Posted by jaynee on October 25, 2003, at 13:42:44
In reply to Getting off of Celexa, posted by Reesa on October 24, 2003, at 22:58:29
You may want to do your own research on this. I have seen a few shrinks and they all say something different when it comes to how long I should take an AD. The best advice I got was I should take it for at least 2 years, and after that it is up to me whether I want to continue taking an AD. Because I have had at least 4 bouts of clinical depression, most pdocs thought that 2 years was the minimum. My bouts seem to come every 5 to 6 years for me, with stress or without stress. I have also heard the "3 strikes and your out rule", and I think it is crap. There is alot of great info on the internet if you really dig. I would get a good pdoc and experiment, because only you can really know if something is wrong or not.
here is some good info, a place to start:
http://www.psychiatrist.com/supplenet/index.html
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
http://www.emedguides.com/index.jsp
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