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[Hateanxiety]

Hi Everyone,I hope you are all doing well. I posted not long ago,I wanted to see if anyone had tried cbd oil for anxiety and panic disorder along with mild bipolar. I take 40mg of Celexa daily and 10 mg of Hydroxyzine nightly,under the permission of my counselor I tried cbd gummies. The gummies I tried had no THC,I repeat,no THC! I will say that I was still terrified to try cbd period even after doing so much research. I sat for about a hour holding the still full pack of gummies crying my eyes out,praying not to die,making my husband promise multiple times that I would be okay and that he wouldn't let me die even though I know he would never. After a hour and half I was still upset but was like "okay I will not let this fear beat me so here we go,I closed my eyes and shoved them in my mouth,chewing and swallowed. My husband and I sat and watched a move with me asking every commercial if I was still here and still alive. Fast forward a hour and I completely forgot I had anxiety, I was happy,I was the old me that I thought was long gone. I had no anxiety,no panicking,no asking my husband to check my pulse multiple times. I was able to sit with my family,be connected to them,to actually laugh and mean it. I know this is taking long and I'm sorry for that but I want you to know everything. Anyway,I call my doctor today and tell her my results to the gummies and that yes i would like to continue seeing about getting off the medications she has me on and see how only cbd drops would work like she and I discussed. My doctor literally said no,and that I would need to talk to a counselor then a psychiatrist,a doctor partner of hers then they will discuss it as a team,after we may be able to revisit the discussion... what??? I asked her if she knew how much money that would cost me seeing as i do not have any insurance and pay cash for every appointment and prescription. My doctor said no she did not but that it should not matter when it comes to mental illness, I then asked if her paycheck was the only reason she would not let me off the meds and if it was only so it added to her income she gets,she literally laughed and hung up. Soooo,you see I have no help on coming out these medications and i want to know if anyone had tapered of of these alone? If so how did it go? How did you do it?

[Danland]

Idk but u just gave me hope

[Hateanxiety in reply to Danland]

I am so glad I could help you Danland! I'm not sure how I did it but it makes to pleased that I did. I hope all goes well for you,if you ever need to talk,I'm always here.

Heather

[Danland in reply to Hateanxiety]

Seeing your store gave me hope

[Hateanxiety in reply to Danland]

There is always hope Danland,always. I use to believe there was no hope either,I got into a bad state of mind 2 yrs ago,my anxiety was so bad that I was praying to die,then praying not to die. Looking at my children's faces daily made me want to fight but felt at times that they would've been better off with out me but ever time they would say "it's okay mama,I love you mama," I fought that much harder to try and be better for them. You have to believe there is hope even if you dont really feel like there is at the moment because it all you have. Hope is what you hold on to even in your darkest moments. You will beat whatever it is that you are going through,I have faith in you.

Heather

[Moon_B]

I wouldn’t advise doing it alone but with that being said I did tapered off Prozac by myself and it was ok. I decreased my dosage a little each week. So first week I was at 80mg then I lower to 60 mg, then another week 50 mg then 40 mg then 20mg then 10 mg and I was alright. I cut it myself and opened the capsule to throw away some of the powder in the capsule. It is not advised and I am not saying you should be doing this but it is possible.

I don’t know if Celexa is a capsule or not but if not it would be easier since you could cut the pill. Go progressively and it should be fine. If you feel bad stop it and go back to your usual dosage. Go one week at a time to get use to it.

Or find a doctor who would supervised you as you are doing it.

Good luck!

[Hateanxiety in reply to Moon_B]

I originally did not want to stop it on my own but my doctor refuses to help me. My celexa is in a tablet form,no capsule or plastic. As for another doctor, I like in a small town that has one adult doctor office and the next one is in a 40 mile range from me. I am so glad that it could work though, it gives me hope. May I ask your reasoning for tapering yourself?

[Moon_B in reply to Hateanxiety]

I see, you are limited, you could definitely try to taper off little by little, nothing too drastic and it should be fine. The key is to go gradually. I personally did it because it wasn’t working for me anymore I had major panic attack but now I am on another drug (lexapro). I saw a doctor who suggested to try it. I am not sure if it is working yet.

[Moon_B in reply to Moon_B]

I forgot to mentioned that I talked to a pharmacist to get some information about tapering off. Maybe you could ask your pharmacist to help you?

[costanzo42]

I can only vouch for hydroxyzine, as I take 25 mg a night for sleep/insomnia/anxiety issues. Have been taking it nightly for several years now. My personal experience is that it is not habit forming and you should not experience any real withdrawal symptoms from going off of it, especially if you do taper off. It is great to hear that you have had such a positive and beneficial experience with CBD! I just purchased some recently myself and am hoping it will help with my anxiety issues. Do what's best and what's working for you. Wishing you good luck...I think you're on the right track!

[Hateanxiety in reply to costanzo42]

Thank you costanzo42! I hope all works out for you as well. Let me know how the CBD works for you.

[car103]

Facebook has groups focused on psych drug withdrawal. There is something called The Withdrawal Project as well and other internet resources for tapering. I'm sorry you have had such bad results with your doctor. It is your choice in the end what meds you take or don't take.

I've been sampling cbd gummies from several companies and haven't seen anything remarkable. Maybe I'm not using enough. Which brand is working for you, if you don't mind sharing.

[Hateanxiety in reply to car103]

It is called Super Chill. They are a 100mg per gummy. You can look it up on Super Chill products or get at a hemp store. How many mg's have you tried if you dont mind me asking?

[car103 in reply to Hateanxiety]

I started with 10. Then tried 20. I then ordered 25. Doing them and even doubled. So maybe I need 100? I'll look at that company. It can get expensive is one of my concerns. It's so hard figuring out what to do.

[Hateanxiety in reply to car103]

I would say try it if you are able. The guy I spoke with told me to take one of them a day and if I am still having issues then I can take a full dropper or two of the 750mg of drops that I have. The thing about the cbd products is that the container will show a mg on the bottle but it is the mg of the full container here. Okay,like my jar of gummies say 4000mg but that is for the entire jar and there are 40 gummies in the jar that are 100mg a piece just as me drops,the drop bottle says 750mg but again that is for the whole bottle so each full dropper is 25mg a piece. If I knew where you are from it would help better with prices.

[hollyk226]

I took Celexa for many years and I slowly tapered the dosage because I didn’t feel I needed it any more. Doc didn’t agree but it was my decision. I do take an anxiety med still for daily panic attacks. I’ve tried cbd both with and without the little bit of thc. I prefer cbd without the thc. That tiny amount of thc had me in panic mode. But the other did give a relaxing feeling! I say follow your gut. It’s your body and your choice as to what meds you do and do not want to take. Just because a doc prescribes it does not mean you have to take it.

[Hateanxiety in reply to hollyk226]

Thank you hollyk226! I tried the gummies without thc,I know that there is less than 0.3% in the one with it but I did not what thc at all. I have not had any kind up thc since I was a teen and smoked marijuana but I'm a mother and wife and didnt want anything to do with it. I did great on the gummies I tried,I hope to end up the way I was before the anxiety got worse,I have always had anxiety but never needed meds to deal with it ,one day everything changed. I am so much better as of now and I'm in a better place in my life,so I'm willing to try. My decision to taper off is because I am in a better state of mind and place,and the multiple meds daily keep my head in a fog,like I'm almost emotionless or not there. I hope I dont have to but if i taper and start feeling bad again I will up the dose back. Keep me in thoughts and prayers.

Heather