How many days ago did you quit, and what was your dosage? Perhaps you don't have enough information to know that the Celexa rewires your brain, and coming off involves you rewiring it back to normal. So the rewiring phase can be brutal if not phased in.
My doc tapered me off my normal 30mg by 10 mg at a time every 2 weeks. The pharmacist thought he was overkilling, but doc even had me taking 5s for the last 2 weeks.
I am on Tecfidera 240 mg dose. It just occurred to me I missed the morning dose. I have a call into the specialty pharmacy for direction. I didn't find much on the web except "take it as soon as you remember and if close to your next dose take it then but don't double up". This is the first time I missed since starting therapy last month. I feel terrible. Is this incredibly bad?
Do I still take the ribavirin pills since I missed the dose? After 4 weeks I was tested and no virus was showing so I am worried that this is going to be a set back. I am anemic as well. Just need to know what to do??? Hep clinic closed for weekend as is doc office and pharmacist had no clue. Anyone been through this?
I could not tolerate the side effects any longer, so I made the decision to stop taking it. The day after my first missed dose, I felt a numbnes come over the entire left side of my body. I felt clumsy, dizzy..overall pretty miserable. I called my MD who prescribed ativan as needed for anxiety & he wants me to follow up with him next week. I felt much better yesterday, and I have been sleeping MUCH better...
you were on the max dose of Celexa for five years, went off a month ago and then began to feel crappy again. I hate to be the bad witch here, (please see photo) BUT...............you should never have taken it upon yourself to restart this med without your docs approval and in my humble opinion, you most certainly should not have titrated immediately to your 60mg dose.
I should mention that I tried celexa at 10mg last year and it set me into major panic mode!
First - if your dr. recommends staying on the celexa - perhaps you should. Ask your Dr. why you need to stay on it - he/she might have good reasons. I know my dr. wanted me to wait until the spring to start decreasing the celexa since the longer days help with your seretonin levels.
Second - when/if you do start decreasing celexa - you have to do it much more gradually.
Hi, all - I am starting a very low dose (5 mg.) of Celexa tomorrow. I'm also taking 2 mg of valium. The deal is I am supposed to go up to 10 mg. and possibly more down the road. I understand that eventually, I'm supposed to stop the valium. Any ideas as to how to minimize side effects? I was told by my pharamcist to take it in the a.m. - does it matter if I take w/o food?
It seems like the anxiety has been for a few weeks. I have been upping my Celexa very slowly to the normal dose I have taken in the past. Every time I up it, there's always a small adjustment period if a about a week which causes me anxiety. But that window has closed. I was thinking ut's the birth control. Unless I am getting addicted to Lunesta or Xanax. Again I take them maybe twice a week.
Meds
Celexa 15mg
Lunesta 3mg
Xanax .
Can I ask why your Dr is wanting you to reduce your dose? Are you not doing well on it any more or does he feel like you don't need it any more?
If I remember correctly Celexa comes in 10 mg doses? Possibly 5 mgs? Sorry, but it's been a long time since I've been on it. Cutting your dose in half may cause some withdrawal. It's really hard to say. You may want to talk to your Dr about doing this more slowly.
I've been using it for 13 years. My family dr prescribed it because I was experiencing post-partum depression.
I started at the lowest dose and over the years they slowly increased it. I've now been on the same dose for about 8 years.
I stayed on it because it helped me with my anxiety and depression that I've had since childhood. It made me not be at the whims of my moods and hormones. I can think clearly and do not fall into the cycle of anxiety and worry, like I used to do.
I been on 15 mg celexa for 5 weeks now and it has helped me a little some of my anxiety symthoms have got better but I still feel like I can't breath and scared to be home alone because I have to be around people so if something bad happens someone can help me. Is this normal? or is my dose to low?
OOOh ick, that is a drug you shouldn't do that with, there isn't any flexibility with that drug at all, it's not like lithium where you can up it a bit. Was this purposeful? are you sure it was just a double dose, if it's more go to your local ER, it could make you seriously ill. I would suggest if it's just a double dose, it will pass, I did that on celexa once and I was green around the gills. I'm forgetful.
has anyone with tinnitus ever take celexa and feel like it made it worse ? and i have no idea what is causing mine. but its getting worse. i feel i have sinus problems. maybe that.
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