month, then start to taper the celexa. I feel like a new person.! Good luck, hope this helped


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