Anxiety

[muffkin]

Well I tried and failed to come off my citalopram medication. Was doing well or so I thought. Then the old feelings hit me with a vengeance all of a sudden. Couldn't function..waking up at 2am shaking and feeling sick. Couldn't eat. Feel like im never gonna be right again without medication. I don't know what happened to my old happy go lucky self

[madcat35]

I been told by my GP thats its really hard coming off the medication. So maybe try it again at at later stage, don't feel bad.

[muffkin in reply to madcat35]

Ahh thank u..I will

[nanaber]

I first was on efllexor 11 years ago after 10 months I weaned my self off them I got only 2 months free from anxiety then it came back 6 years ago my brother was firing and I was taking car of him he had no one lose I wasn't in a position to take care of my self at the time so I went back on the efllexor and decided to stay on them for as long as they r working. Thankfully they still do the job never had to incressed them I'm o the starting dose of 75 mg. if u need them take them and don't feel bad about it. Life is too short to be unhappy if a little pill can help

U then why not

[muffkin in reply to nanaber]

Ahh sorry to hear it came back for u. I know your right..my sister keeps saying the same to me

[sjhonan75]

Hi Muffkin

I have just come off some meds and I will just say to you - take it very very slowly. I had been on a lot of meds for about 20 years, lots of different ones. Was on Efexor 225mg and Citalopram 20mg a day for a long time. It has taken me 12 months to come off the 2 of them. I just kept cutting my dose by a bit every 5-6 weeks, very slowly. I am still on a lot of Buspar because I am scared all the panic attacks will just get bad. Dont know if I will be medication free but all I can say to you is to go very slow with coming off them. Hope it helps xxxx

[muffkin in reply to sjhonan75]

I've beem on them 13 years xx

[muffkin in reply to muffkin]

Ahh thank u for reply..it's so hard isn't it. You've done so well xxxx