Withdrawal cold turkey from citalopram

[Jazz2019]

One month ago I left my husband as I felt it was not safe for me to stay in the family home due emotional and verbal abuse off my husband. The rage he displayed was unbelievable. He kept going over and over disagreements from 20 years ago. He told me that I made him suicidal and that he’d rigged his van up to commit suicide in and wrote a note citing me as the reason.

I found out from my daughter he had stopped his anti depressants cold turkey 2 months before. He was tapering off Gabapentin as the same time. Could this be the reason behind the rages?

Please help

[MAS_Nurse]

Hello and welcome Jazz2019,

You have come to a very supportive and caring community. So sorry to read of all your problems, you are very brave to post on here and we will try and support you.

Normally when someone is taking those medications and is going to be weened off them it is controlled slowly by a GP or Consultant with other medical professional back up.

This is the slow controlled professional way, do you know if that is what was happening?

If not then yes - I am sorry to say that it is possible that the rages are part of the withdrawal symptoms.

Do you know if he has been able to receive help?

May I ask if you are now getting help with what you have been through?

Please look at the 'pinned posts' and 'topic posts' on your screen as there are support symptoms on there that can help.

Also I am putting a helpful website and helpline numbers below should you wish to consider them.

Please keep posting on here as we would like to hear from you.

Best wishes,

MAS Nurse & Moderator.

National centre for domestic violence. Helpline: 0808 20000 247. Tel: [phone].

ncdv.org.uk

[Jazz2019 in reply to MAS_Nurse]

Thanks for your support. I believe he went back to the doctors this week about going back on antidepressants. I haven’t seen him since I left. Will he be able to reflect on what he’s done now he’s back in the pills? I’ve lost everything

[Sunshine425]

Im not educated on that specific medicine but it sounds like a possibility. How is he doing now? I am so sorry you had to go through that. Mental illness is not easy for any family. 💔 my thoughts are with you.

[Kkimm]

Hi Jazz

I have great sympathy with what you are going through and really hope things improve for both you and your husband.

Very best wishes

Kim