Posted by danf on June 15, 2000, at 14:30:36
In reply to Re: I feel a desire to taper off Celexa finally , posted by Rockets on June 15, 2000, at 10:52:44
Having gone thru one cycle of the "I am well on the meds & I want to get off & I know I will do Ok" myself, urge great caution.
Pushing can get you where you don't want to be. Restarting same med doesn't work as well 2nd time around. Then you have to try other meds & the side effects are worse & they don't work as well either. I don't know how many times I have seen it, a lot.
I thought I was tough & could do it too. Didn't work.
Probably one of the biggest mistakes we make is stopping meds too soon. While journal articles do report short time spans, a yr is probably more the norm.
One of the perplexing things about your post is if you are doing well, why was the med dose increased ? That is not done for no reason.
Anxiety attacks or panic attacks do not respond as well as most of us would like. They often return with a vengance & are worse each cycle.
If you are stable on the med & the side effects are tolerable, think about a bit longer time. Discuss your plan in depth with both ptherp & pdoc before making the final decision.
Good luck with whatever choice you make.
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