I am TRYING to go to sleep, but I keep having small anxiety attacks, and my stomach just hurts for some strange reason. Nearly damn killed myself, it was torture. Discontinuation syndrome is brutal, and gets worse. YOU WILL BE BANNED FOR ASKING OR PROVIDING DRUG OR PARAPHERNALIA SOURCES, whether illegal or legal. Sort by.

Think I've got about 10 days worth left - I didn't have any intentions on going back to the doctor about it - it feels like a waste of time, after seeing no real benefit from the medication prescribed.Go back on it. One thing I will advise is DONT GO COLD TURKEY.

Don't write off all SSRIs because one or two don't work.Citalopram is a bitch to go cold turkey on. So there's that.currently 2 weeks in to cold turkey quitting of citalopram 20mg. My mood did dip again after that until high but I asked my docs to get bumped up to 40mg (30mg for a month, my decision) and that seems to be working now. Been on it nearlly 2 years it doesnt even do anything to me, was prescibed for anxiety. do some research, there are some supplements that people claim can help.havent had any in 4 days, i have all the symptons you said.. Feel sick af and cant get anymore till mondayThe nausea is so bad i wasn't expecting this, also feel brain dead.

I've just realised that I've not taken any in about 4 days, and I feel pretty emotionally all-over-the-place today. Also, what SSRI works for one person doesn't necessarily work with another due to our brain chemistry differences. 7 years ago. I get horrendous nightmares when I change dose and get much more anxious. 100% Upvoted. I’m sorry for the 25% of comments so far I couldn’t get to :(Notice: Voting is now closed!!! Only 20mg, but it was pretty stupid of me to completely stop SSRI treatment outright. i was out of refills and felt i no longer need to be on it. I was taking it to prevent tension headaches as they would turn into migrains.

Make sure you follow the RULES. If you got the stomach pains and such like when starting them, they're MUCH worse coming off. This includes: URLs, markets, PMs, etc. Welcome to AMA. 29 comments. Both the 20mg/day of citalopram when I was on it, and the 20mg/day of escitalopram which I'm on now have given me the same side effects: tinnitus and euphoria upon awakening.
Am off them now . Does anyone know the side effects of quitting it cold turkey? I can't find any info about it on the net or in the pamphlet and my doctor was surprised when I told him. Also you get bad mood swingsSource: Citalopram 40mg user for 5 months (did a cold turkey stint and it was awful).I forgot to take it for about 5 days and I noticed some horrible mood swings. How are you feeling now?it’s been about a month now and i’m finally starting to feel closer to normal.. a few supplements i’ve been taking are L-theanine, magnesium oil, and cod liver oil... i believe they are all a big help!New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castSourcing drugs is NOT allowed here! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast . I run out tomorrow and plan to quit turkey will the withdrawals be bad?You don't wanna cold turkey and SSRI.

best. You're going to feel awesome and wonder why you're even medicated in the first place and then you're going to feel awful.I've been on sertraline and citalopram and 10mg is a pretty low dose.I'm on 20mg escitalopram which is almost identical but has fewer side effects because the structure of the molecule is a little different. Then taking a quarter, then completely stopping. I've just realised that I've not taken any in about 4 days, and I feel pretty emotionally all-over-the-place today. share. r/AMA. I was on fluoxetine for a few months (40mg) and then citalopram for a few months after that (30mg) and just straight quit both of them and was told that I shouldn't and needed to taperI’d highly recommend tapering off but if you really don’t have time pick up some weed, you’ll be fineHi, I stopped cold turkey and had a major psychotic episode. I quit Citalopram COLD TURKEY!

Citalopram - I've gone cold turkey.

Generic is Lexapro.You could try bupropion (Wellbutrin) with your citalopram, bupropion is taken with SSRIs a lot of the time because it's also an antidepressant but it's an NDRI so it works differently and acts on norepinephrine and dopamine instead of serotonin.It's always hard to tell what is working and what isn't, but just know that it I went off sertraline and I thought I did it gradually but without medical advice I really didn't understand how gradual it had to be. Holy cow!! and from what i’ve read it will likely take months for the withdraws to subside.

Personally I've had no real bad experiences with celexa (citalopram) other then the ones I've caused myself.
share. Quitting Citalopram cold turkey? My only two problems so far are not being able to sleep much the last 4 nights and I have to be careful at work because I can get angry very quickly. I went down to 10 mg from 20mg and then cut down very slowly. Notice: I went off of reddit after around 5:00 and I have notice over 44 notifications in my inbox! save hide report. 99% Upvoted. I was too scared to quit cold turkey. I got the worst anxiety of my life and it didn't go away. I have been tingly, IRRITABLE, my stomach has hurt, diarraih, dizzyness...There are probably others, but I am so tired right now to even think. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Had to get back on it after a year though. Not using is always safer.Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. When in doubt, DONT. I went to a doctor and was put in citalopram instead, and feel much better.You should go back on, and see a doctor about how to get off them if you do, or switch to something else.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castSupporting each other in conquering depression, anxiety, trauma, doubt, and apathy. 3 days after I stopped taking it, I have more energy than I have had in years. It's going to get worse, trust me. (especially because I went to sleep earlier and woke up with 876 messages :/) 918. I've been on SSRI's (was initially on Sertraline but have now been switched over to 10mg Citalopram).