Celexa (Citalopram)
Support for tapering Celexa/citalopram.
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This is the forum for everyone tapering Celexa. When you log a check-in in My Taper, it will appear here. That way you can see how others on the sam...
Check-in6th Celexa Update - Feeling Okay
Feeling okay. Tinnitus continues- ruminating about if /when it will stop. Considering reinstatement but apparently may not fix tinnitus. Holding on ...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Okay
Feeling okay. No specific symptoms.
Check-in3rd Celexa Update - Feeling Poor
Feeling poor. Been having bouts of anxiety, depression, crying spells, fatigue, and insomnia. I still haven't truly realised how different I feel whe...
Check-in5th Celexa Update - Feeling Okay
Considering increasing my dose to try to get rid of tinnitus but not sure it will help. Really looking forward to going to taper psychiatrist that I h...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Great
Feeling great. Been having bouts of dizziness, headache, tinnitus, and visual disturbances.
Check-in4th Celexa Update - Feeling Okay
Feeling okay. 3 weeks at current dose- tinnitus still constant, wondering if i need to up my dose slightly or hold for 8 weeks. Having a wave of fee...
Check-in3rd Celexa Update - Feeling Good
Trying to keep busy as the tinnitus is more noticeable when I’m sitting around doing nothing. It’s very frustrating as my mental health otherwise is ...
Check-in8/6-8/7 Random bout of really low heart rate, from the cold?
Does anyone get cold intolerance? Last night I called the paramedics because all of a sudden my heart started beating really slowly. It's done this b...
Check-in2nd Celexa Update - Feeling Fair
Feeling fair. It’s hard not to worry about whether the tinnitus is permanent. I don’t notice it too much at work and it doesn’t stop me from sleeping...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Okay
Feeling okay. Been having constant tinnitus
Check-in8/2- Citalopram, flare, strong pre-reactions?
Recently I noticed I started slowly getting more dizzy and especially when I stood up from sitting down, since wednesday. A lot of my symptoms come an...
Check-in7/27
I have more endurance when standing and walking and when looking at screens again. I still feel like crap but I am seeing improvement. However, one th...
Check-in7/25
I feel ok. I forgot to mention I guess for record purposes that I am in a 3 weeks deep into flare. I can't walk far, eat much, do much without crashin...
Check-in7/23
Felt good in the morning with a nice nap but after an emotionally loaded 3 hour convo on the phone with my mom I began to crash for the day. Left side...
Check-in2nd Celexa Update - Feeling Poor, but hopeful
I feel like I'm slowly coming out of a long, wiggly wave. It's been a difficult few months of stress and anxiety. It's hard to separate out what is ...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Fair
Feeling fair. Been having bouts of insomnia, headache, fatigue, gi upset, emotional blunting, and rage but that's my baseline on this drug.
ARTICLECitalopram (Celexa) Withdrawal Guide: Tapering the Other SSRI
Citalopram (Celexa) withdrawal is real, and if you have taken it for more than a few months, stopping too fast can leave you dizzy, anxious, and unabl...
Check-inCitalopram cold turkey from 2.5mg to 0mg
Been having bouts of fatigue, crying spells, anxiety, and insomnia. Dear community I have a background of me / cfs. I'm struggling pretty hard at th...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Good - Mar 4
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. I tapered a few days ago, from 3.7mg to 3.6mg, or about 2.7% this time. I have been doing a weekly taper of appr...
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