Posted by LisaDC on October 15, 2008, at 13:00:54
I weaned off over 2 mos. to retell my story. I was on it for a year for postpartum depression and it did the trick. Now I'm off and having terrible anxiety. Here is a list of symptoms:
1. All day anxiety, not panic attacks, although I've had a few here and there. Using Xanax like I never have before. I need 1mg every 4 hours or so just to take off the edge.
2. Terrible head pain. What is this. My head hurts so bad mostly in the front and on the sides. Not like a headache, just pain.. It doesn't pulsate and neither tylenol nor ibuprofen touches it.
3. I'm shaking all over out of bed in the morning. I find myself hyperventilating at times. Sometimes, I'm hyperventilating and don't feel anxious at all.
I tried reinstating the drug to 5mg/day and experienced flu like symptoms, but not reduction in the above symptoms. So now, I have diarrhea and the chills and body aches.
Please someone tell me this is normal and will go away. I'm scared to go to the hospital as they will think I'm crazy and admit me to the psych ward. None of this started until I came off of the Celexa. It has to be related, but I need some reassurance that I'm not losing my mind please !!!!!!!!!!
Lisa
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