[jc]

after a few weeks of sobriety and eating nothing but fresh fish and vegetables i was/am feeling kind of dandy,anyway i visited my doc on monday to collect my sickness certificate and we spoke about withdrawing from meds,i told her that my small intake of benzos is no problem to withdraw from but the struggle i have is with the celexa/citalopram....now she told me to withdraw very very slowly im currently on 40mg and for the past 3 days ive taken a daily dose of 30mg but today im starting to get those horrible dizzy/head rush/zaps going on...this is to be expected so im told but how long do i have to put up with this until my body/mind adapts to this lower dose ? i understand that once ive adapted to it i need to stay at 30mg for a month or so but its weird how my body has noticed such a small decrease in the ssri...any help appreciated but i dont want to exchange this med for another i just want to taper off of these damn poisons

cheers

jc

 

[jc]

its not at bad as mr lennons song but this song is being played alot tonight

(John Lennon)

Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky

My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead

Cold turkey has got me on the run

My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see no body
Leave me alone

My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again

Oh I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell

Cold turkey has got me on the run
Oh, oh, oh, oh

 

[Martinelv]

Well, I'm not one to really offer any advice here, as I've cold-turkied it twice. First time, I had no problems at all. Nothing. Second time - well, I think I wrote a post a couple of weeks or so ago about it....it was horrific. A truely mind-bending experience. But, I say with hesitation, as bad as Efexor withdrawal!

But yeah, I think with a really slow withdrawal, as you have planned, you'll be alright. I know the head-zaps can be a pain, but they soon pass.

 

[jc]

cheers martin,today is alot better so maybe im adapting to the 10mg taper,so i guess i will stick at 30mg for the next month then go down to 20...i really cant wait to get off of this junk and find out the real me again,but its gonna take a long time

 

[g-funk]

go slow. you will only end up making things worse.

have u still got dp/dr?

i tapered from efexor so slowly that I was crushing the tablets and practically taking DUST for the last month. It was that extreme if I missed a dose. BUT i did it...

...and now 3 months later I'm back on it :evil:

 

[jc]

i still have dp (detachment being the more prominet symptom) but emotionally im feeling in charge,i think the best thing ive done (apart from cutting down the drink) is to eat loads and loads of fresh fish,i usually go to my local store and stock up on haddock,kippers,salmon,sardines etc.... and eat a portion everyday