Posted by Jen Star on June 27, 2005, at 22:36:34
In reply to Am I taking the right amount of Celexa?, posted by Deneb on June 27, 2005, at 19:20:58
hi Deneb,
when I decided to quit Lexapro (which is 1/2 of the Celexa molecule, so it's basically the "same" medicine), I tapered down just in case.I too was pretty sure I wouldn't experience any really horrible withdrawal, esp. since I didn't really have any start-up issues, but I didn't want to throw myself into a tailspin. I cut my dose by 1/2 for 2 weeks, then by 1/2 again, then down to every other day, then nothing. I was able to quit without any side-effects.
For some people, they probably CAN go cold-turkey without issues, but if you DO have issues, I don't think it would be fun. The way people describe it, side-effects of withdrawal make daily coping sort of awful.
Some people keep a mood journal when starting & stopping a medicine, or even just while on it, to see how it is helping. That way you don't have to rely on a sometimes-faulty memory!
take care,
JenStar
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