Withdrawal symptoms are truely terrible...I don't know how gradually you stopped, but it should have been over three weeks, with the last dose being the smallest possible every other day before you stop...if you didn't do that, then try to take smallest dose you can take every other day, along with klonopin, and when you withdrawal symptoms stop, then keep it up for one more week, then stop.
Are you seeing a psychiatrist or a regular doc? There is no standard weaning schedule -- it takes as long as it takes for any particular individual. I also have no idea what "relationship OCD" is. Either you have OCD or you don't, and you don't sound like you do from your description, you sound like you have obsessive thoughts which everyone with a mental disorder has. Do you have obsessive rituals and behavior, or just "intrusive thoughts.
My primary care doctor prescribed the cymbalta to me! I was in the middle of withdrawing from celexa which was a nightmare in itself it's been almost a month I been off of it! so on a Saturday when my psych wasn't around I was desperate. I went to my primary doctor and that is when he prescribed the cymbalta. I went to my psychiatrist on wednesday and was not having any withdrawal symptoms up until yesterday! Could this be from only being on it for a week and 2 days?
I was diagnowed with severe ocd specificallyspecifically relationship OCD after coming off celexa (I weaned off as instructed). Well anyway I got intrusive thoughts wondering if I loved my very loving boyfriend anymore. I doubted everything... had break downsand decoded to go back on celexa got suicidal... the whole 9... long story short... I was switched to lexapro and am now starting week 4.
I have reinstated Celexa 10mg after going through really bad withdrawal symptoms. My doctor wants to add Rhodiola to the mix cause it has a synergistic effect and will help with my dooms day feelings and stress. I will be taking half a 150mg pill and then moving up. Is this okay? I have read that its okay and that there are no interactions with other meds..and I have read other people say don't mix them and its a bad idea.
The last 2 nights (thats when things seem to get bad) I have felt scared of the dark, feelings of depression and paranoia, I go from crying to ok, to yelling at my husband and crying again in a matter of 10 minutes. These feelings aren't me, and I feel like I'm losing everything that once was me. My father is Bi polar and my sister was diagnosed with Schizophrenic tendencies and the rest of my siblings are on some sort of anti depressant. None of this is comforting.
I been on 40mg of celexa and 1 mg a day of klonopin for almost a year now due to panic attacks. Which helped me a great deal. I decided to wean myself off of celexa and I did it very gradually and the correct way according to my doctor. I stopped taking it almost a week ago. I been going through absolute torture! I never experienced something like this before.
This is why you don't do this with a GP, only with a psychiatrist, and only one who seems to know about these meds. First of all, for mild problems, these drugs are too problematic -- better to try therapy first and see if you can solve the problem. Second, there is a magic pill -- you go back on the Celexa and taper off more slowly.
I'm guessing you're suffering Effexor withdrawal, not Cymbalta withdrawal. It's not impossible to get a withdrawal from a short stay on a med, but unlikely. Sometimes a med just affects someone more profoundly than one would expect. But given you just came off Effexor, that being one of the hardest meds to stop taking and one that can have long withdrawals, I'm guess you didn't successfully stop it slowly enough to prevent withdrawals.
I have never been on Celexa myself, but I have read many posts regarding withdrawal from it and it seems to take people a month or two to feel completely normal. If you put Celexa up in "Search Medhelp" you can read other posts specific to your question.
Everyday should get a little better.
Take care.......
ssri withdrawal can be worse than opiate withdrawal. Doesn't have to be, but some are hit very hard by it. You seem to be one of those. Never stop these cold turkey. If you can't handle the withdrawal, go back on the last dose of Celexa at which you felt fine and taper down as slowly as you need to.
That is a very interesting story, going cold turkey on Celexa and not having withdrawal side effects. For anyone reading, do not do this because the withdrawal mental effects can be unnecessarily agonizing and pointless. In your case, you had no choice the way you describe it, so I am not passing judgement.
What was your dose? You should talk to a pharmacist immediately though for information.
Does withdrawal from Celexa cause nausea & vomiting? I quit taking it cold turkey 5-6 days ago. While I realize this is not a good idea, it was not intentional. I called my pharmacy for a refill. They said I had no refills left and they would call my doctor for it. Unfortunately, this was over the weekend. Apparently, my doctor's office did not respond to the pharmacy's request.
In January, my MD directed me on how to wean myself from Effexor XR...so I could begin a generic form of Celexa.
My God. If this is what withdrawal is like, I am fortunate that I never abused drugs. Hot flashes and sweats; the zinging in my head that I've read others describing, crying, nausea. Happily, the drug-related constipation has ended. Dizzyness and then a BAD migraine - and a ride from work to the ER. I tapered off with weekly decreases...dropped to 150mg for one week...
I'm just wondering if anyone here has ever used anti-depressants to help them cope with the depression that comes with and after methadone withdrawal. I'm having some depression problems today, day 8 with no methadone. I have some Celexa left over from a couple years ago. I took it for a few months after a very close friend died. The Celexa is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Anyone know anything about this? I'm tempted to take one of the antidepressants.
Just to say that I once tapered off Zoloft and was started on Celexa - the pdoc had me do this way too suddenly and I had bad withdrawal. In my case I found that the Celexa didn't help me and I wish I had realized this sooner, I waited months until I felt really horrid and ended up back on Zoloft. May not be the case with you, but just wanted to mention the possibility as I stuck with the Celexa too long.
ve just been through the worst 3 weeks of my life in celexa withdrawal and still feel pretty low and having to use xanax/klonopin because of the panic attacks it caused (never had those before and started happening daily after quiting the celexa). Stopped celexa after months because it increased my anxiety even on a low dose. I want off the benzos...they're helping anxiety attacks but only making me feel more down. Been on them for about 3 months.
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